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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — At least six people have been stabbed outside the California state Capitol building in Sacramento. Police say a rally by right-wing extremists groups turned violent when they were met by counter-protesters. A police spokesman says a large fight broke out after people carrying sticks rushed into the area where the rally was being held. Police say emergency crews transported six stabbing victims.
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands are marching today in gay pride parades around the country. Many are carrying rainbow flags and portraits of those killed in the Orlando, Florida, massacre. Hillary Clinton was among those marching at New York City's parade, which was led by the owner of the gay nightclub where a gunman killed 49 people two weeks ago.
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis says gays deserve an apology — just like other people marginalized by the church. On his way back to Rome from Armenia, Francis was asked if he agreed with one of his top advisers, German Cardinal Karl Marx, who said the church owes an apology to gays for having marginalized them. The pope said the church must not only apologize to any gay person it offended, but also to the poor, to women who have been exploited, to children forced into labor and "for having blessed so many weapons."
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — As West Virginians assess the damage from deadly flooding, there's word that more heavy rain may be on the way. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for 22 counties in West Virginia tomorrow. The watch area doesn't include Greenbrier County, where 16 people have died. Overall, 24 people have died in the flooding that began Thursday, and many more have lost their homes.
DENVER (AP) — A national cemetery in Colorado has honored 30 veterans whose remains have gone unclaimed. Their names were read aloud in a ceremony yesterday at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, and a bell was rung to honor each veteran. The cemetery says the veterans' cremated remains were left at funeral homes, sometimes for decades, and others had no next of kin. The Unclaimed Veterans Remains Ceremony is part of the nationwide Missing In America Project.
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