North Korea ‘ready for nuclear attack’ amid show of force
Source: BBC North Korea has warned the US not to take provocative action in the region, saying it is “ready to hit back with nuclear attacks”. The comments came as […]
‘Big Talk’ considers religious extremism
Source: The Cougar By Katelyn Kenney Students filed into the Agnes Arnold Auditorium Tuesday for a conversation about countering religious extremism. The event, part of the Jack J. Valenti School […]
Trump signs measure targeting Planned Parenthood funding
Source: BBC US President Donald Trump has signed a new measure aimed at rolling back federal funding for the US women’s health group Planned Parenthood. The legislation removes an Obama-era […]
What does all this bombing tell us about Trump?
Source: BBC BY Katty Kay Donald Trump has not only normalised American foreign policy, he has arguably made it more effective. With two high-profile, signal-sending bombing raids and a series […]
Minneapolis Muslims protest ‘sharia’ vigilante in Cedar-Riverside area
Source: Star Tribune By Faiza Mahamud Star Tribune APRIL 13, 2017 — 2:06PM Abdullah Rashid, 22, a Georgia native who moved to Cedar-Riverside last year, says his group, General Presidency […]
The ADL offers Sean Spicer a personal Holocaust history lesson
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer April 13 at 7:45 PM White House press secretary Sean Spicer apologized during “The President and the Press: The First Amendment in the […]
Chicago Archdiocese pays $3.15 million to settle abuse suits
Source: Chicago Tribune BY Manya Brachear Pashman Contact ReporterChicago Tribune The Archdiocese of Chicago will pay $3.15 million to settle lawsuits brought by three men who allege they were sexually abused […]
The Evangelical Roots of Our Post-Truth Society
Source: The New York Times By Molly Worthen THE arrival of the “post-truth” political climate came as a shock to many Americans. But to the Christian writer Rachel Held Evans, charges […]
11 breathtakingly beautiful waterfalls in the U.S.
Source: USA Today BY Jamie Ditaranto, SmarterTravel.com Once you’ve seen one great waterfall, you have to see them all. These cascading beauties come in all varieties: tall, skinny, massive and wonderfully […]
US Sikhs launch ad campaign that looks to push back on hate
Source: Associated Press By STEVE PEOPLES NEW YORK (AP) — Sikhs in the United States are launching a million-dollar awareness campaign that aims to stop hate-fueled attacks by explaining more […]
Syria war: Trump and Putin trade barbs as ministers meet
Source: BBC The US and Russian presidents have revealed the wide gulf between them over Syria, even as their foreign ministers were meeting in Moscow. Donald Trump said Russia was […]
Hawaii asks full court to hear Trump travel ban appeal
Source: Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Attorneys representing Hawaii in the state’s challenge to President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban are asking that the full panel of a federal appeals […]
Alabama Senate votes to allow church to form police dept.
Source: Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Senate has voted to allow a church to form its own police force. Lawmakers on Tuesday voted 24-4 to allow Briarwood […]
President Trump Asked for Border Wall Plans. This Group Suggested a Hyperloop Instead
Source: Time By Maya Rhodan Apr 11, 2017 When the deadline came for submissions to build President Trump’s proposed wall along the Mexican border earlier this month, many went for a […]
Tillerson brings tough line to Moscow over Russia’s backing for Syrian regime
Source: The Washington Post By Carol Morello and David Filipov April 11 at 11:17 AM MOSCOW — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Russia on Tuesday to urge Moscow […]
SUFISM, A MYSTICAL ISLAM, GROWING IN LOS ANGELES
Source: World Religion News POSTED BY KELLY FRAZIER Los Angeles, CA has witnessed the rising popularity of Sufism. One prominent group is the Moroccan-origin Shadhili Order. Founded in the seventh […]
Officer Who Forcibly Removed Passenger From United Airlines Flight Placed on Leave
Source: Time BY Jennifer Calfas Apr 10, 2017 One of the officers involved in forcibly removing and dragging a passenger from an overbooked United Airlines flight was placed on leave Monday. […]
Comedian Hasan Minhaj Will Host the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Source: Time BY Mahita Gajanan Hasan Minhaj, a Daily Show correspondent and comedian, will be the entertainer at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the association’s president announced on Tuesday. “I […]
Most Doctors’ Breast Cancer Advice May Be Out of Date
Source: Time By Alice Park Who needs a mammogram—and when? These are questions that have vexed women for years now as science—and the recommendations it informs—has shifted. In 2009, the […]
Russian arrested in Spain ‘over US election hacking’
Source: BBC Spanish police have arrested a Russian programmer for alleged involvement in “hacking” the US election, Spanish press reports have said. Pyotr Levashov, arrested on 7 April in Barcelona, […]