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Demonstrators march during a protest against the acquittal of Michael Brelo, a patrolman charged in the shooting deaths of two unarmed suspects, Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Cleveland. Brelo was acquitted Saturday in a case involving a 137-shot barrage of gunfire that helped prompt the U.S. Department of Justice determine the city police department had a history of using excessive force and violating civil rights. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Illustration on animal rights groups assault on Christianity by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Illustration on the faults of the Federal public works funding bill by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Christina Hung (left), 23, of Oakland, fills out an application form during a health care enrollment event at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in Oakland, Calif., on March 31, 2014. State-run health insurance markets that offer taxpayer-subsidized coverage under President Barack Obama’s law are grappling with high costs and disappointing enrollment, challenges that could lead more of them to turn over functions to the federal government, or join forces with other states. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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File - In this July 22, 2015 photo, news media work outside the Waller County Jail, in Hempstead, Texas. When Sandra Bland died in jail last week she became just the latest name on a long list of inmates who killed themselves in custody, with one dubious distinction. Bland was the only black woman to commit suicide in a Texas jail in the last five years, state records show. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)
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Newton County Commissioner John Douglas has finally apologized after first denying, then defending a Facebook post in which he called a black woman desecrating the American flag a "street walker knee grow." (11Alive)
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CEO Nigel Travis of Dunkin' Donuts believes a $15 minimum wage for fast food workers is "absolutely outrageous." (CNN)
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In this file photo taken Nov. 19, 2014, supporters of Arkansas' law banning same sex marriage, top, hold a rally as a protestor waves a rainbow flag at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark. The Arkansas Supreme Court voted on a narrow part of the state's case over gay marriage in June, 2015, but only planned on issuing that decision if the nation's highest court didn't legalize same-sex marriage, a justice said Thursday, July 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)
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Jeb Bush had to explain his statement last year that illegal immigration was an "act of love" during Thursday night's Republican debate. (Associated Press)
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This July 7, 2015 photo shows signage outside the Carnival Cruise Lines offices, in Miami. Carnival, the world's largest cruise provider, and the U.S. Justice Department on Thursday, July 23, 2015 announced a settlement regarding accessibility access for people with disabilities on 62 ships in the Carnival, Holland America and Princess Cruises brands. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
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Mother Patricia Mary walks in the chapel at the Mullen Home for the Aged, run by Little Sisters of the Poor, in Denver on Jan. 2, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Crime scene tape marks off the area as police investigate on Thursday morning, July 23, 2015, in Broken Arrow, Okla., where authorities say five people were found dead late Wednesday night. Police say a 16-year-old and an 18-year-old, who are both related to the victims, were taken into custody. (AP Photo/Justin Juozapavicius)
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Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks at a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington on June 18, 2015. Lynch announced that Dylann Roof, the man accused of slaying of nine black church members in Charleston last month was indicted July 22, on 33 federal counts, including hate crimes, firearms violations and obstructing the practice of religion, which could include the death penalty. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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Paul Russo works on the letters for the Disabled Veterans' Life Memorial in Washington on July 21, 2014. According to a new report by the Government Accountability Office, nearly 60,000 veterans collected more than $3.5 billion in 2013 in military retirement pay, disability benefits from Veterans Affairs and disability checks from Social Security. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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An abortion protester stands outside the Red River Women's Clinic in Fargo, N.D., on Feb. 20, 2013. (Associated Press)
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President Obama pauses during his address during a visit to the University of Hartford, in Hartford, Conn., Monday, April 8, 2013. Obama visited the school to highlight gun control legislation and to meet with the families of victims from the Sandy Hook elementary school shootings. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) ** FILE **
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Leon Rodriguez answers a question while testifying before a Senate Judiciary hearing to examine the Administration's immigration enforcement policies, in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)
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Pope Francis delivers his speech in the Synod Hall during a conference on Modern Slavery and Climate Change at the Vatican, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Dozens of environmentally friendly mayors from around the world are meeting at the Vatican this week to bask in the star power of eco-Pope Francis and commit to reducing global warming and helping the urban poor deal with its effects. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, center, arrives in the Synod Hall to attend a conference on Modern Slavery and Climate Change at the Vatican, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Dozens of environmentally friendly mayors from around the world are meeting at the Vatican this week to bask in the star power of eco-Pope Francis and commit to reducing global warming and helping the urban poor deal with its effects. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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California Gov. Jerry Brown, right, delivers his speech in the Synod Hall as he attends a conference on Modern Slavery and Climate Change at the Vatican, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Dozens of environmentally friendly mayors from around the world are meeting at the Vatican this week to bask in the star power of eco-Pope Francis and commit to reducing global warming and helping the urban poor deal with its effects. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
