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Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Powerful magnitude 6.6 earthquake rocks Japan, no threat of tsunami
A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 shakes western Japan, but there is no danger of a tsunami being caused.
Super Typhoon Haima looking at direct hit on Hong Kong
After ramming the Philippines, Super Typhoon Haima is now looking to make a direct hit on Hong Kong, forecasters said Thursday.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Archaeologists find battle site where Romans breached Jerusalem walls
Israeli archaeologists found the site of a fierce battle where the Roman army bombarded and breached the walls of Jerusalem before conquering the city and destroying the Second Temple almost 2,000 years ago, officials said Thursday.
Jewish, Christian outrage grows over Temple Mount grab
Outrage is building amid Jewish and Christians groups who support Israel at the latest anti-Israel resolution to clear the United Nations' educational, scientific and cultural agency.
Christians show 'gratuitous love' in Jerusalem march
During the intermediate days of the holiday of Sukkot, thousands of Christian pilgrims join up with the annual “Jerusalem March” and wind their way through the city center to demonstrate their solidarity with Israel.
Inside the United States
Prosecutors say NSA theft the largest of top secret materials in history
Federal prosecutors said Thursday that a former contractor for the National Security Agency stole a 'breathtaking' amount of classified information over a period of 20 years -- the largest data heist the United States has ever seen.
James Dobson Calls for Pro-Life Protests in Response to CA Pro-Abortion Law
Christian leader and psychologist Dr. James Dobson is calling on Christians to protest a California law that requires pro-life centers to tell their patients about abortion.
Never has government been more involved in rigging an election
The pundits and the press largely portrayed it as a horrible mistake when Republican candidate Donald Trump declined to say if he would accept the outcome of the presidential election, which he said Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton has 'rigged.'
NSA Can Access More Phone Data Than Ever
One of the reforms designed to rein in the surveillance authorities of the National Security Agency has perhaps inadvertently solved a technical problem for the spy outfit and granted it potential access to much more data than before, a former top official told ABC News.
U.S. Politics
Final Trump-Clinton debate draws nearly 72 million viewers, third largest ever
An estimated 71.6 million people watched the final debate between White House contenders Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on TV on Wednesday, below the audience for their first encounter but the third-largest total ever recorded.
2016 Electoral College Map Projections: Is Trump Doomed?
On its 'no toss ups' map accessed Thursday, Real Clear Politics has the Clinton campaign winning if the election were held today, with the Democratic hopeful securing 333 electoral points to Trump's 205.
Christian News
Study: Divorce Major Reason Millennials are Leaving the Church
A new study has revealed that divorce is a major reason for why many millennials have left the church.
Survey: Christian refugees facing more persecution in Germany
The refugees of Christian descent who fled persecution in places like Syria and Northern Iraq are facing different kinds of attacks in Germany.
Around the World
Powerful magnitude 6.6 earthquake rocks Japan, no threat of tsunami
A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 shakes western Japan, but there is no danger of a tsunami being caused.
Super Typhoon Haima looking at direct hit on Hong Kong
After ramming the Philippines, Super Typhoon Haima is now looking to make a direct hit on Hong Kong, forecasters said Thursday.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Archaeologists find battle site where Romans breached Jerusalem walls
Israeli archaeologists found the site of a fierce battle where the Roman army bombarded and breached the walls of Jerusalem before conquering the city and destroying the Second Temple almost 2,000 years ago, officials said Thursday.
Jewish, Christian outrage grows over Temple Mount grab
Outrage is building amid Jewish and Christians groups who support Israel at the latest anti-Israel resolution to clear the United Nations' educational, scientific and cultural agency.
Christians show 'gratuitous love' in Jerusalem march
During the intermediate days of the holiday of Sukkot, thousands of Christian pilgrims join up with the annual “Jerusalem March” and wind their way through the city center to demonstrate their solidarity with Israel.
Inside the United States
Prosecutors say NSA theft the largest of top secret materials in history
Federal prosecutors said Thursday that a former contractor for the National Security Agency stole a 'breathtaking' amount of classified information over a period of 20 years -- the largest data heist the United States has ever seen.
