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Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Ramon Castro, older brother of Cuba's Fidel and Raul, dies at 91
Ramon Castro, the older brother of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and current President Raul Castro, died on Tuesday at age 91, Cuban official media reported.
Kerry issues warning as Syrian parties back halt to fighting
The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rebel groups accepted a plan for a cessation of hostilities to begin on Saturday and the United States warned it would be hard to hold the country together if the fighting did not stop.
Internet by light promises to leave Wi-Fi eating dust
Connecting your smartphone to the web with just a lamp -- that is the promise of Li-Fi, featuring Internet access 100 times faster than Wi-Fi with revolutionary wireless technology.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Knesset marks first-ever LGBT rights day
The Knesset held its first-ever LGBT rights day on Tuesday, where will be lectures speaking about the situation of the community in Israel are being held. This is on the heels of a report which shows that the amount of instances of harassment of the LGBT community in Israel has actually gone up.
Congress Moves to Boost Investment in Israeli Technology
Congress is seeking to boost U.S. investment in Israeli security technologies and other sectors in response to efforts by international anti-Israel groups to promote economic boycotts of the Jewish state, according to a copy of a measure obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
Inside the United States
The Obama Administration Wants to Make Sure Non-Citizens Vote in the Upcoming Election
Several well-funded organizations -- including the League of Women Voters and the NAACP -- are fighting efforts to prevent non-citizens from voting illegally in the upcoming presidential election. And the United States Department of Justice, under the direction of Attorney General Loretta Lynch, is helping them.
New Kentucky governor sues Planned Parenthood for performing illegal abortions
New Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood for allegedly performing abortions without a licence.
Obama to unveil Guantanamo Bay closure plan
President Barack Obama said he would close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as one of his first acts in office. Seven years later, stymied by a hostile Congress and skepticism in his own party, he'll present a plan on how he'd go about it during his remaining days as president.
CDC Reports 14 New Cases of Sexually Transmitted Zika in U.S.
Fourteen more people may have caught the Zika virus in the U.S. without traveling to affected zones, federal health officials said Tuesday -- strong evidence that the virus is sexually transmitted fairly often.
U.S. general: Obama 'aiding and abetting the enemy'
President Obama is urging Congress to approve the closing of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, allow for the transfer of remaining detainees to the U.S. and try them in U.S. courts.
Judge: Clinton aides can be questioned about email server
A federal judge opened the door to allowing a conservative legal group to question top aides to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about whether she deliberately sought to thwart open records laws by using a private email server.
U.S. Politics
Caucus chaos in Nevada as voters report instances of possible fraud
Chaos reigned early Tuesday evening in Nevada as Republican voters reported instances of ballot stuffing, failure to check if voters were registered and ballot collectors decked out in apparel representing their preferred candidate.
Judge orders discovery to go forward over Clinton's private email system
A Federal judge on Tuesday ruled that State Department officials and top aides to Hillary Clinton should be questioned under oath about whether they intentionally thwarted federal open records laws by using or allowing the use of a private email server throughout Clinton's tenure as secretary of state from 2009 to 2013.
Hillary Clinton Donors Behind Suit Challenging Proof of Citizenship in Three States
Lawyers who have donated thousands to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton are involved in a new lawsuit challenging a requirement in three states to make individuals provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote using a national mail voter registration form.
Christian News
NY Farmers Fined $13K For Declining to Host a Same-Sex Marriage End Their Legal Fight
Cynthia and Robert Gifford, the owners of a small farm in upstate New York who were ordered to pay $13,000 for refusing to host a same-sex wedding ceremony, chose to end their legal battle with the state of New York on Tuesday.
U.S. Muslim planned to massacre Christians in church
Khalil Abu-Rayyan is a 21-year-old Dearborn Heights, Michigan, man who gets excited by thoughts of beheading Americans, burning people alive and throwing homosexuals off of tall buildings.
Around the World
Ramon Castro, older brother of Cuba's Fidel and Raul, dies at 91
Ramon Castro, the older brother of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and current President Raul Castro, died on Tuesday at age 91, Cuban official media reported.
Kerry issues warning as Syrian parties back halt to fighting
The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rebel groups accepted a plan for a cessation of hostilities to begin on Saturday and the United States warned it would be hard to hold the country together if the fighting did not stop.
