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Secret Service director Julia Pierson resigns
BBC News – The head of the US Secret Service, tasked with guarding US President Barack Obama, has resigned following several high-profile security lapses. Julia Pierson offered her resignation to
Sudan apostasy woman Mariam Ibrahim ‘to campaign’
Mariam Ibrahim, the Sudan woman who escaped a death sentence imposed for renouncing her faith, says she wants to campaign for others who face religious persecution. Speaking to the BBC
Missouri Protests Resume Over Black Teen’s Shooting Death
ST. Louis, VOA News — More than 100 demonstrators marched peacefully in St. Louis, calling for the arrest of a white police officer who shot dead an unarmed black teenager
Man stabs 23-year-old wife to death on Bronx street, collapses during arrest
By David Greene , Thomas Tracy , Rich Schapiro An unidentified man stabbed his wife, Amarita Khan, repeatedly on Hone Ave. in Westchester Square around 6:14 p.m. Saturday, police said.
US-Africa Summit Underway in Washington
The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is working to strengthen ties with Africa at a three-day summit in Washington for some 50 African heads of state. Monday’s opening forums
U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Approaches
“I do not see the countries and peoples of Africa as a world apart; I see Africa as a fundamental part of our interconnected world – partners with America on
US House Republicans Pick New Majority Leader
VOA News – Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives have elected an eight-year California congressman as their new majority leader. Congressman Kevin McCarthy won the internal party election
Americans Are Giving More to Charity, Less to the Church, Says Report
By Michael Gryboski, Christian Post – Americans are increasingly giving more to charity, but less of that money is going to the church, according to a newly released report. An
California teen who stowed-away on plane to Hawaii talks about the harrowing trip: ‘I wanted to find my mom’
In April, 15-year-old Yahye Abdi hopped a fence at San Jose International Airport, slipped into a plane’s wheel well and survived a five-hour flight to Maui. Now, the teen is
Police identify suspect in Phoenix priest attacks
PHOENIX (AP) — Police have arrested an ex-convict in an attack that left one priest dead and another injured at a Roman Catholic church in Phoenix, connecting forensic evidence from