James Dobson Calls for Pro-Life Protests in Response to CA Pro-Abortion Law
Christian leader and psychologist Dr. James Dobson is calling on Christians to protest a California law that requires pro-life centers to tell their patients about abortion.
Never has government been more involved in rigging an election
The pundits and the press largely portrayed it as a horrible mistake when Republican candidate Donald Trump declined to say if he would accept the outcome of the presidential election, which he said Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton has 'rigged.'
NSA Can Access More Phone Data Than Ever
One of the reforms designed to rein in the surveillance authorities of the National Security Agency has perhaps inadvertently solved a technical problem for the spy outfit and granted it potential access to much more data than before, a former top official told ABC News.
U.S. Politics
Final Trump-Clinton debate draws nearly 72 million viewers, third largest ever
An estimated 71.6 million people watched the final debate between White House contenders Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on TV on Wednesday, below the audience for their first encounter but the third-largest total ever recorded.
2016 Electoral College Map Projections: Is Trump Doomed?
On its 'no toss ups' map accessed Thursday, Real Clear Politics has the Clinton campaign winning if the election were held today, with the Democratic hopeful securing 333 electoral points to Trump's 205.
Christian News
Study: Divorce Major Reason Millennials are Leaving the Church
A new study has revealed that divorce is a major reason for why many millennials have left the church.
Survey: Christian refugees facing more persecution in Germany
The refugees of Christian descent who fled persecution in places like Syria and Northern Iraq are facing different kinds of attacks in Germany.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
US, South Korea Tightening Alliance to Counter Nuclear Threat from North
The United States and South Korea on Wednesday announced a further strengthening of their security alliance with the start of talks on an 'extended deterrence' against a nuclear North Korea.
Iran seeking 'many billions of dollars' in ransom to free US hostages
Iran is seeking 'many billions of dollars' in payments from the United States in exchange for the release of several U.S. hostages still being detained in Iran, according to reports by Iran's state-controlled press that are reigniting debate over the Obama administration's decision earlier this year to pay Iran $1.7 billion in cash.
Europe pressing harder on countries to take back deported migrants
As Europe reels from a historic rush of migrants, leaders are searching for new ways to reverse the flow by stepping up deportations.
Super Typhoon Haima hits Philippines as equivalent of Category 4 hurrricane
Super Typhoon Haima hit the northeast Philippines on Wednesday, bringing gusts of nearly 200 mph -- days after Typhoon Sarika killed three people in the Pacific island nation.
House leaders warn Obama about Russia's 'material breach' of INF Treaty
Two House committee chairmen wrote to President Obama this week revealing that Russian violations of a key missile treaty had worsened and that Moscow unambiguously cheated on the accord.
Russia vows 'asymmetrical' response if U.S. imposes new sanctions over Syria
Russia has responded to reports of new U.S. sanctions over its military actions in Syria by vowing a 'painful' counter-punch.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
IDF didn't brief PM, cabinet on true scope of Hamas tunnel threat
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the cabinet were not briefed on the findings of an internal military report analyzing the potential threat posed by Hamas' grid of terror tunnels, Army Radio reported Wednesday.
Trump, Pence to give video addresses at GOP rally in Jerusalem
Donald Trump and Mike Pence will make satellite video addresses at a Republican Party rally in Jerusalem next week that will stress the unity of the city, Republicans Overseas Israel announced Wednesday.
Inside the United States
3 sex-spread diseases hit another record high, CDC says
Infections from three sexually spread diseases have hit another record high.
End of world better than Trump or Clinton, say 25% of millennials
One in four young Americans are so dissatisfied by US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump that they would rather a meteor destroy Earth than have either of them in the White House.
U.S. Politics
Hillary Clinton Defends Aborting Babies Through Full Term of Pregnancy in 3rd Presidential Debate
Democratic Party nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton defended the legalization of aborting babies up until the moment of delivery in the third presidential debate.
Trump, Clinton dodge debt reduction questions
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump mostly danced around questions on how to reduce the national debt, as Clinton reasserted a pledge not to add a penny to the debt, and Trump promised massive economic growth to lower the debt.
James Carville: 'Of course there's going to be some fraud'
Longtime Clinton loyalist and Democratic operative James Carville put forth that there is likely to be 'fraud' on Election Day.
