(CBN News) Hundreds of people were ordered to report for jury duty Monday in Georgia for what could be a long, laborious effort to find jurors to hear the trial of three white men charged with fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery as he was running in their neighborhood. The slaying of the 25-year-old Black man sparked a national outcry fueled by graphic video of the shooting. … [Read more...] about Jury Selection To Start in Trial Over Ahmaud Arbery’s Death
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Jill Biden Celebrates ‘Prayer Partner’ Who Reinvigorated Her Faith
by Jack Jenkins (RNS) First lady Jill Biden made a surprise trip to a South Carolina church on Sunday (Oct. 17) to celebrate her "prayer partner" — a woman she credits with reinvigorating her faith after they met during the 2020 presidential campaign. The visit took place at Brookland Baptist Church, a predominantly Black church in West Columbia, as the congregation … [Read more...] about Jill Biden Celebrates ‘Prayer Partner’ Who Reinvigorated Her Faith
Legislators Seek to Repeal Parental Notification Law for Abortions in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Alarmed and at the same time energized by a Texas law that bans most abortions, abortion-rights advocates in the General Assembly are targeting what people on both sides of the contentious issue consider the last restriction on access to abortion in Illinois. Democrats in the House and Senate are pushing to repeal a law requiring that … [Read more...] about Legislators Seek to Repeal Parental Notification Law for Abortions in Illinois
Colin Powell Dies From COVID-19 Complications at 84
Former United States Secretary of State, General Colin Powell, died from COVID-19 complications at the age of 84 on Monday, October 18, 2021. Powell had also been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells. His family released a statement regarding Powell’s passing on Powell’s Facebook page. Powell was … [Read more...] about Colin Powell Dies From COVID-19 Complications at 84
Bill Clinton Hospitalized With a Non-COVID-Related Infection
ORANGE, Calif. (Fox News) Former President Bill Clinton remained in a California hospital early Friday after being admitted earlier in the week for a non-COVID-19-related infection. "On Tuesday evening, President Clinton was admitted to UCI Medical Center to receive treatment for a non-Covid-related infection," Clinton's spokesman, Angel Urena, said in a statement on … [Read more...] about Bill Clinton Hospitalized With a Non-COVID-Related Infection