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Kenya burns huge pile of ivory tusks to protest poaching

Kenya’s president set fire Saturday to 105 tons of elephant ivory and more than 1 ton of rhino horn, believed to be the largest stockpile ever destroyed, in a dramatic statement by this East African country against the trade in ivory and products from endangered species.

 
Officials say collapsed Kenyan building had no occupancy permit

A building that collapsed amid heavy rains in Nairobi, killing at least 12 people and injuring at least 134, did not have an occupancy permit, officials said Saturday as they ordered its owner to turn himself in.

 
Woman, 4 grandchildren killed in East Texas flooding

A 64-year-old woman and four grandchildren were killed early Saturday after a creek overflowed its banks, flooding an East Texas neighborhood as many residents slept.

 
Friend of SC church shooting suspect pleads guilty to lying

The white man accused of slaying nine black parishioners last year at a South Carolina church planned the shooting for six months and wanted to start a race war, said a friend who pleaded guilty on Friday to federal charges in a related case.

 
Discipline but no criminal charges in hospital bombing in Afghanistan

A U.S. aerial gunship attack on a hospital in Afghanistan that killed 42 people occurred because of human errors, process mistakes and equipment failures, and none of the aircrew or U.S. ground troops knew the target was a hospital, a top U.S. general said Friday.

 
More than 1M threaten to boycott Target over transgender bathroom policy

A conservative Christian advocacy group claims to have gathered more than one million signatures of people promising to boycott Target stories over the company’s policy allowing employees and guests to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity.

 
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence endorses Ted Cruz

In a setback for Donald Trump, Indiana’s governor endorsed the front-runner’s chief rival, Ted Cruz, on Friday, just days before the state’s critical Republican primary contest.

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