Internet by light promises to leave Wi-Fi eating dust
Connecting your smartphone to the web with just a lamp -- that is the promise of Li-Fi, featuring Internet access 100 times faster than Wi-Fi with revolutionary wireless technology.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Knesset marks first-ever LGBT rights day
The Knesset held its first-ever LGBT rights day on Tuesday, where will be lectures speaking about the situation of the community in Israel are being held. This is on the heels of a report which shows that the amount of instances of harassment of the LGBT community in Israel has actually gone up.
Congress Moves to Boost Investment in Israeli Technology
Congress is seeking to boost U.S. investment in Israeli security technologies and other sectors in response to efforts by international anti-Israel groups to promote economic boycotts of the Jewish state, according to a copy of a measure obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
Inside the United States
The Obama Administration Wants to Make Sure Non-Citizens Vote in the Upcoming Election
Several well-funded organizations -- including the League of Women Voters and the NAACP -- are fighting efforts to prevent non-citizens from voting illegally in the upcoming presidential election. And the United States Department of Justice, under the direction of Attorney General Loretta Lynch, is helping them.
New Kentucky governor sues Planned Parenthood for performing illegal abortions
New Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood for allegedly performing abortions without a licence.
Obama to unveil Guantanamo Bay closure plan
President Barack Obama said he would close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as one of his first acts in office. Seven years later, stymied by a hostile Congress and skepticism in his own party, he'll present a plan on how he'd go about it during his remaining days as president.
CDC Reports 14 New Cases of Sexually Transmitted Zika in U.S.
Fourteen more people may have caught the Zika virus in the U.S. without traveling to affected zones, federal health officials said Tuesday -- strong evidence that the virus is sexually transmitted fairly often.
U.S. general: Obama 'aiding and abetting the enemy'
President Obama is urging Congress to approve the closing of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, allow for the transfer of remaining detainees to the U.S. and try them in U.S. courts.
Judge: Clinton aides can be questioned about email server
A federal judge opened the door to allowing a conservative legal group to question top aides to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about whether she deliberately sought to thwart open records laws by using a private email server.
U.S. Politics
Caucus chaos in Nevada as voters report instances of possible fraud
Chaos reigned early Tuesday evening in Nevada as Republican voters reported instances of ballot stuffing, failure to check if voters were registered and ballot collectors decked out in apparel representing their preferred candidate.
Judge orders discovery to go forward over Clinton's private email system
A Federal judge on Tuesday ruled that State Department officials and top aides to Hillary Clinton should be questioned under oath about whether they intentionally thwarted federal open records laws by using or allowing the use of a private email server throughout Clinton's tenure as secretary of state from 2009 to 2013.
Hillary Clinton Donors Behind Suit Challenging Proof of Citizenship in Three States
Lawyers who have donated thousands to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton are involved in a new lawsuit challenging a requirement in three states to make individuals provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote using a national mail voter registration form.
Christian News
NY Farmers Fined $13K For Declining to Host a Same-Sex Marriage End Their Legal Fight
Cynthia and Robert Gifford, the owners of a small farm in upstate New York who were ordered to pay $13,000 for refusing to host a same-sex wedding ceremony, chose to end their legal battle with the state of New York on Tuesday.
U.S. Muslim planned to massacre Christians in church
Khalil Abu-Rayyan is a 21-year-old Dearborn Heights, Michigan, man who gets excited by thoughts of beheading Americans, burning people alive and throwing homosexuals off of tall buildings.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
US, North Korea agreed to peace talks before latest nuclear test
Days before North Korea's latest nuclear-bomb test, the Obama administration secretly agreed to talks to try to formally end the Korean War, dropping a longstanding condition that Pyongyang first take steps to curtail its nuclear arsenal.
Pope Francis calls for worldwide death penalty ban
Pope Francis condemned capital punishment and called for a worldwide ban on the death penalty in his Sunday address in St. Peter's Square.
White House verifies U.S. airstrikes against Islamic State camp in Libya
The White House confirmed Friday that the U.S. military carried out airstrikes earlier in the day against an Islamic State training camp in Libya, targeting a top militant commander.
At least 30 killed in four bomb blasts in southern Damascus district
At least 30 people were killed in four bomb attacks that hit a southern suburb of Damascus on Sunday, pro-government media outlets and a monitoring group said.
Islamic State claims bomb attacks in Damascus suburb
Islamic State claimed responsibility for bomb attacks that killed at least 30 people on Sunday in a southern district of Damascus where a Shi'ite shrine is located, the Amaq news agency, which supports the militant Sunni group, reported.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Joint US-Israel drill will help build 'regional stability,' says IDF
A joint IDF-US European Command missile drill, dubbed Juniper Cobra 16, began Sunday, the military said.
OP-ED: Did someone cross Israel's red line?