Trump slammed for not promising to honor election results
Donald Trump's allies struggled late Wednesday to defend his refusal at the final presidential debate to say he will honor the results of the November election should he lose, with condemnation arriving from both Republicans and Democrats alike.
Christian News
Iran Pastor Behnam Irani Released from Prison
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has confirmed that Church of Iran leader Pastor Behnam Irani was released from prison in Karaj on 17 October after completing a six year sentence.
More than 48 Christians Killed in Kaduna, Nigeria Massacres
Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed more than 40 Christians in an attack in this town in northern Nigeria on Saturday (Oct. 15) and left another eight dead in an assault three weeks earlier, area leaders said.
Around the World
US, South Korea Tightening Alliance to Counter Nuclear Threat from North
The United States and South Korea on Wednesday announced a further strengthening of their security alliance with the start of talks on an 'extended deterrence' against a nuclear North Korea.
Iran seeking 'many billions of dollars' in ransom to free US hostages
Iran is seeking 'many billions of dollars' in payments from the United States in exchange for the release of several U.S. hostages still being detained in Iran, according to reports by Iran's state-controlled press that are reigniting debate over the Obama administration's decision earlier this year to pay Iran $1.7 billion in cash.
Europe pressing harder on countries to take back deported migrants
As Europe reels from a historic rush of migrants, leaders are searching for new ways to reverse the flow by stepping up deportations.
Super Typhoon Haima hits Philippines as equivalent of Category 4 hurrricane
Super Typhoon Haima hit the northeast Philippines on Wednesday, bringing gusts of nearly 200 mph -- days after Typhoon Sarika killed three people in the Pacific island nation.
House leaders warn Obama about Russia's 'material breach' of INF Treaty
Two House committee chairmen wrote to President Obama this week revealing that Russian violations of a key missile treaty had worsened and that Moscow unambiguously cheated on the accord.
Russia vows 'asymmetrical' response if U.S. imposes new sanctions over Syria
Russia has responded to reports of new U.S. sanctions over its military actions in Syria by vowing a 'painful' counter-punch.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
IDF didn't brief PM, cabinet on true scope of Hamas tunnel threat
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the cabinet were not briefed on the findings of an internal military report analyzing the potential threat posed by Hamas' grid of terror tunnels, Army Radio reported Wednesday.
Trump, Pence to give video addresses at GOP rally in Jerusalem
Donald Trump and Mike Pence will make satellite video addresses at a Republican Party rally in Jerusalem next week that will stress the unity of the city, Republicans Overseas Israel announced Wednesday.
Inside the United States
3 sex-spread diseases hit another record high, CDC says
Infections from three sexually spread diseases have hit another record high.
End of world better than Trump or Clinton, say 25% of millennials
One in four young Americans are so dissatisfied by US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump that they would rather a meteor destroy Earth than have either of them in the White House.
U.S. Politics
Hillary Clinton Defends Aborting Babies Through Full Term of Pregnancy in 3rd Presidential Debate
Democratic Party nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton defended the legalization of aborting babies up until the moment of delivery in the third presidential debate.
Trump, Clinton dodge debt reduction questions
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump mostly danced around questions on how to reduce the national debt, as Clinton reasserted a pledge not to add a penny to the debt, and Trump promised massive economic growth to lower the debt.
James Carville: 'Of course there's going to be some fraud'
Longtime Clinton loyalist and Democratic operative James Carville put forth that there is likely to be 'fraud' on Election Day.
Trump slammed for not promising to honor election results
Donald Trump's allies struggled late Wednesday to defend his refusal at the final presidential debate to say he will honor the results of the November election should he lose, with condemnation arriving from both Republicans and Democrats alike.
Christian News
Iran Pastor Behnam Irani Released from Prison
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has confirmed that Church of Iran leader Pastor Behnam Irani was released from prison in Karaj on 17 October after completing a six year sentence.
More than 48 Christians Killed in Kaduna, Nigeria Massacres
Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed more than 40 Christians in an attack in this town in northern Nigeria on Saturday (Oct. 15) and left another eight dead in an assault three weeks earlier, area leaders said.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Iran Launches War Drills Amid Accusations U.S. Breaking Nuke Deal
Iran on Monday launched a series of war drills that included the use of American-made planes amid accusations by top officials that the United States is violating last summer’s comprehensive nuclear agreement, according to regional experts and Persian-language media reports.
