Egyptian officials say a Muslim mob stabbed a Coptic Christian to death over a personal feud. Bishop Macarious of the southern Minya governorate says the mob attacked the families of two priests with knives and batons in the village of Tahna al-Gabal late Sunday. Fam Khalaf, 27, was killed and… Read More
Busted! Crooked sheriff faces justice
Once the top lawman in Los Angeles County, former Sheriff Lee Baca could be sentenced Monday to prison time for his role in a corruption scandal that ensnared nearly two dozen members of his staff. Baca signed a plea agreement in February that said he ordered deputies to intimidate an… Read More
Believe it or not! Clinton, Bush and Tony Blair trapped in a basement
Three former world leaders were forced to take shelter in the lower level of an Arkansas high school after tornado sirens blared during a graduation ceremony for the Presidential Leadership Scholars Program. Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton and former Britain Prime Minister Tony Blair were attending the… Read More
Aspiring nun uses GoFundMe to pay off student debts and join convent
An aspiring nun who was told she couldn’t enter a convent until her student loan debt was paid off has used an online appeal to get the money. Alida Taylor, 28, was accepted to join the Sisters of Life in New York City in September. The Clifton, New Jersey, woman… Read More
Police use Pokemon Go to capture fugitives
Police in New Hampshire’s largest city have gotten the Pokemon Go bug, trying to lure fugitives with the popular app. A post on the Manchester Police Department Facebook page announces that police recently detected one of the more rare Pokemon characters — a Charizard — in the booking area. The… Read More
Police crackdown on illegal “slaphouses”
On a quiet suburban California cul-de-sac where neighbors hang wind chimes and grow rose bushes, one three-bedroom house stood out. At night, dozens of cars swarmed outside. Groups of young women headed inside the fenced-off home dotted with security cameras. The next morning, the street was littered with syringes. What… Read More
Vietnam vet to get long overdue Medal of Honor
Nearly five decades after helping rescue dozens of American soldiers pinned down by enemy fire, a Vietnam War veteran is receiving the nation’s highest military honor for valor. President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor to retired Lt. Col. Charles Kettles of Ypsilanti, Michigan during a ceremony Monday… Read More
Record-breaking, historic end to British Open
Henrik Stenson is the champion golfer of the year, thanks to a final round for the ages. He kept hitting the best shots of his life, one after another, and he needed each one to stay ahead of Phil Mickelson in a British Open duel that ranked among the best… Read More
Horror! Model killed by brother in Islamic ‘honor killing’
The brother of slain Pakistani model Qandeel Baloch on Sunday confessed to strangling her for “family honor” because she posted “shameful” pictures on Facebook. Baloch, who had become a social media celebrity in recent months, stirred controversy by posting pictures online taken with a prominent Muslim cleric. She was found… Read More
US official: Taliban attacks slowing down
After inflicting heavy losses on weakened Afghan security forces a year ago, the Taliban under new leadership have been surprisingly slow to ramp up attacks at the midpoint of the traditional fighting season, senior American military officers said Sunday. In an Associated Press interview, Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of… Read More