Samantha Kamman

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  Dec 9, 2024

  Daniel Penny not guilty; verdict met with a mix of cheers and curses

  Former U.S. Marine Daniel Penny has been found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the May 2023 death of Jordan Neely in New York City, with the verdict eliciting mixed reactions.

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  Dec 6, 2024

  4 things to know about the Daniel Penny case as jury deliberates

  A jury is deliberating the fate of Daniel Penny, a former U.S. Marine charged with the death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man the veteran placed in a chokehold after Neely reportedly harassed and frightened passengers on a New York City subway train. The following pages highlight four things to know regarding Penny's case. 

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  Dec 5, 2024

  Parents' group wants accountability after principal says white students can't join racial club

  An advocacy group focused on parents' rights in education believes that a federal civil rights office's response to a complaint accusing a Washington state school district of hosting racially-segregated groups did not go far enough. 

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  Dec 4, 2024

  Mom sues Mattel after 'Wicked' doll exposes child to porn site, alleges 'emotional distress'

  A South Carolina mother is suing the children’s toy company Mattel, claiming “emotional distress” after her minor daughter stumbled upon a graphic pornography website due to a misprint on the packaging for dolls based on the “Wicked” movie. 

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  Dec 4, 2024

  Detransitioners would get more time to sue doctors for body mutilation under new Alabama bill

  An Alabama lawmaker is looking to grant detransitioners more time to sue the doctors and providers who provided them with genital-mutilating surgeries and puberty-blocking drugs as minors. 

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  Dec 3, 2024

  ICE head 'frustrated' with NYC blocking deportation as city houses 58K criminal immigrants

  New York City is home to nearly 60,000 illegal immigrants who are either convicted felons or facing criminal charges, with the city's head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement expressing frustration with the sanctuary city laws that he says prevent deportation. 

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  Dec 3, 2024

  Iranian Christians fleeing persecution face 'uncertain future' as Georgia rejects asylum claims

  Iranian Christian Jalal Darzi is preparing for the worst after authorities in Georgia rejected his asylum claim, a plight an increasing share of Iranian Christian converts hoping to escape persecution face as some are even being told to halt their church services. 

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  Dec 2, 2024

  Pastor serving the 'least of these' in places 'nobody wants to go' answers God's call

  After two years of serving as a pastor of a Baptist church in Southern California, Kathy Huck felt God's calling to take her ministry into the streets and homeless encampments so she could foster friendships and be better suited to fulfill Jesus' call to "serve the least of these."

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  Nov 29, 2024

  Ministry gifts millions of kids the Gospel, teaches true meaning of Christmas to combat rising secularism

  Amid concerns that younger generations are falling away from religion, an interdenominational group is delivering the gift of the Gospel this Christmas season and filling children's hearts with the love of Jesus. 

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  Nov 29, 2024

  A month in chains: Nigerian priest abducted, forced to march barefoot forgives attackers

  A Nigerian priest abducted by armed insurgents, forced to march barefoot for days and left chained up for over a month before his release is opening up about his road to healing as he seeks to help others who have suffered similar trauma.