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• Hunt for escaped murderers heats up near New York-Pennsylania line
• Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of New Orleans policeman
• U.S. evangelicals draw battle lines against same-sex marriage
• Texas abortion law teed up for Supreme Court review
• Shootings' emotional burden looms over Sunday sermons
• Manhunt for escaped killers shifts after possible sightings
• Confederate flag sets off debate in GOP 2016 class
• Police converge on NY town where escaped prisoners said sighted
• Racist manifesto linked to Charleston shooting suspect
• Los Angeles police shoot unarmed man who raised towel-covered hand
• Police check out new lead on escaped New York prisoners
• Police probe possible sighting of New York state prison escapees
• Hillary Clinton calls for gun control, decries racism

Hunt for escaped murderers heats up near New York-Pennsylania line Posted: 21 Jun 2015 12:45 PM PDT Hundreds of law enforcement officers stepped up their search in western New York state for two convicted murderers who escaped from an upstate prison more than two weeks ago, as a third possible sighting of the men was reported in the area. The manhunt centered on the town of Friendship, located about 280 miles (450 km) southwest of the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, where the escaped convicts were serving sentences for murder. Police set up a search perimeter in the Friendship area, in New York's so-called southern tier along the border with Pennsylvania, after two reported sightings on Saturday.

Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of New Orleans policeman Posted: 21 Jun 2015 10:54 AM PDT Police said Travis Boys, 33, who was handcuffed, managed to grab a gun and fatally shoot Officer Daryle Holloway before escaping the police cruiser which crashed into a utility pole. Holloway, 45, a 22-year New Orleans police veteran and a father of three, was found in his department vehicle with a gunshot wound and his prisoner missing. When the suspect was taken into custody a day later, he still had handcuffs on him, though they were damaged, New Orleans Police Superintendent Michael Harrison told reporters.

U.S. evangelicals draw battle lines against same-sex marriage Posted: 21 Jun 2015 06:34 AM PDT With the U.S. Supreme Court expected to rule by the end of the month on whether same-sex marriage is legal, many Christian evangelicals say they would refuse to obey a decision allowing gay unions. The Defend Marriage pledge, signed by more than 50,000 people, is one of a series of measures launched by social conservatives to push back against same-sex unions. "The justices are not always right, and this is clearly a case that finds a right that is not in the Constitution, and we will not be able to respect that ruling," said Rick Scarborough, a prominent Baptist pastor in Texas and one of the authors of the pledge.

Texas abortion law teed up for Supreme Court review Posted: 21 Jun 2015 05:40 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion is back before the Supreme Court, and the justices could signal by the end of June whether they are likely to take up the biggest case on the hot-button subject in nearly a quarter-century.

Shootings' emotional burden looms over Sunday sermons Posted: 21 Jun 2015 12:49 AM PDT CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Members of a historic black church will return to their sanctuary Sunday and worship, perhaps united like never before, and similar sermons of recovery and healing will reverberate throughout the country.

Manhunt for escaped killers shifts after possible sightings Posted: 20 Jun 2015 11:28 PM PDT FRIENDSHIP, N.Y. (AP) — The search for two convicted killers in New York shifted after possible sightings in the southern part of the state, 350 miles from the prison where the men escaped two weeks ago.

Confederate flag sets off debate in GOP 2016 class Posted: 20 Jun 2015 09:04 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney, the Republican nominee for president in 2012, called for the immediate removal of the Confederate battle flag from outside the South Carolina Statehouse, scrambling the 2016 GOP presidential contenders into staking a position on a contentious cultural issue.

Police converge on NY town where escaped prisoners said sighted Posted: 20 Jun 2015 07:43 PM PDT By Pete DeMola DANNEMORA, N.Y. (Reuters) - Police using dogs and helicopters converged on a town in western New York state on Saturday to investigate a reported sighting at a railroad track of two convicted murderers who escaped a maximum-security prison two weeks ago, police said. A witness saw two men who might have been the escapees walking along a railroad track in Friendship, a community of about 2,000 residents in a rural patch of Allegany County, New York State Police said in a statement. Police set up a perimeter in the area of Friendship, about 280 miles (450 km) southwest of the Clinton Correctional Facility where the escaped convicts had been serving sentences for murder, said New York State Police spokesman Beau Duffy.

Racist manifesto linked to Charleston shooting suspect Posted: 20 Jun 2015 05:46 PM PDT By Edward McAllister, Luciana Lopez and Alana Wise CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - Dylann Roof, the suspect in Wednesday's church massacre in Charleston, appears to have written a racist manifesto, posing in photographs with a handgun and standing in front of a Confederate military museum and plantation slave houses. The Washington Post reported that U.S. officials have confirmed the website belonged to Roof. Many of the local landmarks shown in the photos appeared chosen to highlight Charleston's segregated past and to touch a nerve with the city's black community by singling out sites with a special importance and sensitivity in African-American history.

Los Angeles police shoot unarmed man who raised towel-covered hand Posted: 20 Jun 2015 05:16 PM PDT The man, in his 30s, was walking on a busy street in the Los Feliz neighborhood and "appeared to be in distress" when police approached him around 6:30 p.m. local time on Friday, Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman Rosario Herrera said. A passing motorist recorded police arresting the man, who appears to be bleeding from the head, and posted the video online, the Los Angeles Times reported. The incident is the latest in a string of police-involved shootings in Los Angeles, and comes amid nationwide protests over policing tactics and use of force, especially in minority communities.

Police check out new lead on escaped New York prisoners Posted: 20 Jun 2015 04:11 PM PDT FRIENDSHIP, N.Y. (AP) — The search for two killers landed Saturday in New York's southern tier near the Pennsylvania border, about 350 miles from the prison where they escaped two weeks ago.

Police probe possible sighting of New York state prison escapees Posted: 20 Jun 2015 02:51 PM PDT The unconfirmed sighting of Richard Matt and David Sweat occurred in the town of Friendship, about 280 miles (450 km) southwest of the Clinton Correctional Facility, where they had been serving sentences for murder, said New York state police spokesman Beau Duffy. Authorities have deployed officers with dogs and air support, he said. The U.S. Marshals Service has put Matt and Sweat on its 15 Most Wanted Fugitives List.

Hillary Clinton calls for gun control, decries racism Posted: 20 Jun 2015 01:15 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Issuing an emotional plea following the South Carolina church shooting, Hillary Rodham Clinton called for "common-sense" gun reforms and a national reckoning with the persistent problem of "institutional racism."

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