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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Islamic State group's Twitter traffic has plunged 45 percent in the past two years, the Obama administration says, as the U.S. and its allies have countered messages of jihadi glorification with a flood of online images and statements about suffering and enslavement at the hands of the extremist organization....
MESQUITE, Texas (AP) -- The Dallas sniper had been sent home from Afghanistan after being accused of sexually harassing a female, and was described as a loner who followed black militant groups on social media....
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) -- For nearly 30 years, Aung San Suu Kyi starred as arguably the world's most prominent and revered political prisoner, a courageous champion of human rights and democracy in her military-ruled nation....
VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) -- A man who called 911 to report a car break-in Friday ambushed a south Georgia police officer dispatched to the scene, sparking a shootout in which both the officer and suspect were wounded, authorities said. Both are expected to survive....
When Dallas police used a bomb-carrying robot to kill a sniper, they also kicked off an ethical debate about technology's use as a crime-fighting weapon....
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea said that North Korea on Saturday test-fired what appeared to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile off its eastern coast....
I can only ask that we all pray for peace
Dallas, Texas, Jul 8, 2016 / 02:52 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Amid tensions following two high profile police shootings of African-Americans and the subsequent killing of police in Dallas, Catholic bishops have called on Christians to be a force for healing and compassion in response to hatred and inhumanity.Bishop Kevin Farrell of Dallas said the shooting attack on the police is “staggering.” Writing in a July 8 blog post, he prayed for consolation and healing for the victims and their families.“We have been swept up in the escalating cycle of violence that has now touched us intimately as it has others throughout our country and the world. All lives matter: black, white, Muslim, Christian, Hindu. We are all children of God and all human life is precious.”“Let us implore God our Heavenly Father to touch the minds and hearts of all people to work together for peace and understanding,” he said.Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, president of the Unite...
Sacramento, Calif., Jul 8, 2016 / 03:12 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Churches and other organizations in California will be forced to buy insurance plans that cover abortions due to the Obama administration’s clear misinterpretation of a pro-life law, said prominent pro-life thinker Richard Doerflinger.Doerflinger is a public policy fellow at the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Ethics and Culture. He served for 36 years as head of the Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities for the U.S. bishops’ conference.In a July 6 essay for Public Discourse, Doerflinger discussed what he sees as serious threats to the Weldon Amendment.First passed in 2005, the amendment bars federal funds to state or local governments if they discriminate against institutional or individual healthcare entities that decline to pay for, cover, or refer for abortions. The amendment’s definition of healthcare entities includes “a health insurance plan, or any other kind of health care facility...
Washington D.C., Jul 8, 2016 / 04:16 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Ten states have announced that they are suing the federal government over a rule that would allow students to use the restrooms and locker rooms of their choice, rather than those that match their biological sex.The July 8 lawsuit was filed in Nebraska federal court. In addition to the state of Nebraska, Arkansas, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wyoming joined in the legal challenge.Friday’s lawsuit follows an earlier lawsuit by 11 states challenging the same federal directive.“When a federal agency takes such unilateral action in an attempt to change the meaning of established law, it leaves state and local authorities with no other option than to pursue legal clarity in federal court in order to enforce the rule of law,” said a statement by Nebraska’s attorney general, announcing the new lawsuit.“Current state law and federal regulations allow sc...
