A North Dakota school board has put an end to reciting the Pledge of Allegiance before each meeting because members complained that the patriotic verse is problematic since it has the words "under God."
A statement from the Southern Baptist Convention, the second largest faith group in the country, said that the organization was under federal investigation over accusations of mishandling sexual abuse claims.
The shooting that killed three people and injured another at a Greenwood, Indiana, mall on July 17 drew broad national attention because of how it ended—when 22-year-old Elisjsha Dicken, carrying a licensed handgun, fatally shot the attacker.
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana turned down an emergency application from abortion providers on Aug. 12, a move that allows the state’s abortion ban to continue.
Arizona officials revealed on Friday that the state has begun constructing a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border without federal government assistance, the Washington Examiner reported.
Houston Independent School District (ISD) trustees on Aug. 11 passed a motion that will allow $2 million in funding for more firearms and shields for the district police.
