(USA Today) — A North Carolina man is asking for answers after his mom died while on a Vodou retreat in Haiti. Dana Jackson, 51, wanted to become a Manbo priestess. A Manbo priestess “is a female ritual specialist in the Haitian Vodou tradition. Like her male counterpart, the oungan (or houngan), she performs ceremonies, initiations, healings, and divinations,” […]

(Fox News) — Planned Parenthood is offering more than a free T-shirt or sticker at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) this coming week — the organization will offer free vasectomies, medication abortion, and emergency contraception. Planned Parenthood Great Rivers of St. Louis announced in a X post that a bus is headed to the DNC […]

(Christian Post) — Wycliffe Bible Translators is mourning the passing of 57-year-old missionary mother of two Virginia Vinton, who authorities say died by apparent suicide at Chicago O’Hare International Airport earlier this month. “We are heartbroken by the tragic passing of Virginia,” a spokesperson for the Orlando-based interdenominational nonprofit told The Christian Post in a […]

(WND) — Two Black ministers recently spoke in a documentary, denouncing abortion as racist and calling on Black faith leaders to speak out against “the slaughter of the unborn.” Pastor John Amanchukwu and Bishop Patrick L. Wooden Sr. of the Upper Room Church of God in Christ in North Carolina both spoke in the documentary, “The […]

(CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday turned down a request from the Biden administration to enforce parts of a new federal rule meant to protect LGBTQ+ and pregnant students from discrimination in 10 states where the rule was put on hold by federal judges. The court announced its decision in an unsigned order that drew […]

(ABC News) — The Republican National Committee’s platform committee adopted a new GOP platform on Monday — and it softens language on the issue of abortion, marking a shift in the party’s stance to more closely align with the views of former President Donald Trump. The platform says that Republicans “will oppose Late Term Abortion while […]

(The Daily Signal) — Eva Edl turned 10 years old in a World War II-era death camp. She believes she may die in a United States prison. Charged by President Joe Biden’s Justice Department with violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, Edl faces up to 11 years in prison and $350,000 fines. […]

(The Hill) — Former President Trump on Wednesday said he would not sign a national abortion ban if reelected and such a bill passed Congress. The Biden campaign quickly dismissed him as a “liar,” citing his record on the issue. Trump was asked by reporters in Georgia if he would sign a national abortion ban if it reached his […]

(NewsMax) — The United States has intelligence confirming Islamic State’s claim of responsibility for a deadly shooting at a concert near Moscow, a U.S. official said on Friday. The official said the United States had warned Russia in recent weeks about the possibility of an attack. “We did warn the Russians appropriately,” said the official, […]

(USA Today) — ROCK HILL, S.C. – Facing attacks on the Republican Party’s opposition to abortion rights, former President Donald Trump called on Alabama lawmakers Friday to reverse a state Supreme Court decision that has nearly halted in vitro fertilization in that state. “We want to make it easier for mothers and fathers to have babies, not […]