Robert Bowers turned a sacred house of worship into a ‘hunting ground’ when he burst into a Pittsburgh synagogue and killed 11 congregants, a federal prosecutor said Thursday.
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Supreme Court preserves law keeping Native American children with tribal families
Tribal leaders have backed the law as a means of preserving their families, traditions and cultures.
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Scathing report finds Boris Johnson deliberately misled U.K. Parliament over ‘partygate’
A committee of lawmakers found the former prime minister’s actions were such a flagrant violation of the rules that they warranted a 90-day suspension from Parliament. He, instead, resigned Friday.
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Punishing winds, possible tornadoes inflict damage as storms cross U.S. South
Forecasters said severe storm threats could persist into Thursday, with the greatest risk across southern Alabama and Georgia into the Florida Panhandle.
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Germany to give $1.4 billion to Holocaust survivors globally in 2024
The compensation was negotiated with Germany’s finance ministry and includes $888.9 million to provide home care and supportive services for frail and vulnerable Holocaust survivors.
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Deep, 6.2 magnitude earthquake shakes part of Philippines southwest of the capital
An earthquake about 75 miles below the surface, has shaken part of the Philippines.
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Southern Baptists refuse to take back megachurch because it has female pastors
The statement of faith of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination asserts that only qualified men can serve as pastors.
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Republican presidential candidates struggle with response to Trump’s unprecedented legal troubles
Some Republican leaders this week have demonstrated a newfound willingness to criticize Trump over the seriousness of the allegations.
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Man gets 18 years in federal prison for shooting, plan to rid Montana town of LGBTQ residents
John Russell Howald, 46, was convicted in February and sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Brian Morris in Great Falls for the March 2020 shooting.
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Roger Payne, scientist who discovered whales can sing, dies at 88
Payne made the discovery in 1967 during a research trip to Bermuda in which a Navy engineer provided him with a recording of curious underwater sounds documented while listening for Russian submarines.