| FBI: Dylann Roof got gun because of screening-system failures Posted: 10 Jul 2015 10:19 AM PDT  FBI Director James B. Comey said that Dylann Roof was able to get a gun because of failures in the screening system for gun purchases.
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| U.S. personnel chief quits after massive data breach Posted: 10 Jul 2015 10:02 AM PDT  Katherine Archuleta, the director of the Office of Personnel Management, has resigned from her post amid a cascading scandal over her handling of a massive breach of federal employee data, a congressional source has told National Journal.
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| U.S. women's soccer team gets heroes' welcome in NYC Posted: 10 Jul 2015 03:00 AM PDT  The world champion women's national team gets the rare honor of a ticker-tape parade in Manhattan.
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| Confederate flag removed from S.C. statehouse grounds Posted: 09 Jul 2015 06:46 PM PDT  The governor relegates the banner to the state's "relic room," more than 50 years after the rebel banner began flying at the Statehouse to protest the civil rights movement.
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| Pope Francis seeks Bolivians' forgiveness for colonial-era crimes Posted: 10 Jul 2015 02:25 AM PDT  Pope Francis, in a historic gesture of reconciliation, sought forgiveness Thursday from Bolivia's predominantly indigenous inhabitants for crimes committed centuries earlier in the name of the Catholic Church. The Argentine-born pope, who has never been afraid to weigh into delicate issues both religious and political, made the comments on the second stop of a three-nation Latin America homecoming tour. "I want to tell you, and I want to be very clear: I humbly ask your forgiveness, not only for the offenses committed by our own church, but for the crimes committed by original inhabitants during the so-called conquest of America," Francis told a gathering of social activists, to sustained and enthusiastic applause.
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| South Carolina lowers Confederate flag in wake of church massacre Posted: 10 Jul 2015 09:59 AM PDT  By Harriet McLeod COLUMBIA, S.C. (Reuters) - South Carolina on Friday removed the Confederate battle flag from the state capitol grounds in a joyous but solemn ceremony that relegated a divisive symbol of the South's pro-slavery legacy to a museum. The Civil War flag, which had flown at the State House for 54 years, came down less than a month after a white gunman killed nine black men and women in a historic Charleston church. The banner was moved to the "relic room" of the state military museum in Columbia, South Carolina's capital.
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| Defense lawyers in Colorado movie massacre trial rest their case Posted: 10 Jul 2015 09:58 AM PDT  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) - Lawyers for Colorado movie massacre gunman James Holmes wrapped up their case on Friday, hoping they have done enough to convince jurors he was legally insane when he killed 12 people and wounded 70 in the July 2012 rampage. District Attorney George Brauchler told the court the prosecution will not present a rebuttal case. Both sides will make closing arguments. Holmes, 27, could face the death penalty if he is convicted on multiple counts of first degree murder and attempted murder. ...
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| U.S personnel agency chief resigns after massive data breach Posted: 10 Jul 2015 10:09 AM PDT  The chief of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Katherine Archuleta, is resigning in the aftermath of computer hacks that put the personal data of more than 21 million government employees and contractors at risk, U.S. officials said on Friday. A White House official said Beth Cobert, currently working in the White House budget office, will assume the role of acting director of the personnel office. "This morning, the president accepted the resignation of Katherine Archuleta," a White House official told Reuters, adding that it was effective at the end of Friday.
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