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BALTIMORE (AP) — A gunman fired indiscriminately into a crowd that had gathered for Sunday afternoon cookouts along a west Baltimore street, killing one person and wounding seven others, authorities said. Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said the gunfire erupted after 5 p.m. on a block in the city’s western district of brick row homes. Harrison said a man approached a crowd on foot and began firing in what he called “a very tragic, very cowardly shooting.” Speaking at the scene afterward, Harrison said the shooting appeared “extremely targeted,” but he didn’t provide a possible motive. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2ZIyB9J

Friends of a the woman killed during the mass shooting at Congregation Chabad synagogue Saturday are calling her a hero.  60-year old Lori Kaye of Poway, California reportedly shielded her rabbi from the gunman, saving the life of Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2PyGOJa

A 19-year old man is in police custody following a shooting this morning at a synagogue in Poway, California just north of San Diego. One person was killed and three others injured at the Congregation Chabad Synagogue in San Diego County. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2vqreWM

A 19-year-old man armed with a rifle opened fire inside a synagogue near San Diego as worshippers celebrated the last day of Passover, killing a woman and wounding three people Saturday, authorities said. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2GNaPlz

There's been a major development involving an international faith-based foster care and adoption agency.  Michigan-based Bethany Christian Services announced this week it will place children in LGBT homes. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2GKmkdA

The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Friday blocking a 2015 ban on dismemberment abortions. The decision prevents the state from enforcing a previously passed law that greatly limited second-trimester abortions. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2L0Uxd0

The White House said on Monday it will ask the U.S. Senate to confirm the current members of Puerto Rico's federally created financial oversight board after creditors of the bankrupt island successfully challenged the appointments on constitutional grounds. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2GHExr2 via IFTTT

The FBI said on Monday it received multiple tips about a security threat minutes before a gunman opened fire in a California synagogue, killing a woman and wounding three others, but lacked sufficient details or time to prevent the attack. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2GT2jBG via IFTTT

Two U.S. senators on Monday urged U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to finalize a long-delayed rule that would require the remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems, or drones. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2XZLY41 via IFTTT

U.S. President Donald Trump directed officials to toughen rules for asylum seekers on Monday, including by introducing a fee for their applications and barring those who entered the country illegally from working until their claims are approved. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2IPMfD2 via IFTTT

A U.S. combat veteran of the war in Afghanistan who prosecutors say plotted to detonate multiple nail bombs at a Los Angeles-area white nationalist rally, seeking to cause mass casualties, was arrested in an FBI sting operation, federal prosecutors said on Monday. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2UJjmtC via IFTTT

John Singleton, who made his directorial debut with the acclaimed film "Boyz n the Hood" about young men struggling in a gang-ridden Los Angeles neighborhood, died on Monday at the age of 51, his family said, days after he suffered a stroke. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2XVGhUm via IFTTT

New York's governor assailed President Donald Trump on Monday for backing the National Rifle Association in its dispute with the state, accusing the U.S. leader of being afraid of the powerful gun lobby. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2GRMjQr via IFTTT

U.S. Attorney General William Barr objects to testifying before the House Judiciary Committee in a closed session dedicated to redacted portions of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report, a congressional Democratic aide said on Sunday. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2UJc3SB via IFTTT

Suicides by young Americans rose by nearly a third in the month following the 2017 debut of popular Netflix television drama series "13 Reasons Why," in which a teenage girl kills herself, a U.S. study showed on Monday. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2UN0LwW via IFTTT

Wayne LaPierre was re-elected chief executive and executive vice president of the National Rifle Association on Monday, surviving a power struggle in which he was challenged by former NRA President Oliver North, who stepped down over the weekend. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2ZHNs4q via IFTTT

The U.S. military said on Monday it would send about 320 Defense Department personnel to the border with Mexico in roles that would increasingly put them in contact with migrants, including driving them in vehicles and "monitoring" their welfare. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2LbJuOn via IFTTT

A day before heading to the White House to meet with President Donald Trump, top Democrats in Congress on Monday said a bill to boost U.S. infrastructure must be funded with "substantial, new and real revenue" to meet massive needs across the country. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2ZIqoCH via IFTTT

The Trump administration is ready to provide more federal aid to farmers if required, a White House adviser said on Monday, after rolling out up to $12 billion since last year to offset agricultural losses from the trade dispute with China. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2J0LLco via IFTTT