Immediately after the mass shooting Wednesday that claimed the lives of 14 people in San Bernardino, California, Twitter and Facebook initially exploded with expressions of outrage or empathy. Gradually, however, the tone shifted to more pointedly partisan attacks.
The number of mass shootings – defined as four or more people shot or killed, including the shooter – so far this year has exceeded the number of days that have passed, according to Reddit.com's Guns Are Cool web page.
LONDON – In a less traditional piece of charitable work, more than 1,000 nuns worldwide are swapping their habits for outfits typically worn by prostitutes or laborers.
The 1,100 sisters belong to the group Talitha Kum, an 11-year-old network of women fighting human trafficking based in Rome and funded by the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, according to the group's website.
