Banners Promoting Atheist Event Offend Fort Worth Residents
City officials in Forth Worth, Texas received around 100 complaints from residents after banners with the phrase ‘In No God We Trust’ were hung along Main Street promoting an atheist event.
Year: 2019
Fort Worth Allows ‘In No God We Trust’ Banners to Fly Downtown, Says They’re Legal
A series of anti-God banners in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, is drawing criticism from citizens and even the mayor, but city officials say they have the legal right to be there.
Appeals court rejects Trump’s request for border wall funding
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s allocation of $2.5 billion from the Department of Defense to pay for construction of physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Netanyahu: Israel preparing for wide-scale campaign in Gaza
Israel wants to restore calm to the South, but at the same time is preparing for a wide-scale military campaign inside the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday.
HIV completely removed from mice in groundbreaking study
Mice infected with HIV ended up virus-free after US researchers were able to remove it from their cells for the first time, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications this week.
Pope Francis and Putin meet at Vatican, discuss Syria, Ukraine
A day before he is scheduled to meet with Ukranian Catholic leaders, Pope Francis welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday, speaking with him for just under an hour about a variety of issues.
Strongest Earthquake in 20 Years Rattles Southern California
The strongest earthquake in 20 years shook a large swath of Southern California and parts of Nevada on Thursday, rattling nerves on the July 4th holiday and causing injuries and damage in a town near the epicenter, followed by a swarm of ongoing aftershocks.
Study: Over 80 Percent of Young European Jews Believe Antisemitism Is an Increasing Problem in Their Countries, Four in Ten Have Considered Emigration
A new study released Thursday indicates that among young Jewish Europeans, an overwhelming majority believe antisemitism is a problem in their countries and is getting worse, causing four in ten to consider emigration.
‘Worryingly high’ number of people infected with latent form of drug resistant TB
More than 19 million people around the globe are infected with one of the most complex forms of dormant tuberculosis, threatening efforts to control the fatal disease, researchers have warned.
Wycliffe Associates Using Technology to Make Bible Accessible for the World’s Unwritten Language Groups
Christians from hundreds of language groups have asked Wycliffe Associates for technology to make the Bible accessible in their unwritten languages.
22-week abortion ban moves closer to Colorado ballot
A proposal to ban abortions at 22 weeks in Colorado moved closer to being on next year’s ballot on Wednesday.
U.S. judge blocks Ohio ‘heartbeat’ law to end most abortions
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Ohio from enforcing a new law that critics said would effectively ban most abortions in the state, starting as early as six weeks into pregnancy.
Government lawyers backtrack, say they will try to get citizenship question on census
Lawyers for the Justice Department backtracked furiously Wednesday, saying they would examine whether the Trump administration may add a question on citizenship status to the census, just one day after DOJ officials and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said they were abandoning those efforts for next year’s survey.
Rouhani: Starting Sunday, Iran will enrich uranium to ‘any amount we want’
Iran’s president warned Europe Wednesday that his country would ‘take the next step’ in increasing its uranium enrichment this coming Sunday, and enrich to ‘any amount that we want.’
136 Arrested, 111 Police Wounded During Riots Over Police Shooting of Young Israeli-Ethiopian Man
ccording to the Israel Police, over 100 people have been arrested across the country in connection with the wave of protests sparked by the shooting of a young Israeli-Ethiopian man by an off-duty police officer on Sunday.
Dollar dips after Trump says US should play ‘currency manipulation game’ like Europe, China
The greenback fell Wednesday after President Donald Trump said in a tweet that the U.S. should match China and Europe’s ‘currency manipulation game.’
US trade deficit rises to 5-month high of $55.5B in May
The U.S. trade deficit rose to a five-month high in May as the politically sensitive imbalances with China and Mexico widened.
Putin signs bill suspending participation in nuclear treaty
President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill suspending Russia’s participation in a pivotal nuclear arms treaty.
Kremlin refuses to reveal details about fatal Russian submarine fire, declares it ‘state secret’
Two days after a mysterious fire aboard a Russian submersible killed 14 people, little details have emerged as the Kremlin continued Wednesday to shroud the incident in secrecy.
Scholars say Philistine genes help solve biblical mystery
Goliath the Greek? Human remains from an ancient cemetery in southern Israel have yielded precious bits of DNA that a new study says help prove the European origin of the Philistines — the enigmatic nemeses of the biblical Israelites.