Kim Davis Released From Jail Before Defiant Crowd
WASHINGTON -- Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who defied a federal court order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, emerged from jail on Tuesday and was greeted by hundreds of jubilant supporters carrying flags, crosses and signs, one of which read, "Supreme Court = The new ISIS of America."
Davis left the Carter County Detention Center with lawyer Mathew Staver, who had his... [...]
The family of the Baltimore black man who died in police custody landed an incredibly rare settlementThe family of Freddie Gray, who died after being critically injured while in police custody, reached a $6.4 million wrongful-death settlement with the city of Baltimore.The agreement resolved civil claims about a week after the first hearing in the criminal case against six police officers, officials said Tuesday.Despite the settlement, the six... [...]
5 Things Dads Can Do to Help After a Divorce
I have a friend who is recently separated from his spouse who came to me for help in trying to win her back. I gave him a lot of ideas but sometimes a relationship can be so far gone that it's not salvageable. Once he realized that, he asked me, "What can I do to help her and my kids through this?" It's a question I wished more dads asked.
Divorce brings with it many challenges but none is more... [...]
A Beautiful Goodbye: Letting Go with an Open HeartI can say with certainty that, since childhood, I have been both fascinated and terrified of the concept of death. My morbid curiosity around this inevitable truth often left me feeling haunted by it. I was afraid of death, yet I couldn't stop thinking about it. The questions mostly were about what happened after death: Where will I go? Who will I be when I die? Will I just disappear? What's... [...]
Mom Says She Pulled Gun On Teens Threatening Her Son
A Missouri woman has admitted she pulled a gun on two teens, but insists she did so because she feared for her family's safety.
"Did I intend to use the gun? Absolutely not,” Tracey Leeser told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “But I felt that was my only safeguard against being killed that night."
St. Charles County Police are still trying to figure out exactly what sparked last... [...]