The United States officially closed its Palestinian Consulate General in Jerusalem on Monday, downgrading its diplomatic mission to the Palestinians and merging it with the new US Embassy to Jerusalem. The consulate ...
Read More »One-year-old baby rides NY subway alone
The New York Police Department said a 1-year-old baby boy in a stroller rode alone on a Manhattan subway train for eight stops—or about 60 blocks—after the baby’s caretaker became ill. The toddler ...
Read More »‘Sliced bread’ to be debated by lawmakers
Some Missouri legislators hope it will be the greatest thing since sliced bread. That is, they hope to designate July 7 of each year as “Missouri Sliced Bread Day.” State Rep. Rusty ...
Read More »Did Steve Kraske expose bad reporting at The Kansas City Star?
At a time when The Star is already receiving heat from a lawsuit alleging that an editorial blatantly lied about comments attributed to State Senator Jim Denning, a member of its own ...
Read More »President and Congress join to target China over religious persecution
For the first time, persecuted faith groups in China and human rights organizations are forming a coalition to advance religious freedom in China, with the backing of the Trump administration and members ...
Read More »Executive Order overhauls Merchant Marine, expands vet opportunities
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 4 to aid the transition of active-duty service members and military veterans into the United States Merchant Marine. The order is called “Supporting the ...
Read More »Is “Make America Great Again” valid?
Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election with his slogan “Make America Great Again” or “MAGA.” It was a slogan that resonated with many Americans. But why? The quick answer is for ...
Read More »Colorado Civil Rights Commission called ‘anti-religious,’ case dropped against Christian baker
The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is reporting that the transgender cake case against Christian baker Jack Phillips is being dropped. ADF says it was nothing more than anti-religious “harassment” that came even ...
Read More »Israeli moon lander craft sends first photo from space
Israel’s Beresheet historic Moon landing spacecraft sent back its first image from more than 20,000 miles above the earth. The spacecraft, which is the first one Israel has sent to the moon ...
Read More »We’re home–now what? WWI Museum looks at veterans from the Great War
Americans are familiar with the treatment of Vietnam War veterans returning from the front lines. It was a divisive time in our nation’s history and, sadly, veterans often felt the wrath of ...
Read More »Military mom and infant kicked off flight for skin rash
After widespread public outcry, airline giant American Airlines has issued an apology to a South Carolina mother and her young son after they were removed from a flight because of their genetic ...
Read More »Food stamp use decreases as poor find jobs, abuses stopped
Nearly 3.9 million Americans have moved off food stamp benefits since new economic policies and job opportunities expanded after the 2016 election. The drop is saving taxpayers more than $8.5 billion. Some ...
Read More »VIDEO: Organ donor ‘honor walk’ for firefighter who lost cancer battle
The final life-saving act performed by South Metro Firefighter Cody Mooney was observed by family and friends and the staff of Littleton Hospital Saturday night. On his final “honor walk,” the firefighter’s ...
Read More »Tornado season kicks off early with 23 dead in Alabama
A tornado killed at least 23 people in southeast Alabama on March 3, part of a powerful storm system, which ravaged the Southeast and unleashed other tornadoes. “Unfortunately our toll, as far ...
Read More »15 minimum wage proposed for Kansas
Kansas House Bill 2022 proposes to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour in Kansas by 2021. The bill sponsored by Rep. Jim Ward, (D) Wichita, appears to follow a national trend towards ...
Read More »Kansas Police share story of their ‘most ridiculous call of 2019 (so far)’
The Lawrence Police Department recently shared their most ridiculous police call of 2019 (so far) — a road-rage standoff involving “Chad and Karen.” The police took to Twitter with a thread that has been ...
Read More »‘Men and women are different’: Wrestler forfeits match rather than wrestle girl
Brendan Johnston of The Classical Academy in Colorado says he’s never competed against a girl. When presented the opportunity to wrestle Jaclyn Gallegos in the Colorado state wrestling championships last weekend, and move ...
Read More »Pipeline explosion rocks Mexico, MO
Some residents in Mexico, Missouri were literally knocked out of their beds early Sunday morning but it wasn’t an earthquake but a massive pipeline explosion rocked the city and surrounding area. Multiple ...
Read More »President to sign order protecting conservative, Christian speech on campus
As Christian and conservative speech is targeted with violence on college campuses, observers are asking, “Where’s the tolerance for all speech on these supposed bastions of free thought? Now, protection for all ...
Read More »Trump gets 92% negative media coverage but his approval rating is clobbering Obama’s
In spite of overt animosity by the media toward President Donald Trump, the president still draws support from a significant portion of the American people, in greater numbers than former President Barack ...
Read More »Will the Supreme Court protect this 40-foot veteran’s cross?
The Supreme Court seemed poised Wednesday to protect a 40-foot memorial cross on public land in Bladensburg, Maryland, from a lawsuit that argues it violates the Constitution. Though the bottom-line outcome was ...
Read More »Massive alligator takes the internet by storm; biologist promises this is not a hoax
In a world where photo manipulation is a fine art shared by thousands, Georgia officials heard time and time again that an image circulating on social media of a massive alligator was ...
Read More »1,600 year-old estate of wealthy Samaritan unearthed in Israel
The Israel Antiquities Authority has unearthed the sprawling 1,600-year-old estate of a wealthy Samaritan man. The estate was found at Zur Natan on the southern Sharon Plain and is believed to have ...
Read More »Dreams by dying patients should be respected says doctor
The dreams of patients at Hospice Buffalo in New York are providing insight into what people see and experience in the weeks and days before they pass away. Pittsburg’s KDKA-TV reports that ...
Read More »Global church effort aims to transform Rwanda
The 5th Annual All Africa Conference recently took place in Rwanda. Leaders from 12 American churches and 19 African nations, plus Costa Rica, and Brazil partnered to bring tools and training for ...
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