Britain Mourns Slain Lawmaker

(BIRSTALL, England)— Campaigning in Britain's European Union membership referendum was at a halt and normal political life was suspended Friday as the country absorbed the daylight slaying of lawmaker Jo Cox with shock — and worry that the political fury unleashed by the EU campaign was somehow connected to the killing.

Prime Minister David Cameron appealed for intolerance and hatred to be driven out of politics, as a U.S.