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(ChurchLeaders) The man accused of killing eight people—including six Asian women—at three Atlanta-area spas in March pleaded guilty Tuesday to four of the murders, plus 19 other charges. Robert Aaron Long, 22, appeared before a Cherokee County judge for his initial legal proceedings. Next, he faces 19 more counts in nearby Fulton County, where prosecutors plan to seek the … [Read more...] about Accused Atlanta Spa Shooter Pleads Guilty to Some Charges, Now Faces Others

by Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON (RNS) Describing insurrectionists who attacked the U.S. Capitol as “terrorists” who “perceived themselves to be Christians,” District of Columbia police officer Daniel Hodges told a congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection on Tuesday (July 27) that the crowd massing on the building’s West Terrace brandished banners steeped in … [Read more...] about Police Officer Says Jan. 6 Insurrectionists ‘Perceived Themselves To Be Christians’

(Fox News) Three Republican senators are leading an amicus brief to the Supreme Court urging the justices to overturn the landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade. Republican Sens. Josh Hawley of Missouri, Mike Lee of Utah and Ted Cruz of Texas filed a brief with the Supreme Court on Tuesday in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. In the filed brief, … [Read more...] about Sens. Hawley, Lee, Cruz Lead Amicus Brief Urging SCOTUS To Overturn Landmark Abortion Case Roe v. Wade

(CNN) New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday that he's expanding the city's Covid-19 mandate to require the entire municipal workforce to get vaccinated or start weekly testing by September 13. The mandate will cover employees in the school system as well as police and fire departments, the mayor said. The city has about 340,000 employees. "It means people who … [Read more...] about De Blasio Mandates COVID-19 Vaccinations or Weekly Testing for Entire NYC Municipal Work Force, Including Teachers and Police

(Relevant) Of the many strange things about living in the United States in 2021, few are stranger than Hobby Lobby’s role as a major player in the international market for objects from antiquity — a market rife with crime, fraud and corruption. This has led to several very high profile run-ins between the law and the Green family, the billionaire evangelical Christian … [Read more...] about The Department of Justice Has Seized a Stolen Portion of ‘The Epic of Gilgamesh’ From Hobby Lobby