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Family members attend the burial service for Lori Kaye, who was killed in the Chabad of Poway synagogue shooting on Saturday. The parents of the man accused in the shooting have condemned the attack as shocking and evil.

Alleged California Synagogue Shooter 'Part Of The History Of Evil,' His Parents Say

1:37pm April 30, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The parents of the man accused in the attack on the Poway synagogue in San Diego have condemned the attack as shocking and evil. A family attorney says they will not pay for his legal defense.

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Air Force Academy Abruptly Removes Its Commandant Of Cadets

11:36pm April 29, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

A Pentagon official said there were "climate and leadership issues" at the academy. Brig. Gen. Kristin Goodwin was already scheduled to move on from the job next month.

Outside the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesian protesters in 2018 demand an end to China's mass detention of Uighur Muslims. On Monday, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom released its 20th annual report.

Religious Freedom Report Offers Grim Review Of Attacks On Faith Groups

11:22pm April 29, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The 20th annual report identifies 16 countries that engaged in or tolerated egregious violations. It also names five entities as violators of religious freedom, including ISIS and the Taliban.

U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna stands next to photos of Mark Steven Domingo during a news conference in Los Angeles on Monday. Federal prosecutors said Domingo had planned to bomb a white supremacist rally as retribution for the New Zealand mosque attacks but w

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FBI Says It Thwarted A Planned Terrorist Attack By A Man In Los Angeles Area

9:08pm April 29, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

A U.S. Army veteran discussed online his desire to avenge the New Zealand mosque attacks and professed to be inspired by martyrdom. He allegedly intended to strike a planned white supremacist rally.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had been the public face of the investigation into Russian attacks on the 2016 election.

Rod Rosenstein, Face Of Russia Probe, To Step Down As Deputy Attorney General

6:18pm April 29, 2019

The departure of the Justice Department's number two leader has been expected for months. Rosenstein has described himself as someone dealt a bad hand, one he played the best he could.

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in his first public appearance in Mosul, Iraq, in July 2014 (left) and in a video released Monday that purported to show him speaking to supporters.

ISIS Leader Apparently Releases Video For First Time In 5 Years

3:57pm April 29, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

The man who is purportedly Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi acknowledges the recent major defeat of ISIS in Baghouz, Syria.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein attends a news conference about the release of a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on April 18. Rosenstein says the report does not cover all of Russia's attempts to influence U.S. elections

If Mueller Report Was 'Tip Of The Iceberg,' What More Is Lurking Unseen?

3:23pm April 29, 2019

by Philip Ewing

How else might foreign powers be trying to interfere with American politics beyond the ways detailed in the special counsel's investigation report?

Sri Lankan soldiers lower the national flag in Colombo on Sunday. President Maithripala Sirisena banned face coverings under an emergency law that went into effect Monday.

Sri Lanka Bans Face Coverings After Easter Sunday Attacks

1:11pm April 29, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The move by President Maithripala Sirisena was meant to help authorities identify people, part of a new security push after a wave of bombings left the country reeling.

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Women And The Draft

8:41am April 27, 2019

by David Welna

Now that no jobs in the military are off-limits to women, a federal judge has declared mandatory male-only draft registration to be unconstitutional. Should women now be required to register as well?

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The NRA, Maria Butina And Trump

8:41am April 27, 2019

by Tim Mak

On the same day gun rights activist Maria Butina was sentenced to 18 months in prison for acting as an unregistered Russian agent, the president stressed his support for gun rights at an NRA meeting.

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