Illinois House Declares Late-Term Abortion a ‘Right’
Illinois Democrats are attempting to make it the most liberal state in America for abortion, declaring it a right and repealing nearly every limit on the practice.
Year: 2019
U.S.-EU Trade Talks Stumble, Threatening New Trade War Front
Even though President Donald Trump held fire earlier this month on auto tariffs that have the potential to further roil Europe’s struggling economy, a litany of domestic dilemmas on both sides of the Atlantic threaten to frustrate efforts at a trade pact before they’ve even begun.
Jerusalem to host ‘unprecedented’ Israel-Russian-US security summit
Jerusalem will host next month an unprecedented trilateral meeting of top security officials from Israel, Russia and the US, the White House announced on Wednesday.
Satanic Temple to defy law upheld by Supreme Court mandating burial of fetal remains
The Satanic Temple said it will challenge a recent Supreme Court ruling requiring the burial or cremation of fetal remains, alleging that it violates the group’s religious liberty.
US like a ‘war zone’ after 500 tornadoes in 30 days
America has been hit with 500 tornadoes in the last 30 days, with Tuesday breaking a 40-year record by marking the 12th day in a row with at least eight tornado reports, according to US forecasters.
U.S.: Russia May Be Testing Low-Yield Nukes, In Violation Of Treaty
A top U.S. military official has said that U.S. intelligence agencies believe Russia is likely conducting low-yield nuclear testing that may be violation of a major international treaty.
Case Closed: Special Counsel Mueller Says Russia Investigation Is Over, Nothing More to Say
Special Counsel Robert Mueller announced Wednesday that he has concluded the Russia investigation. He is now closing the special counsel’s office and returning to private life.
Louisiana Lawmakers Send New Abortion Ban to Governor’s Desk
Louisiana lawmakers on Wednesday passed a strict new abortion ban that would prohibit the procedure before some women even know they are pregnant, joining a half-dozen conservative states with similar measures.
Three US States Face Flooding of ‘Historic Magnitude’
Thousands of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana residents braced for more flooding Wednesday, and some evacuated their homes, as forecasts of further rain drove fears that decades-old levees girding the Arkansas River may not hold.
Knesset votes for new elections on September 17 after Netanyahu fails to form coalition
Israel’s parliament on Wednesday voted to dissolve a mere month after it was sworn in, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to meet the midnight deadline to form a new government, triggering an unprecedented second national election this year.
Kushner, Greenblatt arrive in Israel after meetings in Jordan, Morocco
US President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner and Mideast negotiator Jason Greenblatt are expected to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while in Israel, on the last leg of a regional tour to drum up support for next month’s ‘economic workshop’ in Bahrain.
The Will of the People Leans Toward Secularism as Russian Government Seeks to Finance Renewal of Faith
On May 13th protestors, among them MMA fighters from the Russian Copper Company martial arts academy, tore down the fence that had marked off the proposed construction site of the new St. Catherine Cathedral in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Indian Christians Say ‘God Works for the Good of Those Who Love Him’ As Modi Rides Anti-Christian Nationalist Wave to Second Term in Office
Christians in India are bracing themselves for more of the same after Prime Minister Narendra Modi was elected to another five-year term last Thursday, having garnered a 303-seat parliamentary majority—a 31-seat gain from his initial election in 2014.
U.S. says all North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction violate U.N. resolutions
North Korea’s entire weapons of mass destruction program violates U.N. Security Council resolutions, the U.S. State Department spokeswoman said on Tuesday, when asked about recent missile launches by Pyongyang.
EU tells Britain: There will be no renegotiation of Brexit deal
The European Union will not renegotiate the Brexit deal that Prime Minister Theresa May agreed, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Tuesday, as concerns grew that a successor to May could trigger a confrontation with the bloc.
China ready to hit back at U.S. with rare earths
China is ready to use rare earths to strike back in a trade war with the United States, Chinese newspapers warned on Wednesday in strongly worded commentaries on a move that would escalate tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to transgender restroom policy
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a legal challenge to a Pennsylvania school district’s policy that allows transgender students to use whichever restroom they identify with.
U.S. calls Russian, Syrian air strikes ‘reckless escalation’ in Syria
The United States continues to be alarmed by Syrian government and Russian airstrikes in northwest Syria and believes they are a ‘reckless escalation’ of violence, the State Department said on Tuesday.
Tornadoes Across U.S. Bring Destruction for 12th Straight Day
The National Weather Service (NWS) said as many as 55 tornadoes may have touched down overnight across eight states stretching eastward from Idaho and Colorado. Storm reports posted online by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Storm Prediction Center said 14 suspected tornadoes touched down in Indiana, 12 in Colorado and nine in Ohio. Seven were reported in Iowa, five in Nebraska, four in Illinois, three in Minnesota, and one in Idaho.
No deal in sight as Netanyahu faces final 24 hours to form government
With only 24 hours to go before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a legal deadline to form a coalition, Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Lieberman once again shot down a compromise aimed at securing Netanyahu a fifth term.