With coup defeated, Erdogan seeks revamped powers
Just three months after seeing off a failed coup, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has put right back at the top of the agenda a plan to increase his powers through constitutional change.
U.S. expects Islamic State to wield chemical weapons in Mosul fight
The United States expects Islamic State to use crude chemical weapons as it tries to repel an Iraqi-led offensive on the city of Mosul, U.S. officials say, although adding that the group's technical ability to develop such weapons is highly limited.
Mysterious discovery: Two new cavities detected in Egypt's Great Pyramid
Researchers using an imaging technology called muography to 'see' inside the Great Pyramid of Giza believe they have found two previously undiscovered cavities in the more than 4,500-year-old structure, which is the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israeli Economic Growth Exceeding Expectations
Israel's economy is performing better than previously expected, the country's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) reported Thursday, updating its annualized growth projection for 2016.
Clinton Campaign Advisers: Don't Mention Israel Among 'Dem Activists'
Hillary Clinton shouldn't mention Israel in her campaign's launch speech because it wouldn't play well with Democratic Party activists, several top campaign advisers agreed last year.
Inside the United States
WikiLeaks and the Oily Washington Press
No craftsman likes doing his work while the customer looks over his shoulder. Plumbers hate it, electricians hate it, even the pool guy hates it. This truism goes double for the scribblers in the press corps, who would prefer that their methodology remain mysterious--especially the half-dozen Washington journalists who have been humbled this past week by the revelations in the hacked John Podesta emails released by WikiLeaks.
Pistol-packing pastor teaches handgun class and scripture
As a pastor, Gary Smith has been guiding people in their Christian faiths for 30 years. Smith also trains people to shoot would-be attackers with a handgun -- and he doesn't see any conflict with these two roles.
FBI rescues 82 children, arrests more than 200 in sex trafficking sting
The Federal Bureau of Investigation rescued nearly 100 exploited children and arrested more than 200 for their exploitation in what has become an annual international effort to focus on sex trafficking.
U.S. Politics
Democrats shift funds to Senate, House races with Clinton confident of victory
Hillary Clinton will enter Wednesday night’s final presidential debate with Democrats having already declared victory in the Nov. 8 election, and analysts say her biggest task in the high-stakes showdown is to avoid any unforced errors against Republican Donald Trump and try to “run out the clock” over the next three weeks.
Trump edging closer to electoral disaster
Donald Trump is flirting with electoral disaster. Based on the polling, there was a best and worst case scenario for Trump in the race against Hillary Clinton. Trump was competitive in battleground states like Ohio and Florida, with the potential of putting Pennsylvania in play, but he was underperforming in characteristically Republican states like Arizona, Georgia and Utah.
Follow the dark money: Report documents anti-Trump dirty tricks in Campaign 2016
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Hillary Clinton's campaign are directing and paying instigators to stir up trouble at Donald Trump's events, a new video by Project Veritas Action reveals.
National Security Votes: 19 GOP Senators Score 100; 17 Democrats 0
A conservative think tank's new scorecard of lawmakers' votes on key national security issues gives 100 percent scores to 19 Republican senators, ten of whom are up for re-election in November.
Donald Trump Proposes Term Limits for Congress
One day after he unveiled a new ethics plan, Donald Trump added one more potential reform to his wish list: A Constitutional amendment to impose term limits on members of Congress.
Christian News
45,000 Christians Who Fled Iraq Now Face Persecution in Turkey; U.S. Churches Urged 'To Wake Up' to the Crisis
When thousands of Christians fled Iraq to escape the brutality of Islamist extremists who have occupied their land, they must have thought that a better life free from the shackles of fear and bondage awaited them.
Kirk Cameron's Call to American Christians: 'This Could Be Our Red Sea Moment'
Kirk Cameron has a special invitation for the CBN family. Soon movie theaters around the country will host a time of worship and prayer as part of the live event, 'Revive Us 2016.' Actor and producer Kirk Cameron is behind the interactive gathering Tuesday, Oct. 18.
