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Mother files wrongful death lawsuit against now-closed Christian boarding school in Missouri

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A mother is suing a shuttered Christian boarding school in Missouri, blaming her son's death on a gang rape and other abuse he endured there.

Oct 23, 2023 4:26 PM Read more >

Montana man gets 18 months in federal prison for repeated racist phone calls made to a church

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Oct 23, 2023 4:24 PM Read more >

Detroit police say they've identified several people of interest in synagogue president's killing

DETROIT (AP) — Investigators have identified several people of interest in the fatal stabbing of a Detroit synagogue president but would not talk about their connections to the woman during a press conference Monday.

Oct 23, 2023 1:48 PM Read more >

No evidence of hate crime, police say as slain Detroit synagogue president mourned as devoted leader

A Detroit synagogue president who was fatally stabbed at her home was remembered Sunday by family, friends and top Michigan officials as a generous, thoughtful leader who built bridges between communities.

Oct 23, 2023 3:57 AM Read more >

Second aid convoy reaches Gaza as Israel attacks targets in Syria and occupied West Bank

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The second aid convoy destined for desperate Palestinian civilians reached Gaza on Sunday, as Israel widened its attacks to include targets in Syria and the occupied West Bank and the Israeli prime minister warned Lebanon’s H

Oct 22, 2023 10:00 PM Read more >

German leaders voice outrage and thousands rally in Berlin in reaction to rising antisemitism

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's chancellor and president strongly denounced a rise in antisemitism in Germany in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war in separate appearances Sunday that stressed the same idea that it is unacceptable for such hatred to flourish i

Oct 22, 2023 8:29 AM Read more >

Egypt's border crossing opens to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into besieged Gaza

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened Saturday to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into the besieged Palestinian territory for the first time since Israel sealed it off and began pounding it with airstrikes

Oct 21, 2023 10:25 PM Read more >

A Detroit synagogue president was fatally stabbed outside her home. Police don't have a motive

DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit synagogue president was found stabbed to death outside her home Saturday, police said. The motive wasn't known.

Oct 21, 2023 6:14 PM Read more >

Violence forced them to flee. Now faith sustains these migrants on their journey to the US

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Night after night for six weeks, Erika Hernández knelt outside her home in central Mexico and prayed: “Please, God, don’t let my son turn into a criminal.” “I prayed a lot. I fasted.

Oct 21, 2023 6:18 AM Read more >

Trudeau under pressure over response to Israel-Hamas war

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged divergent views, and common fears, among his Liberal MPs over the Israel-Hamas war on Friday, when he also faced an unfriendly crowd during a visit to a mosque.

Oct 20, 2023 7:17 PM Read more >