WICHITA, Kan. — A California “swatter” who made a fake 911 call after agreeing to help a video gamer get back at his “Call of Duty” rival, and whose actions resulted in the death of an innocent man, has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars. U.S. District Judge Eric Melgreen handed down the sentence […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A 13-year-old Arkansas boy who has been in foster care for seven years is asking for a forever home. Local television station KTHV-TV released a report and video this week about the child, named Zachary, in hopes that a viewer might take him into their family. “I want a forever […]
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — An 85-year-old man was recently knocked to the ground and kicked while trying to stop a man from stealing a pro-life banner as he stood praying outside of a Planned Parenthood facility in San Francisco. The incident, which took place on March 21, was recorded on camera, and occured within seconds. The […]
GUANGZHOU, Guangdong — Officials in the Chinese city of Guangzhou have announced that rewards are being offered for those who report “illegal religious activities,” a term that applies not only to terrorist activities, or those who “use religion to … undermine national unity,” but also those who “establish religious venues without authorization” or “conduct religious […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A lawmaker in Pennsylvania who is also a pastor’s wife is being criticized for repeatedly praying in the name of Jesus prior to the swearing in of an Islamic legislator, while a Quran reading presented the following day by a Muslim lawmaker received applause in the legislative chambers. Rep. Stephanie Borowicz, R-Clinton […]
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Maryland bill that would have allowed terminally ill patients to request a lethal prescription to hasten their death failed by one vote in the state Senate on Wednesday. According to the Capital Gazette, the bill reached a tie vote of 23-23 during a second reading voice vote—just one vote short of […]
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A Minnesota mother has filed suit against the Anoka-Hennepin School District and School Board for prohibiting her daughter, who identifies as a boy, from using the boys’ locker room. According to the official complaint, the teen, who is only being identified as N.H., came out to her family in 2015 and began seeing a […]
CARROLLTON, Texas — A caretaker at a cemetery in Texas has discovered the body of a newborn baby buried inside of a flower pot. According to reports, on March 11, a grounds caretaker at the Perry Cemetery in Carrollton noticed the pot being “out of place,” and went to empty it out. Underneath the soil […]
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A Republican lawmaker in Washington has introduced a bill that would outlaw abortion in the state, and asserts the right to do so under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Rep. Matt Shea, R-Spokane Valley, filed House Bill 2154, also known as the “Abolition of Abortion in Washington Act,” which had […]
TRENTON, N.J. — Lawmakers in New Jersey have passed legislation that would allow terminally ill patients to request a lethal prescription to hasten their death. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy says that he intends to sign the measure into law. The state Assembly passed S.1072, also known as the “Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill […]