Indiana to Appeal After Obama Judge Strikes Down Law Banning Abortion of Down Syndrome Children

Indiana to Appeal After Obama Judge Strikes Down Law Banning Abortion of Down Syndrome Children

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The attorney general of Indiana says that he plans to file an appeal after a federal judge appointed to the bench by then-President Barack Obama issued a permanent injunction against a state law that bans the murder of unborn children based on a Down Syndrome diagnosis or any other disability, but stops short […]

Prayer Returns to Charlotte City Council Meetings After Confusion Cleared

Prayer Returns to Charlotte City Council Meetings After Confusion Cleared

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Prayer has returned to Charlotte’s city council meetings after confusion was cleared over whether or not city officials thought the practice should be discontinued due to a recent circuit court ruling. “What the council is currently doing is okay,” Jason Kay of the Charlotte city attorney’s office told reporters. “It is perfectly […]

Oklahoma Muslim Man Who Beheaded Coworker Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder

Oklahoma Muslim Man Who Beheaded Coworker Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder

NORMAN, Okla. — A Muslim man from Oklahoma who beheaded his coworker three years ago and attempted to decapitate a second woman has been found guilty of first-degree murder as a jury rejected his attorney’s insanity defense on Friday. Alton Nolen, 33, was also found guilty of four counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and one […]

Judge Rules Kentucky Ultrasound Requirement ‘Harms Psychological Well-Being’ of Abortive Mothers

Judge Rules Kentucky Ultrasound Requirement ‘Harms Psychological Well-Being’ of Abortive Mothers

FRANKFORT, Ky. — A federal judge has struck down a Kentucky law that requires women to obtain an ultrasound prior to an abortion, asserting that mandating mothers to look at the children that they are about to kill “appears to inflict psychological harm on abortion patients.” “Requiring physicians to force upon their patients the information mandated by […]

Turkey Suggests Swapping Jailed US Pastor for Muslim Cleric

Turkey Suggests Swapping Jailed US Pastor for Muslim Cleric

(Fox News) — President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan suggested Turkey could free an imprisoned American pastor if the Trump administration extradites a Muslim cleric living in Pennsylvania—but the State Department says that won’t happen. American Pastor Andrew Brunson says he was jailed on bogus terrorism charges since his arrest last October. Erdoğan wants to put the […]

Russian ‘Cannibal Couple’ in Custody After Allegedly Killing 30 People, Keeping Remains in Jars

Russian ‘Cannibal Couple’ in Custody After Allegedly Killing 30 People, Keeping Remains in Jars

KRASNODAR, Russia — A couple in Russia is being held in police custody as it is believed that they have killed and eaten 30 people over the last 20 years. According to reports, Dmitry Baksheev, 35, and his wife, Natalia Baksheeva, 42, were arrested after city workers in Krasnodar found a cell phone lying in the street […]

Republican Illinois Governor Signs Bill Allowing Medicaid Coverage of Elective Abortions

Republican Illinois Governor Signs Bill Allowing Medicaid Coverage of Elective Abortions

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Republican governor of Illinois has signed a bill that will now allow Medicaid funds to be used to cover elective abortions. H.B. 40 also allows state employee insurance plans to provide coverage for mothers who wish to end their unborn child’s life, and would ensure abortion remains legal in the state should the U.S. Supreme Court […]

Nigerian Toddler Run Over by Boko Haram Walks Again

Nigerian Toddler Run Over by Boko Haram Walks Again

(BBC) — A five-year-old Nigerian boy, who was seriously injured when he was run over by Boko Haram militants three years ago, has taken his first steps since. The Islamist militants drove over Ali Ahmadu’s back on a motorbike as he tried to flee with his mother from an attack on their village, Chibok. Ali […]

‘He Was Going to Kill Everybody’: Tennessee Minister Recalls Gunman’s Horrific Rampage on Church

‘He Was Going to Kill Everybody’: Tennessee Minister Recalls Gunman’s Horrific Rampage on Church

ANTIOCH, Tenn. — A Tennessee minister who was shot on Sunday along with his wife and six other members of his church—one being killed in the parking lot—recalled on Tuesday the horror that he experienced when a gunman opened fire on his congregation. Joey Spann of Burnette Chapel Church of Christ spoke to the media […]