NEW YORK — Three would-be jihadists from Brooklyn who plotted to join the Islamic State were nabbed Wednesday—including one who declared himself ready to “execute” President Obama or “plant a bomb in Coney Island.” Two of the suspects—falafel restaurant workers Abdurasul Juraboev and Akhror Saidakhmetov—were expected to be arraigned in Brooklyn Federal Court. The third—kitchenware […]
FORT LAUDERDALE — A video released online shows a Fort Lauderdale police officer slapping a homeless man across the face after he sought to use the restroom at the public bus station, adding to existing concerns over the city’s questionable treatment of the homeless. The video begins by showing the man, Bruce Leclair, walking through […]
TAL SHAMIRAM, Syria — At least 150 people have been kidnapped by the barbaric Islamic group ISIS in what is being reported as a predominantly Christian area of Syria. “We have verified at least 150 people who have been abducted from sources on the ground,” Bassam Ishak, President of the Syriac National Council of Syria, […]
After Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker told reporters on Saturday that he “doesn’t know” if Barack Obama is a Christian, a nationally-syndicated radio host is speaking out, explaining that just because someone claims to be a Christian, Jesus said that a “tree is known by its fruit.” The Washington Post had posed the question to Walker, the […]
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ attorney general has asked the state Supreme Court to void a same-sex “marriage” license that was issued to two lesbian women last week as the state does not recognize the union of two women as a marriage. On Thursday, District Judge David Wahlberg ordered that Travis County clerk to issue a […]
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking that it hear its case surrounding an admitting privileges law that could close the state’s last abortion facility. As previously reported, in 2012, Mississippi legislators enacted a law requiring abortionists to have board certification and obtain hospital admitting […]
WARREN, Mich. — City officials in Warren, Michigan have agreed to allow an atheist display near an existing “prayer station” in city hall, settling a lawsuit filed by several church-state separation groups over the matter. As previously reported, Warren resident and member of the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) Douglas Marshall submitted a request last year […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A recent sermon delivered by the pastor of Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley reveals that Bentley’s recent decision to follow a federal court ruling striking down the state’s Sanctity of Marriage Act as being unconstitutional is at odds with his church’s teachings on obeying God rather than men. “Here’s what I said to our governor yesterday,” […]
TEL BURNA, Israel – Archaeologists are increasingly confident that they have discovered the remains of Libnah—an ancient city in Israel that is mentioned multiple times in the Bible. Since 2009, researchers have studied the remains of an ancient village at a dig site named Tel Burna, located 20 miles southwest of Jerusalem. The area was […]
RICHMOND, Va. — Lawmakers in Virginia have passed a bill named after football great Tim Tebow that may allow some homeschoolers to play sports with public school teams. HB 1626, also known as the Tim Tebow Act, was introduced by Del. Rob Bell (R-Albemarle County) would provide school districts the freedom to decide whether or not they not […]