A longtime city employee opened fire at a municipal building in Virginia Beach on Friday, killing 12 people and sending terrified co-workers scrambling for cover before police shot and killed him, authorities said. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2QBSBqF
A beleaguered people say they had hopes their misery would end but now they go back to one thing - survival. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/30XMxgV
Online multiplayer game Roblox is marketed at children - but there are fears it also being used for grooming. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2wrqktt
Louisiana lawmakers on Wednesday passed a strict new abortion ban that would prohibit the procedure before some women even know they are pregnant, joining a half-dozen conservative states with similar measures. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2JLfwPx
Author, pastor, and lawyer Stephen Lentz explains why many churches fail. He says it's because most pastors are ill-equipped to handle the "business" of running a church. Lentz tells them how to turn things around in a new book, The Business of Church. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2Wfv0C3
Vandals ravaged a Christian school in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. over the Memorial Day weekend, leaving behind more than $50,000 in damages. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2WwsuXx
American missionaries traveling in Haiti tell the story of being ambushed by an armed gang while traveling in Haiti and their narrow escape. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2YRjdXm
The Satanic Temple (TST) has issued a defiant response to Tuesday's US Supreme Court ruling that upheld the Indiana law (HEA 1337) requiring burial or cremation of fetal remains. The Satanists say their members are immune from the law due to freedom of religion and will argue a federal law passed in 1993 will uphold their claim. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2wtt8q6
The Boy Scouts of America are facing more lawsuits out of New York as victims of sexual abuse continue to speak out. The organization has already faced numerous lawsuits for sexual abuse. Hundreds more are expected after several states passed laws adjusting restrictive statute-of-limitations laws. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2WfHKc3
A tornado touched down in Lawrence, Kansas, devastating several neighborhoods and sending about a dozen people to the hospital. The twister was said to be a mile wide and stayed on the ground for about two hours. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2KcLbJ6
Special counsel Robert Mueller made his first public statement on the Russia investigation, announcing Wednesday that he has concluded the investigation. He is now closing the special counsel's office and returning to private life. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2XdUufz
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg went head-to-head against fellow Justice Clarence Thomas over the issue of abortion in an opinion released Tuesday. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2wsUFI8
Lawmakers in Illinois have advanced what could be the nation's most liberal abortion law. Meanwhile, the US Supreme Court is upholding an Indiana law that requires abortion providers to dispose of aborted fetuses in the same way as human remains. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2wpIOdU
Kasey Turcol has just 75 minutes to explain to her high school students the importance of D-Day — and if this wasn’t the 75th anniversary of the turning point in World War II, she wouldn’t devote that much time to it. D-Day is not part of the required curriculum in North Carolina — or in many other states. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2Wj1CLu
The country's political crisis is resulting in power cuts and blackouts - is it sabotage, or something simpler? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2I5VvA1
A child is taken to hospital after she was hit by a foul ball off the bat of Chicago Cubs outfielder Albert Almora Jr at the Houston Astros' stadium, leaving the player in tears. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VX5OLz
Dennis Muilenburg gives his first interview since the two 737 Max crashes that killed more than 300 people. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2W9pykh
The Oscar winner on why she hopes horror film MA, her first lead role, can change Hollywood for black actresses. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2I7JA4G
The US Special Counsel spoke publicly for the first time since publishing the results of the Russia inquiry from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QzQaVE
Formula 1 stars including Lewis Hamilton and other celebrities in Vienna as Lauda's body lay in state at St Stephen's Cathedral. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QvxPsN
"Our strategy is to equip women leaders who can have a lasting impact around the globe," Shirin Taber said. "Our women are decision makers, influencers and mobilizers, impacting through their organizations on a national level." from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2VZ64ts via IFTTT
After a strong showing by Eurosceptic parties in last week's elections, European leaders are now worried about their future, fighting over who will lead Europe's Parliament. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2I4zP7n via IFTTT
Police in the German border town of Viersen have revealed that a speeding driver was spared a hefty fine because of the “Holy Spirit.” from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2MqUXKi via IFTTT
Ask HN: Resources on how Google/Facebook etc. approach software design? 81 by tinktank | 22 comments on Hacker News. A friend once told me Google starts software design by designing data structures. I'm looking for information on how FAANG companies approach software design, are there any resources out there?
But Davis does see a path forward: empathy and becoming educated on one another’s experiences. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2EBinXm via IFTTT
With fraud victims losing huge sums, a new code will offer more protection - but not all banks are signed up. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2Wn9QkT
A Tennessee jury deliberated less than two hours Tuesday before sentencing the man who shot up a Nashville church in 2017 to life in prison without the possibility of parole. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2WBQ1Xf
Pete DuPré's performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" on the harmonica at a Women's National Team Soccer Match over Memorial Day weekend is going viral. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2Wrlb3n
Megachurches across the country are catching a vision to reach prison and jail inmates for Christ. The latest example comes from Indiana where a church is reaching out to people who are incarcerated or struggling with addiction by opening "micro-site" campuses run by volunteers. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2I7taJJ
Lawmakers in Illinois have advanced what could be the nation's most liberal abortion law. Meanwhile, the US Supreme Court is upholding an Indiana law that requires abortion providers to dispose of aborted fetuses in the same way as human remains. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2EDqNgW
The US Supreme Court declined to hear a case Tuesday concerning a Pennsylvania school district's policy that allows transgender students to use locker rooms and restrooms matching their gender identity, disregarding other students' bodily privacy rights. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2WaLKdB
The Whittier Narrows Dam is just one of seven hundred dams nationwide that the Army Corps oversees. These giant public works protect millions of Americans from flooding – and if they fail, the results can be catastrophic. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2VRVR28
A rapid-fire line of apparent tornadoes tore across Indiana and Ohio overnight, packed so closely together that one crossed the path carved by another. The storms strew debris so thick that at one point, highway crews had to use snowplows to clear an interstate. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2Mezx31
The Wall Street Journal reports that the New York Police Department (NYPD) has seen a shocking increase in hate crimes, especially against the city's Jewish population. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2WqpQTb