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which reported Wednesday night on an alleged Israeli strike south of Damascus, is usually a reliable source of information on the subject of Syria. Although the organization is based in London, it has people on the ground all over Syria who are skilled at collecting information, and have been reporting on military and humanitarian activities throughout the five years of the civil war. Therefore, there has been a rush in the international media to highlight the attack which the organization attributes to Israel.
Inside the United States
Abortions could be curbed by US Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear a case next month whose outcome could limit access to abortion for millions of women across the United States.
Official Washington turns out for Justice Scalia's funeral Mass; Obama skips
Thousands of mourners, including much of official Washington, attended a funeral Mass Saturday for the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, one of the most influential jurists in the history of the high court.
Judge orders California pregnancy centers to give abortion info
A federal judge refused to grant a preliminary injunction Friday against a California law that forces pro-life pregnancy centers to advocate for abortion.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich signs bill to defund Planned Parenthood
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican presidential hopeful, signed a bill Sunday to strip Ohio's funding from Planned Parenthood.
U.S. Politics
Trump Gains Super Tuesday Momentum as Rubio Wins Second Life
Donald Trump won a decisive victory in South Carolina's Republican presidential primary on Saturday to boost his chances of winning the nomination, as Florida Senator Marco Rubio earned a second campaign life with a strong showing and later scooped up an important endorsement heading to the next state contest.
GOP sets another turnout record, Democrats' numbers slide
Republicans' turnout streak continued, with GOP voters shattering their South Carolina primary record Saturday night.
Trump Tells Story of Executing Muslim Terrorists with Bullets Dipped in Pig's Blood
Donald Trump's stump speech, which usually sounds like a one-hour stand-up comedy act, is highly repetitive as most stump speeches are. But last night, his speech turned dark as he added some new material to the mix. As an example of how the United States needs to get tough, Trump favorably recalled an apocryphal story about executing Muslim terrorists with bullets dipped in pig's blood.
Evangelicals Give Big South Carolina Kiss To Donald Trump
72% of the voters in South Carolina Saturday night with evangelical. Trump won 33 percent, of them. Ted Cruz won 27 percent, and Rubio won 22 percent. So let's not kid ourselves here: Donald Trump is on his way to the GOP nomination and if he wins it, it will be because of evangelicals. Plain and simple.
Trump poised to step on the GOP accelerator
The Republican presidential race expanded across the country Sunday, and polls show the real estate mogul ahead in eight of the dozen states voting in the next nine days.
At least 1,730 Clinton emails contain classified material
At least 1,730 emails that Hillary Clinton sent or received contained classified material, according to the State Department's latest update from its ongoing review of more than 30,000 emails.
Christian News
Belarus: Police raid private Christian gathering
Police raided a group of Christians gathered inside a private home in Gorki, Belarus on Dec. 22.
India: Hindus injure Christians
A mob of Hindu nationalists assaulted a Christian prayer gathering in Nagepur village in Telangana State on Jan. 17, resulting in the hospitalization of six Christians.
Sudan: Refugee churches may be forced to close
Representatives from Sudan's Ministry of Internal Affairs have convened leaders of refugee churches in Khartoum to tell them to stop their services until they have registered.
Ethiopia: Churches damaged and destroyed
Two separate incidents have left six churches either destroyed or damaged in the west-central border region of Oromia state in southern Ethiopia.
Around the World
US, North Korea agreed to peace talks before latest nuclear test
Days before North Korea's latest nuclear-bomb test, the Obama administration secretly agreed to talks to try to formally end the Korean War, dropping a longstanding condition that Pyongyang first take steps to curtail its nuclear arsenal.
Pope Francis calls for worldwide death penalty ban
Pope Francis condemned capital punishment and called for a worldwide ban on the death penalty in his Sunday address in St. Peter's Square.
White House verifies U.S. airstrikes against Islamic State camp in Libya
The White House confirmed Friday that the U.S. military carried out airstrikes earlier in the day against an Islamic State training camp in Libya, targeting a top militant commander.
At least 30 killed in four bomb blasts in southern Damascus district
At least 30 people were killed in four bomb attacks that hit a southern suburb of Damascus on Sunday, pro-government media outlets and a monitoring group said.
Islamic State claims bomb attacks in Damascus suburb
Islamic State claimed responsibility for bomb attacks that killed at least 30 people on Sunday in a southern district of Damascus where a Shi'ite shrine is located, the Amaq news agency, which supports the militant Sunni group, reported.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Joint US-Israel drill will help build 'regional stability,' says IDF
A joint IDF-US European Command missile drill, dubbed Juniper Cobra 16, began Sunday, the military said.
