India's Karnataka state has approved a new law aimed at curbing hate speech and hate crimes, a move welcomed by church leaders and human rights advocates who say it offers stronger protection for religious minorities, including Christians.
Two men, identified as Sajid Akram and his son Naveed Akram, opened fire at a Hanukkah gathering in Australia’s Bondi Beach, killing 15 people in what authorities are calling an anti-Semitic terror attack. Police fatally shot the elder Akram at the scene while the younger suspect remains in critical condition under guard.
An Episcopal priest who has been accused of stealing around $300,000 from a Texas church is appealing a ruling that removes him from the priesthood.
Four people, including three children, have been killed while several others were wounded by a shooter who entered a family gathering in California and opened fire.
Two members of the National Guard who were deployed to police Washington, D.C., were shot blocks from the White House on Wednesday afternoon.
A Texas church employee has been arrested for trying to extort money from a woman by pretending to be an agent with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
A Missouri man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for kidnapping his girlfriend and trying to force her to get an abortion.
Authorities are attempting to identify an unknown individual who vandalized three New York City churches while carrying an LGBT pride flag.
A man who was recently fired from his job was arrested for allegedly threatening to commit a mass shooting at a Florida megachurch.
A former church treasurer has been charged with allegedly stealing more than $70,000 from the Florida house of worship where she had worked at for the past few years.
