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ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) — Kim Davis has been sent to jail. A federal judge in Kentucky issued that order today after the Rowan County clerk refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. Davis testified for about 20 minutes, and was very emotional. She talked about becoming a Christian, and she said, "You can't be separated from something that's in your heart and in your soul." The judge is now warning deputy clerks that they will also face fines or jail time if they don't issue the licenses. He rejected the argument that they can only issue licenses if Davis tells them to do so.
ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) — In deciding to jail Kim Davis, instead of fining her, Judge David Bunning says he didn't think a fine would force the Rowan County clerk to comply with his order to issue marriage licenses. Davis has said her supporters are raising money for her, but that she herself hasn't requested any.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina prosecutor says she will seek the death penalty for a white man charged with killing nine black churchgoers. Prosecutors filed court papers today saying they would pursue the death penalty against Dylann Roof. He faces state charges including nine murder counts in the June 17 slayings at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Roof also faces federal charges including hate crimes. Prosecutors in that case have not said if they will pursue the death penalty.
FOX LAKE, Ill. (AP) — Bail is set at $100,000 for a woman accused of phoning in a false report that misled investigators hunting for suspects in a fatal police shooting in northern Illinois. Kristin Kiefer is charged with disorderly conduct and falsifying a police report. Authorities say she reported that her car broke down last night and that two men tried to get inside then fled into a cornfield. Sheriff's officials say she has since admitted that she lied. A prosecutor says her report "redirected the entire focus of this investigation for about five hours."
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are pushing Pope Francis to address the minimum wage, hunger and the environment in his historic speech to Congress later this month. In a letter to the pontiff, 94 House Democrats wrote that by showing solidarity with the poor, Francis has sent a "message of hope" that could affect policy debates in Washington. The pope's visit will include the first-ever papal address to Congress.
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