White supremacist serial killer put to death after Supreme Court lifts stay of execution (via Raw Story )

The U.S. Supreme Court vacated two stays of execution Wednesday morning for convicted murderer Joseph Paul Franklin, clearing the way for Missouri to put him to death. A 63-year-old death row inmate who targeted blacks and Jews was granted a stay of…

Conservatives flip out after Obama reads original Gettysburg Address without ‘under God’ (via Raw Story )

Conservative websites on Tuesday expressed outraged after President Barack Obama read an original version of President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, which did not include the words “under God.” In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg…

Supreme Court will not block Texas abortion law (via Raw Story )

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that it would not block Texas’ HB2, which opponents argue would severely hinder reproductive freedom on the state. The Associated Press reported that the high court voted 5-4 not to reinstate an injunction against…

Prosecutor at bail hearing: Zimmerman choked girlfriend days before shotgun threat (via Raw Story )

At a bond hearing on Tuesday, prosecutors in Seminole County alleged that former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman had choked his girlfriend just days before she called 911 to say he was threatening her with a shotgun. Zimmerman had been…