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Suppose you were sitting in church one Sunday peacefully minding your own business, praying that God grant our new president the wisdom to do what is right when suddenly, the sanctity of the church is violated in the most horrific way by vandals, thugs, and screaming lunatics. This is what happened at a small church in Lansing, MI called Mount Hope. From the blog Right Michigan: Mount Hope, for the record, is an evangelical, bible believing church whose members provide free 24 hour counseling, prayer lines, catastrophic care for families dealing with medical emergencies, support groups for men, women and...

By T.J. Pignataro - News Staff Reporter 03/26/08 A public alert was issued early this evening by Buffalo Police, warning that a gang could be staging rear-end collisions tonight on area roadways and then attacking drivers as part of an initiation ritual. Commissioner H. McCarthy Gipson called an emergency news conference at police headquarters just before 6:30 p.m. to make the announcement. He said police received "credible information" late this afternoon suggesting that the initiation ritual could involve gang member recruits intentionally causing rear-end collisions and then robbing or assaulting the other driver. Gipson suggested motorists be aware of their...

AP) A woman who is seven months pregnant is accused of smashing a beer bottle against a bartender's head after she was refused another drink. Police said Keisharra Abercrombie, 30, assaulted the female bartender on Saturday after being told she shouldn't be drinking alcohol. Police say Abercrombie also smashed a glass over the bartender's ear and head. Authorities said the bartender's ear was partially detached. A surgeon in Pittsburgh used two staples and 28 stitches to reattach the top of the ear. Abercrombie was arraigned Wednesday on charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, harassment and reckless endangerment. She was in...

ARLINGTON, Virginia, August. 28, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Angry homosexual activists harassed and assaulted ex-homosexuals at the Arlington County Fair last week, according to an ex-gay educational and support group. Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays (PFOX) reports its volunteers were distributing education materials on same-sex attraction and awareness of ex-homosexuals at their fair booth. Homosexual activists approached them and created a disturbance, spewing obscenities and dashing materials from the exhibit table. The group demanded that PFOX leave the fairgrounds, recognize "same-sex spouses" and rejected arguments that homosexuals could change their sexual orientation although they admitted they knew heterosexuals who had done...

Scoring two goals for her 12-year-old girls' soccer team should have earned Brittany McNamee the respect of the opposing coach. Instead, Halton Region police say she got an elbow in the ribs and they've charged a 39-year-old man with assault. "I saw him lifting his arm," the Mississauga scoring ace alleged yesterday. "He fully swung." After the incident, late in a game July 26 in which she found the back of the net twice, Brittany fell to the ground in pain. "I couldn't stop shaking," she said. None of the match officials saw anything, but others at the game did...

What is considered an assault weapon under California law? There are three categories of assault weapons under California law. The first category is firearms listed on the original Roberti-Roos assault weapons list (Penal Code section 12276, subds (a), (b), and (c)). The second category of assault weapons is AK and AR-15 series weapons (Penal Code sections 12276 (e) and (f)). The third category of assault weapons is defined by specific generic characteristics (PC section 12276.1, SB 23). In addition to California law, assault weapons are regulated by federal law. For information on federal laws relative to assault weapons, please...

Two female workers at an Uxbridge jail for young offenders have been charged with sexually assaulting three boys in their care. "I'm very, very surprised and concerned for the welfare of the children involved," said Edward Blazo, executive director of Kennedy House Youth Services, where the assaults are alleged to have occurred last month. The two longtime employees of the high-security institution have been suspended with pay, Blazo said. One is a guard who worked closely with the inmates and the other is a finance manager, he said. Durham Police alleged the employees had an "inappropriate sexual relationship" with three...