Chicago kids shot on playground latest in spate of … Johnson said other children, former students who had been kicked out of the school picnic, were the targets of gunmen around 1:45 p.m. CT.
Pope presides over solemn Easter Vigil amid security … Francis presided over the solemn late-night ceremony in St. Peter’s Basilica at a time of heightened security fears following a spate of Islamic-inspired attacks and tensions over Europe’s migrant influx.
Arkansas can’t find enough volunteers to witness … The Arkansas state code requires that no fewer than six “respectable citizens” be present at each execution, but the state is having a hard time finding enough volunteers to witness them.
Trump: “Anti-Semitism is horrible, and it’s going … President Donald Trump denounced a spate of threats made against Jewish Community Centers around the country. “Anti-Semitism is horrible, and it’s going to stop and it has to stop,” Trump said during a visit to the National Museum of African American History.
‘Rogue One’ tops new releases to dominate holiday … It was an intergalactic holiday at movie theaters as “Rogue One” blasted past a spate of new releases to hold onto the top spot at the weekend box office.
Pence, Missouri governor join cleanup, Muslim American … A fundraiser for the cemetery is sending a strong message of unity and tolerance.
Fear grows in Jewish community after 100 bomb threats … So far, none of the threats have been legitimate, but the lack of real destruction has not made them any less chaotic or anxiety-inducing.
Pastor apologizes for part of controversial tweet … “I still believe that Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party do pander at the black people”
Audience members crash Ryan Lochte’s debut on ‘Dancing … Lochte’s fellow cast members rallied around the Olympic champ after Monday’s incident
University of Florida linebacker stops sexual assault Cristian Garcia said he saw a man having sex with an unconscious woman outside a bar
