Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, planned the attack for more than a year and specifically targeted what he described as a “Zionist group,” authorities said in court papers charging him with a federal hate crime. The suspect’s first name also was spelled Mohammed in some court documents. “When he was interviewed about the attack, he said he wanted them all to die, he had no regrets and he would go back and do it again,” Acting U.S. Attorney J. Bishop Grewell for the District of Colorado said during a press conference Monday. (Slevin & Tucker, AP News)
Read MoreIn Durham, North Carolina, just a few miles from major universities, teaching hospitals, and other temples of science, the Holy Spirit remains formidable. When I attended a gathering at Catch the Fire Church one Friday evening last year, a petite blond woman made her way down the aisle, laying her hand on heads and shoulders, calling on the Holy Spirit. Here and there, the woman, a Toronto-based evangelist named Carol Arnott, paused to point a finger down a row of worshippers and shout, “Fire on them, Lord!” Knees buckled; people collapsed back into their seats. (Worthen, The Atlantic)
Read More2025 is the first year the index included health as a category. It’s something that Dr. Bartosz Bartoszewicz, Director and Co-creator of the Index, tells CNBC Make It was an important addition because of the covid-19 pandemic. The United States didn’t have any cities rank in the top 10, but did have two get the “gold city” distinction: New York City at No. 17 and Minneapolis at No. 30. (Fernandez, CNBC)
Read MoreThe California Supreme Court ruled against a Christian baker May 29 who said she refused to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple because the union contradicts the biblical principles that govern her business. The court said Tastries Bakery owner Cathy Miller violated the civil rights of Eileen and Mireya Rodriguez-del Rio when she referred them to another baker for a wedding cake in 2017, explaining to them that she only designed wedding cakes for couples whose unions conformed to the biblical definition of marriage between one man and one woman. (Chandler, Baptist Press)
Read MoreWorld Boxing rose to prominence after the IOC cut ties with the International Boxing Association in 2023. Absent a global organization for the sport, the IOC oversaw the boxing competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics, which then was disrupted by unsubstantiated claims by the IBA that Khelif has XY chromosomes and should not have competed as a woman. The resulting outcry became a dominant story of the Paris Games and continued to resonate into last fall’s U.S. presidential election. (Carpenter, The Washington Post)
Read MoreMany U.S. corporations this year stopped supporting Pride events that celebrate LGBTQ+ culture and rights, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in budget shortfalls ahead of the summer festivities and raising questions about corporate America’s commitment to the cause. The moves come as President Donald Trump has shown antipathy for trans protections and has attempted to roll back some LGBTQ+ friendly federal policies. (Rodriguez, AP News)
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