OP-ED: Did someone cross Israel's red line?
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which reported Wednesday night on an alleged Israeli strike south of Damascus, is usually a reliable source of information on the subject of Syria. Although the organization is based in London, it has people on the ground all over Syria who are skilled at collecting information, and have been reporting on military and humanitarian activities throughout the five years of the civil war. Therefore, there has been a rush in the international media to highlight the attack which the organization attributes to Israel.
Inside the United States
Abortions could be curbed by US Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear a case next month whose outcome could limit access to abortion for millions of women across the United States.
Official Washington turns out for Justice Scalia's funeral Mass; Obama skips
Thousands of mourners, including much of official Washington, attended a funeral Mass Saturday for the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, one of the most influential jurists in the history of the high court.
Judge orders California pregnancy centers to give abortion info
A federal judge refused to grant a preliminary injunction Friday against a California law that forces pro-life pregnancy centers to advocate for abortion.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich signs bill to defund Planned Parenthood
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican presidential hopeful, signed a bill Sunday to strip Ohio's funding from Planned Parenthood.
U.S. Politics
Trump Gains Super Tuesday Momentum as Rubio Wins Second Life
Donald Trump won a decisive victory in South Carolina's Republican presidential primary on Saturday to boost his chances of winning the nomination, as Florida Senator Marco Rubio earned a second campaign life with a strong showing and later scooped up an important endorsement heading to the next state contest.
GOP sets another turnout record, Democrats' numbers slide
Republicans' turnout streak continued, with GOP voters shattering their South Carolina primary record Saturday night.
Trump Tells Story of Executing Muslim Terrorists with Bullets Dipped in Pig's Blood
Donald Trump's stump speech, which usually sounds like a one-hour stand-up comedy act, is highly repetitive as most stump speeches are. But last night, his speech turned dark as he added some new material to the mix. As an example of how the United States needs to get tough, Trump favorably recalled an apocryphal story about executing Muslim terrorists with bullets dipped in pig's blood.
Evangelicals Give Big South Carolina Kiss To Donald Trump
72% of the voters in South Carolina Saturday night with evangelical. Trump won 33 percent, of them. Ted Cruz won 27 percent, and Rubio won 22 percent. So let's not kid ourselves here: Donald Trump is on his way to the GOP nomination and if he wins it, it will be because of evangelicals. Plain and simple.
Trump poised to step on the GOP accelerator
The Republican presidential race expanded across the country Sunday, and polls show the real estate mogul ahead in eight of the dozen states voting in the next nine days.
At least 1,730 Clinton emails contain classified material
At least 1,730 emails that Hillary Clinton sent or received contained classified material, according to the State Department's latest update from its ongoing review of more than 30,000 emails.
Christian News
Belarus: Police raid private Christian gathering
Police raided a group of Christians gathered inside a private home in Gorki, Belarus on Dec. 22.
India: Hindus injure Christians
A mob of Hindu nationalists assaulted a Christian prayer gathering in Nagepur village in Telangana State on Jan. 17, resulting in the hospitalization of six Christians.
Sudan: Refugee churches may be forced to close
Representatives from Sudan's Ministry of Internal Affairs have convened leaders of refugee churches in Khartoum to tell them to stop their services until they have registered.
Ethiopia: Churches damaged and destroyed
Two separate incidents have left six churches either destroyed or damaged in the west-central border region of Oromia state in southern Ethiopia.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Russia Sues Ukraine in London Court Over $3 Billion Default
Russia said it filed a lawsuit against Ukraine in the High Court in London after the government in Kiev defaulted on $3 billion in bonds.
China leads global U.S. debt dump
The largest owner of U.S. debt, China sold $18 billion of U.S. Treasury debt in December. And it's not alone. Japan sold even more: $22 billion. In the past year, Mexico, Turkey and Belgium have also lowered their holdings of U.S. debt, all of which have led to a record annual dump by central banks.
U.S.: Russia can't sell Iran warplanes
The United States would object to the sale of Russian fighter jets to Iran, a State Department spokesman said on Thursday.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel's Dore Gold meets Russian FM in Moscow to discuss Syria, S-300 missiles
An Israeli foreign ministry delegation led by Director General Dore Gold met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow Thursday to discuss developments in Syria and the S-300 missile systems Russia is reportedly due to supply to Iran.
Israel, Russia sign diplomatic framework agreement in Moscow
Israel and Russia signed a diplomatic framework agreement for the upcoming year, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement, concluding MFA Director General Dore Gold's visit to Moscow.
