| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | 71 get life sentences for torching church | | An Egyptian court has sentenced 71 people to life in prison for their role in the August 2013 burning of a Christian church in the Giza province village of Kafr Hakim, state news reports. |
| 2 shot in Ferguson amid protest | | At least two people were shot in separate shootings in Ferguson, Missouri, on late Tuesday and early Wednesday as hundreds of demonstrators gathered in support of protests in Baltimore. |
| Report: Kim Jong Un executed about 15 officials | | North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is continuing to rule with an iron fist, having ordered the execution of about 15 senior officials so far this year, according to an assessment by South Korean intelligence agents, a lawmaker who attended a closed briefing said. |
| Is 'thug' the new n-word? | | A term used by President Barack Obama and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to characterize rioters has given new life to a debate over the word "thug." |
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