LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal judge nominated to the bench by Barack Obama has temporarily banned officials in Arkansas from excluding the abortion giant Planned Parenthood from its Medicaid program, stating that the exclusion would likely cause “irreparable harm” to prospective clients. “Should the court fail to issue injunctive relief, members of the patient […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Officials with the California attorney general’s office and an attorney with the abortion giant Planned Parenthood collaborated to craft the recently-passed bill criminalizing undercover filming at abortion facilities, emails show. The Life Legal Defense Foundation obtained copies of email correspondence between the two entities via a Public Records Act request and discovered […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Suspended Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore took the stand during his ethics hearing on Wednesday, telling those gathered that he never told probate judges in the state to defy the United States Supreme Court’s opinion on “gay marriage.” “I don’t encourage anyone to defy a federal court or state court […]
Students across the nation and around the world gathered at their school flagpoles on Wednesday for the annual ‘See You at the Pole’ day, a student-led prayer event that has been a much-observed tradition for over 20 years. “See You at the Pole means to me a chance to get together and pray for our […]
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – After a nine-year legal saga, a Turkish criminal court today sentenced five men to life in prison for the torture and murder of three Christians in southeast Turkey in 2007. The Malatya First Heavy Penal Court found Salih Gurler, Cuma Ozdemir, Abuzer Yildirim, Hamit Ceker and Emre Gunaydin guilty on […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — An appeals court in North Carolina has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by two Christian judges who resigned their posts two years ago after being informed via state memos that they would be required to officiate same-sex “weddings” or face possible punishment. The North Carolina Court of Appeals did not […]
O’DONNELL, Texas — The superintendent of a school district in Texas has announced that a mural of the Ten Commandments at an area high school has been painted over following a complaint and legal threat from a professing atheist organization. “After consultation with legal counsel, community members and students, I have decided as the Superintendent […]
(World Religion News) — In a move likely calculated to capture the Indian-American vote come election day in November, the Republican nominee Donald Trump released a statement praising the Hindu community for its contributions to the U.S.A. He commented, “The Hindu community has made fantastic contributions to world civilization and to American culture and we […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida woman is behind bars after she allegedly attacked a homeless woman with a box cutter moments after smoking the synthetic drug Flakka. Marsha Lee Boothe, 25, was arrested on Sept. 20 and is facing a charge of aggravated battery with a lethal weapon. According to local television station WPLG, […]
MARENGO, Ohio — A federal judge ordered an Ohio school district on Monday to treat a male elementary school student who identifies as female “as the girl she is,” including allowing him to use the girls restroom and referring to the child with feminine pronouns. “The court orders school district officials to treat Jane Doe […]