Palestinian leader gives wife-beating tips on Gaza TV
A top spiritual leader in the Palestinian territory of Gaza told a television audience last week how and when men can beat their wives, advising not to hit them in a way that makes the face ugly.
Inside the United States
Congress Is Wary of Chinese Deal for Chicago Stock Exchange
Dozens of members of Congress plan to ask the Obama administration to review the planned acquisition of the Chicago Stock Exchange by a Chinese firm, to assess whether it poses a national security risk or a risk to the companies traded on the exchange.
GAO Report: US Unable to Block Missiles From Iran, North Korea
The Defense Department agency charged with protecting the United States from ballistic missile attacks from Iran and North Korea cannot fully do so, despite spending billions of dollars on building a missile defense system that has not been fully completed or tested, according to a government report.
U.S. Politics
Donald Trump slams Pope Francis, predicts terror attack on Vatican
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump fired back at Pope Francis Thursday, predicting that the Islamic State will attack the Vatican and the pontiff will rue the day that he said Mr. Trump isn't a Christian if he wants to deport illegal immigrants.
Pope says Trump 'not Christian' in a sign of global concern
Pope Francis forcefully injected himself into the U.S. presidential campaign on Thursday, assailing Republican candidate Donald Trump's views on U.S. immigration as not Christian in a sign of growing international concern at the billionaire businessman's election prospects.
AP: Clinton raking in superdelegate votes
Hillary Clinton has increased her lead in the Democratic primary since her resounding loss to Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire by wooing 87 new party superdelegates to support her campaign over the past week.
Clinton feels the Bern, trails Sanders by three points nationally
Bernie Sanders now tops Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic nomination.
Around the World
Russia Sues Ukraine in London Court Over $3 Billion Default
Russia said it filed a lawsuit against Ukraine in the High Court in London after the government in Kiev defaulted on $3 billion in bonds.
China leads global U.S. debt dump
The largest owner of U.S. debt, China sold $18 billion of U.S. Treasury debt in December. And it's not alone. Japan sold even more: $22 billion. In the past year, Mexico, Turkey and Belgium have also lowered their holdings of U.S. debt, all of which have led to a record annual dump by central banks.
U.S.: Russia can't sell Iran warplanes
The United States would object to the sale of Russian fighter jets to Iran, a State Department spokesman said on Thursday.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel's Dore Gold meets Russian FM in Moscow to discuss Syria, S-300 missiles
An Israeli foreign ministry delegation led by Director General Dore Gold met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow Thursday to discuss developments in Syria and the S-300 missile systems Russia is reportedly due to supply to Iran.
Israel, Russia sign diplomatic framework agreement in Moscow
Israel and Russia signed a diplomatic framework agreement for the upcoming year, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement, concluding MFA Director General Dore Gold's visit to Moscow.
Palestinian leader gives wife-beating tips on Gaza TV
A top spiritual leader in the Palestinian territory of Gaza told a television audience last week how and when men can beat their wives, advising not to hit them in a way that makes the face ugly.
Inside the United States
Congress Is Wary of Chinese Deal for Chicago Stock Exchange
Dozens of members of Congress plan to ask the Obama administration to review the planned acquisition of the Chicago Stock Exchange by a Chinese firm, to assess whether it poses a national security risk or a risk to the companies traded on the exchange.
GAO Report: US Unable to Block Missiles From Iran, North Korea
The Defense Department agency charged with protecting the United States from ballistic missile attacks from Iran and North Korea cannot fully do so, despite spending billions of dollars on building a missile defense system that has not been fully completed or tested, according to a government report.
U.S. Politics
Donald Trump slams Pope Francis, predicts terror attack on Vatican
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump fired back at Pope Francis Thursday, predicting that the Islamic State will attack the Vatican and the pontiff will rue the day that he said Mr. Trump isn't a Christian if he wants to deport illegal immigrants.
Pope says Trump 'not Christian' in a sign of global concern
Pope Francis forcefully injected himself into the U.S. presidential campaign on Thursday, assailing Republican candidate Donald Trump's views on U.S. immigration as not Christian in a sign of growing international concern at the billionaire businessman's election prospects.
AP: Clinton raking in superdelegate votes
Hillary Clinton has increased her lead in the Democratic primary since her resounding loss to Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire by wooing 87 new party superdelegates to support her campaign over the past week.
Clinton feels the Bern, trails Sanders by three points nationally
Bernie Sanders now tops Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic nomination.