Around the World
Iran Launches War Drills Amid Accusations U.S. Breaking Nuke Deal
Iran on Monday launched a series of war drills that included the use of American-made planes amid accusations by top officials that the United States is violating last summer’s comprehensive nuclear agreement, according to regional experts and Persian-language media reports.
With coup defeated, Erdogan seeks revamped powers
Just three months after seeing off a failed coup, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has put right back at the top of the agenda a plan to increase his powers through constitutional change.
U.S. expects Islamic State to wield chemical weapons in Mosul fight
The United States expects Islamic State to use crude chemical weapons as it tries to repel an Iraqi-led offensive on the city of Mosul, U.S. officials say, although adding that the group's technical ability to develop such weapons is highly limited.
Mysterious discovery: Two new cavities detected in Egypt's Great Pyramid
Researchers using an imaging technology called muography to 'see' inside the Great Pyramid of Giza believe they have found two previously undiscovered cavities in the more than 4,500-year-old structure, which is the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israeli Economic Growth Exceeding Expectations
Israel's economy is performing better than previously expected, the country's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) reported Thursday, updating its annualized growth projection for 2016.
Clinton Campaign Advisers: Don't Mention Israel Among 'Dem Activists'
Hillary Clinton shouldn't mention Israel in her campaign's launch speech because it wouldn't play well with Democratic Party activists, several top campaign advisers agreed last year.
Inside the United States
WikiLeaks and the Oily Washington Press
No craftsman likes doing his work while the customer looks over his shoulder. Plumbers hate it, electricians hate it, even the pool guy hates it. This truism goes double for the scribblers in the press corps, who would prefer that their methodology remain mysterious--especially the half-dozen Washington journalists who have been humbled this past week by the revelations in the hacked John Podesta emails released by WikiLeaks.
Pistol-packing pastor teaches handgun class and scripture
As a pastor, Gary Smith has been guiding people in their Christian faiths for 30 years. Smith also trains people to shoot would-be attackers with a handgun -- and he doesn't see any conflict with these two roles.
FBI rescues 82 children, arrests more than 200 in sex trafficking sting
The Federal Bureau of Investigation rescued nearly 100 exploited children and arrested more than 200 for their exploitation in what has become an annual international effort to focus on sex trafficking.
U.S. Politics
Democrats shift funds to Senate, House races with Clinton confident of victory
Hillary Clinton will enter Wednesday night’s final presidential debate with Democrats having already declared victory in the Nov. 8 election, and analysts say her biggest task in the high-stakes showdown is to avoid any unforced errors against Republican Donald Trump and try to “run out the clock” over the next three weeks.
Trump edging closer to electoral disaster
Donald Trump is flirting with electoral disaster. Based on the polling, there was a best and worst case scenario for Trump in the race against Hillary Clinton. Trump was competitive in battleground states like Ohio and Florida, with the potential of putting Pennsylvania in play, but he was underperforming in characteristically Republican states like Arizona, Georgia and Utah.
Follow the dark money: Report documents anti-Trump dirty tricks in Campaign 2016
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Hillary Clinton's campaign are directing and paying instigators to stir up trouble at Donald Trump's events, a new video by Project Veritas Action reveals.
National Security Votes: 19 GOP Senators Score 100; 17 Democrats 0
A conservative think tank's new scorecard of lawmakers' votes on key national security issues gives 100 percent scores to 19 Republican senators, ten of whom are up for re-election in November.
Donald Trump Proposes Term Limits for Congress
One day after he unveiled a new ethics plan, Donald Trump added one more potential reform to his wish list: A Constitutional amendment to impose term limits on members of Congress.
Christian News
45,000 Christians Who Fled Iraq Now Face Persecution in Turkey; U.S. Churches Urged 'To Wake Up' to the Crisis
When thousands of Christians fled Iraq to escape the brutality of Islamist extremists who have occupied their land, they must have thought that a better life free from the shackles of fear and bondage awaited them.
Kirk Cameron's Call to American Christians: 'This Could Be Our Red Sea Moment'
Kirk Cameron has a special invitation for the CBN family. Soon movie theaters around the country will host a time of worship and prayer as part of the live event, 'Revive Us 2016.' Actor and producer Kirk Cameron is behind the interactive gathering Tuesday, Oct. 18.