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2 Virginia men charged with attempt to provide support to ISIS; suspect arrested at airport about to board flight to Syria

Two Virginia men were charged by the U.S. government Saturday with attempting to support the Islamic State (ISIS) after one of them was arrested at the airport before boarding his flight en route to Syria.
New York farm owners told to pay fine for refusing to host same-sex wedding

A farm couple from Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County in New York were ordered to pay $13,000 in fine to a lesbian couple for refusing to host their same-sex wedding.
Planned Parenthood sues Center for Medical Progress, Biomax over foetal body parts videos

Planned Parenthood sued the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) and Biomax Procurement Services over the purported videos showing the sale of foetal tissues for profit.
Maryland county adds Muslim, Hindu, Asian holidays to calendar to make schools inclusive for all students

A county education board in Ellicott City, Maryland has approved to include Muslim, Hindu and Asian holidays to the school calender to make it inclusive for all students.
2 Colorado teen girls charged with plot to murder their classmates Columbine-style

Two 16-year-old girls have been charged by prosecutors for plotting a Columbine-style attack to kill classmates at their school in Highlands Ranch, Colorado last December.
$Pro-gun Catholics upset at Dallas Catholic diocese\'s decision to ban guns in churches$
Pro-gun Catholics upset at Dallas Catholic diocese's decision to ban guns in churches

Pro-gun Catholics in Dallas, Texas, are upset about the Catholic Diocese's decision to ban firearms in churches and took issue with the bishop's blog post against the open carry policy in the state.
$California court rules Catholic hospital can\'t be forced to perform tubal ligation$
California court rules Catholic hospital can't be forced to perform tubal ligation

A California court has ruled that a Catholic hospital cannot be forced to perform tubal ligation sterilization procedure on a woman as it would violate its religious freedom.
West Virginia transgender youth minister charged with sexual abuse of child

A West Virginia transgender woman who served as a youth minister in several churches was arrested Tuesday and charged with sexually abusing a young girl for years.
$Texas churches to display \'no guns\' sign to show opposition to new open carry law$
Texas churches to display 'no guns' sign to show opposition to new open carry law

The Catholic Diocese of El Paso in Texas will display 'no guns' signs at churches following its opposition to hew new open carry law.
$U.S. Supreme Court declares Florida\'s death penalty law unconstitutional for allowing judge, not jury, to make decision$
U.S. Supreme Court declares Florida's death penalty law unconstitutional for allowing judge, not jury, to make decision

Florida's death penalty laws has been ruled as unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court after it found that it requires a judge and not a jury to make findings that are needed to impose the capital punishment.
$Atheist files lawsuit to remove \'In God We Trust\' from U.S. currency, claiming that it violates First Amendment$
Atheist files lawsuit to remove 'In God We Trust' from U.S. currency, claiming that it violates First Amendment

An atheist from California wants the phrase "In God We Trust" removed from U.S. currency, claiming it violates the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).
Pennsylvania pastor wanted by police for raping, impregnating teen who lived with him and his family

A Pennsylvania pastor is being hunted by the police for rape and sexual assault of a teen who lived with him and his wife.