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  May 25, 2014

  Santa Barbara Shooter Says He 'Will Be a God' and People He 'Slaughter' Will Be Animals; Local Church Offers Prayer

  The suspect who killed six people and injured 13 others near the University of California, Santa Barbara Friday night was identified as a 22-year-old mentally disturbed man, Elliot Rodger, who videotaped his desire to "slaughter" women for rejecting him. A church in the area has offered assistance to anyone who needs prayers or counselling.

• May 24, 2014

  Gunman Kills Six in 'Planned Mass Murder' Near UC Santa Barbara

  A gunman sprayed bullets at people late Friday, killing at least six in a drive-by shooting before being found dead from a gunshot wound in his car near the University of California, Santa Barbara. The county sheriff called it "a planned mass murder" by a "severely mentally disturbed" suspect.

• May 24, 2014

  Pope Francis Arrives in Jordan for Holy Land Tour

  Pope Francis arrived in Jordon Saturday afternoon, beginning his three-day tour of the Holy Land accompanied by a rabbi and a Muslim cleric from his home country of Argentina. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has urged that the pope be given access to persecuted Christians.

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  May 24, 2014

  USCIRF Chair Robert George Urges Obama Admin to Add Syria, Pakistan to Worst Religious Offenders' List

  Robert P. George, chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, has urged the Obama administration to designate more countries, particularly Syria and Pakistan, as "Countries of Particular Concern" due to their "worst religious freedom environment."

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  May 19, 2014

  Former Malaysian PM Accuses CIA of Hiding Information on Missing Flight MH370

  Former Malaysian prime minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad accused America's Central Intelligence Agency of withholding information on the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which has been missing for more than two months.

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  May 19, 2014

  Judge to Rule on Oregon Same-Sex Marriage Ban Monday

  As a federal judge is scheduled to issue his ruling Monday on a constitutional challenge to Oregon's same-sex marriage ban, officials are prepared to issue marriage licenses immediately if a stay is not put on the decision. The state is not defending the state's voter-approved ban.

• May 19, 2014

  Car Bomb Kills 5 in Northern Nigeria's Christian Area

  At least five people were killed Sunday when a suspected car bomb exploded in a predominantly Christian area in the northern Nigerian city of Kano. Islamist terror group Boko Haram is likely to be blamed.

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  May 19, 2014

  Obama 'Madder Than Hell' Over Veterans Care Scandal, Aide Says

  President Obama is "madder than hell" over allegations of inadequate medical care for veterans but he will make sure that the problems are fixed, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough said Sunday.

• May 18, 2014

  Ohio Billboards Feature Local Atheists; Urge Others to 'Come Out of the Closet'

  About a dozen billboards that are part of an atheist campaign sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation have come up in Northeast Ohio, showcasing local nonbelievers and urging others to "come out of the closet."

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  May 18, 2014

  Christian Singer Rebecca St James' Home 'Miraculously' Escapes California Wildfires

  Christian pop singer Rebecca St. James is praising God that wildfires "miraculously" stopped just feet from her home in Southern California, but she is concerned about some of her neighbors who have lost their homes.