Texas school boards have already begun to vote on a new measure to allow or prohibit chaplains from volunteering to provide counseling and other services to students.
Iranian State TV announced on Sunday that Iran’s navy had enhanced its weaponry with the integration of advanced, locally manufactured Talaeieh and Nasir cruise missiles. These missiles, notably the Talaeieh, are described as “fully smart,” with a range exceeding 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) and capable of changing targets during their flight.
The FBI and U.S. intelligence agencies warn about China’s use of artificial intelligence, indicating potential risks beyond intellectual property theft. They are concerned that China could use AI for massive data collection on American citizens. The FBI has highlighted the importance of safeguarding artificial intelligence as a vital U.S. technology in response to China’s aim for substantial AI advancements by 2025, the Wall Street Journal reported.
An influential “dark money” liberal group reportedly funds anti-Israel and antisemitic activism across the United States backed by massive amounts in taxpayer-financed grants and contracts.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that they executed ‘wide-scale’ strikes against Hezbollah targets on Sunday in response to a series of rocket attacks from Lebanon that targeted various communities in northern Israel.
Most Christmas events were canceled in the Biblical birthplace of Jesus, with authorities saying the Israel-Hamas war gives no reason to celebrate the “Prince of Peace.”
Arrests were made, and security was stepped up around churches and Christmas markets in Europe, including in Germany and neighboring Austria, after intelligence information of possible attacks, officials said.
Pope Francis has expressed his closeness to what he said are “our brothers and sisters suffering due to war,” including the people of Ukraine which faced a turbulent Christmas, with Russian shelling and drone attacks reportedly claiming the lives of at least four people. The leader of more than a billion Catholics, who has been involved in peace diplomacy with both nations, but there was no evidence Sunday his efforts had been successful.
Iran has denied U.S. allegations that it is involved in planning attacks by Yemen’s Tehran-aligned Houthi movement on commercial vessels in the Red Sea.
The heart of government in the Midwestern U.S. state of Michigan was preparing for Christmas with a satanic display of The Satanic Temple (TST) group after a Christian beheaded its other satanic monument at the Iowa State Capitol.
The Czech Republic plunged into a day of national mourning Saturday after a student killed 14 people and wounded 25 others at his Prague university in the worst mass shooting in the country’s, and Europe’s, recent history.
Following a week of vote delays and intense negotiations to circumvent a United States veto, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) approved a resolution that called for the boosting of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and called for urgent steps “to create the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities.”
On Friday, President Biden approved the $886 billion defense bill, providing the military with its most substantial pay raise in years. The bill, however, also prolongs the government’s authority to monitor phone and internet activities of non-U.S. residents abroad, a measure that has raised concerns among critics about potential implications for Americans.
On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) declined the request from special counsel Jack Smith for an expedited review concerning a defense strategy in one of the two cases he is handling against Former President Donald Trump.
China’s battle with the West over control of the world’s critical minerals rapidly escalated Friday after the Communist nation banned the export of production technology for rare earth metals.
Worryingly, Christian refugees from the Vietnamese Hmong and Montagnard minority groups are now facing arrests and harassment from officials in Thailand, where they have come seeking refuge from persecution in Vietnam, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
A new study shows that Christian colleges in the United States have increased their support for abortion and for the major abortion provider Planned Parenthood by 10% since 2021, the Christian Post reports.
Britain’s High Court of Justice has ruled it is lawful to criminalize pro-life activity, including silent prayer vigils, inside a designated exclusion zone around an abortion clinic, the UK Christian Concern organization said in a press release.The ruling was handed down by Lord Justice Warby and Justice Thornton on Dec. 15, 2023.
An umbrella group of pro-life pregnancy centers has filed suit against New Jersey to block what it describes as a politically motivated “oppressive, unjustified” subpoena issued by the state’s Democratic Attorney General to produce detailed information on their business practices, the Washington Times reports. First Choice Women’s Resource Centers filed the suit in the District Court in response to a subpoena received from New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin.
American warships faced possible attacks Friday after Yemen’s Houthis warned they would strike U.S. warships if Washington targeted the Iranian-backed militia.