As investigations into Russian war crimes intensify, evidence has emerged of invading Russians sexually assaulting a four-year-old Ukrainian girl and gang-raping her mother at gunpoint. The incident is just one of thousands ...
Read More »Culture issues focus of new U.S. Supreme Court session
Several cases of interest to Christians are on the agenda as the U.S. Supreme Court begins its new session this week. Some of the court’s most important upcoming cases focus on the ...
Read More »Staffing shortage harming ability of Children’s Division to help foster kids
Churches and ministries may want to pay extra close attention to children in their communities. Darrell Missey, the new director of the Missouri Children’s Division, says a severe staffing shortage is hurting ...
Read More »Half of all states will protect unborn children if Roe overturned
More than half of the states would ban abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, according to the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute. “If Roe were overturned or fundamentally weakened, 21 states have ...
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court will consider pro-life and other key issues as new term begins
The U.S. Supreme Court will open its new term on Monday with several cases of importance to Christians on the docket. Among the 34 it so far has agreed to hear are ...
Read More »Supreme Court unanimously rules in favor of Catholic foster care agency
Religious rights advocates are continuing to praise a rare unanimous U.S. Supreme Court which ruled on behalf of a Catholic foster care agency. Catholic Social Services of Philadelphia said its religious views ...
Read More »Here’s the hot-button cases the Supreme Court will rule on this month
June is perhaps the busiest month for the U.S. Supreme Court as it hands down dozens of decisions in “culture war” cases. This year those rulings on their docket include issues dealing ...
Read More »Religious freedom winning big in the U.S. Supreme Court
Despite what sometimes seems like continuous negative news, religious liberty actually is winning in the U.S. Supreme Court. A study published in “The Supreme Court Review” says that the Supreme Court under ...
Read More »After 25 deaths since March, Kansas City relaxes several COVID-19 restrictions
Mayor Quinton Lucas has eased several COVID-19 restrictions in Kansas City, Mo. New rules for bars, restaurants and businesses will be in effect through July 5. The city has experienced just 25 ...
Read More »As Democrats push for mail-in ballots, postal carrier charged with election fraud
Federal prosecutors announced on May 26 that a West Virginia postal carrier has been charged with attempted election fraud after the party affiliations of several mail-in requests for absentee ballots were altered. The ...
Read More »Good neighbor: U.S. sending Russia 200 ventilators
It’s never a bad thing to be a “good neighbor.” That’s true for two houses separated by a picket fence as well as two nations. Living up to that mantra this week ...
Read More »Chart of current coronavirus cases and deaths in U.S.
Here’s the current number of coronavirus cases and deaths across the United States. As of March 28. USA State Total Cases New Cases Total Deaths New Deaths Active Cases Source New York ...
Read More »Church reports 34 coronavirus cases among staff and members
A coronavirus outbreak at one church underscores the importance of social distancing for local congregations. First Assemblies of God Church in Greers Ferry, Ark., has reported 34 cases of the illness with ...
Read More »Military will help Israel go to total lockdown
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads in Israel, its military (IDF) is preparing for a potential total lockdown. It would include a mobilization of eight battalions to aid authorities in enforcing the lockdown. ...
Read More »Following Kansas virus guidelines, Dennis Wilson died after originally being refused test
The wife of a Kansas man who died over the weekend of COVID-19 wrote about his suffering in anguished Facebook posts that describe how he went to two walk-in clinics and a hospital before ...
Read More »Party over: Spring break students now testing positive
CBS News is reporting that those partying college students seen on Florida beaches during spring break last week are now testing positive for their stupidity. As of Monday night, five students from ...
Read More »Guidelines for Kansas City’s stay-at-home order
Beginning Monday Night at midnight, Kansas City and most suburbs will enter into a mandatory stay-at-home order. Below is the official announcement with guidelines and instructions from Mayor Quintin Lucas. Kansas City ...
Read More »Missouri coronavirus cases jump 60% in one day
The number of coronavirus cases in Missouri grew by 60% in one day giving health officials concern that the virus is now spreading person-to-person. The figures were released just as the Jackson ...
Read More »Here’s today’s map of actual coronavirus patients in the U.S.
With wall-to-wall coverage of the coronavirus, you may think there’s dozens of patients hunkered down in your neighborhood. That’s definitely not the case. While the numbers may go up in coming weeks, ...
Read More »Flu cases spike 43% in Missouri
Christmas brought the flu to many of Missouri families this week with numbers increasing dramatically. According to weekly state data, Missouri had a total of 857 lab-positive flu cases from December 8-14, ...
Read More »Several key religious cases are on Supreme Court docket
Although the president and Congress seem to dominate the news, in the background the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing several key cases this fall. The high court will reconvene October 7 with ...
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