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Today's Breaking News
Around the World
ISIS fights back after Iraqi forces surround Falluja, military says
Fierce clashes erupted between Iraqi security forces and ISIS militants on Tuesday at the southern edge of the Iraqi city of Falluja.
State Department Issues New Travel Alert for Europe
The State Department on Tuesday warned Americans traveling to Europe about risk of terror attacks over the summer.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Senate panel unanimously approves quadrupling missile defense aid to Israel
The Senate Appropriations Committee has unanimously approved an increase in spending on Israeli missile defense that is four times more than what President Barack Obama had requested.
In surprise move, Netanyahu says he's ready to negotiate based on Saudi peace initiative
Israel is prepared to hold peace talks based on the Arab Peace Initiative, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu surprisingly declared Monday just moments after new Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman took the oath of office, ending a month-long saga over which party would join Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
Clinton Quiet on Democratic Platform Fight Over Israel
Hillary Clinton is staying silent about whether she supports changing the Democratic Party's platform on Israel amid reports that Bernie Sanders is fighting to incorporate criticism of Israeli policies.
Inside the United States
Transgender bathroom debate likely headed to Supreme Court
The debate over whether transgender students should be able to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity is likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court after a federal appeals court refused Tuesday to reconsider a three-judge panel's ruling on the matter.
Amid deadly floods, Texas' Brazos River crests at record 54 feet
Residents of some rural southeastern Texas counties were bracing for more flooding Tuesday along a river that had reached a record-high crest just two years after it had run dry in places because of drought.
Appeals Court Delivers Devastating Blow to Cellphone-Privacy Advocates
Courts across the country are grappling with a key question for the information age: When law enforcement asks a company for cellphone records to track location data in an investigation, is that a search under the Fourth Amendment?
Government Admits Cellphones Cause Cancer
The government just made a startling admission -- cellphones can cause cancer. After years of sidestepping the public's concern, a $25 million study conducted by the National Toxicology Program (NTP), a branch of the National Institutes of Health, found that cellphones increased the risk of two types of tumors -- gliomas, a type of cancerous brain tumor, and schwannomas, a rare tumor of the heart.
U.S. Politics
Trump's press feud boils over
Tensions between Donald Trump and the national media burst into the open Tuesday during a heated press conference at Trump Tower.
Hillary Clinton yet to hold single press conference in 2016
Hillary Clinton is 0-for-2016, having failed to hold any full press conferences this year -- fueling the perception that she is the most guarded major candidate in recent political history, in stark contrast with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Poll: Terror, illegal immigration drive Trump voters, 88% want wall
Republican Donald Trump has tapped into new issues like the fear of terrorism and problems of illegal immigration driving American voters who for years have focused mostly on the economy, according to a new survey that helps to identify his winning issues.
Trump: Only Dummies Believe 5 Percent Jobless Rate, It's Really 20 Percent
Donald Trump says that you'd have to be a 'dummy' to believe the government's official unemployment rate of 5 percent.
Christian News
India: Christian arrested for spreading the Gospel
Police arrested a Christian in Chhattisgarh, India, for distributing brochures printed with excerpts from the Gospel.
Vietnam: 'Accident' kills pastor, Christian convert
As Pastor Dang Ba Nham, his wife and a church elder were praying with a recent convert to Christianity along a busy roadside, a large pickup truck with military plates suddenly veered across the street and struck them.
Jan Crouch Dies at 78; Christian Leaders Send Condolences to Trinity Broadcasting Network Co-Founder's Family
Jan Crouch's death, announced by her son and Trinity Broadcasting Network Tuesday morning, has sent a flood of condolences and fond memory posts on social media, including some from well-known Christian leaders.
Saudi Arabia: Muslims Converting to Christianity Despite Persecution
Although Saudi Arabia is a predominantly Muslim country that is hostile to Christians, many in the country are converting to Christianity and receiving support for their faith online.
Around the World
ISIS fights back after Iraqi forces surround Falluja, military says
Fierce clashes erupted between Iraqi security forces and ISIS militants on Tuesday at the southern edge of the Iraqi city of Falluja.
State Department Issues New Travel Alert for Europe
The State Department on Tuesday warned Americans traveling to Europe about risk of terror attacks over the summer.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Senate panel unanimously approves quadrupling missile defense aid to Israel
The Senate Appropriations Committee has unanimously approved an increase in spending on Israeli missile defense that is four times more than what President Barack Obama had requested.
In surprise move, Netanyahu says he's ready to negotiate based on Saudi peace initiative
Israel is prepared to hold peace talks based on the Arab Peace Initiative, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu surprisingly declared Monday just moments after new Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman took the oath of office, ending a month-long saga over which party would join Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
Clinton Quiet on Democratic Platform Fight Over Israel
Hillary Clinton is staying silent about whether she supports changing the Democratic Party's platform on Israel amid reports that Bernie Sanders is fighting to incorporate criticism of Israeli policies.
Inside the United States
Transgender bathroom debate likely headed to Supreme Court
The debate over whether transgender students should be able to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity is likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court after a federal appeals court refused Tuesday to reconsider a three-judge panel's ruling on the matter.
Amid deadly floods, Texas' Brazos River crests at record 54 feet
Residents of some rural southeastern Texas counties were bracing for more flooding Tuesday along a river that had reached a record-high crest just two years after it had run dry in places because of drought.
Appeals Court Delivers Devastating Blow to Cellphone-Privacy Advocates
Courts across the country are grappling with a key question for the information age: When law enforcement asks a company for cellphone records to track location data in an investigation, is that a search under the Fourth Amendment?
Government Admits Cellphones Cause Cancer
The government just made a startling admission -- cellphones can cause cancer. After years of sidestepping the public's concern, a $25 million study conducted by the National Toxicology Program (NTP), a branch of the National Institutes of Health, found that cellphones increased the risk of two types of tumors -- gliomas, a type of cancerous brain tumor, and schwannomas, a rare tumor of the heart.
U.S. Politics
Trump's press feud boils over
Tensions between Donald Trump and the national media burst into the open Tuesday during a heated press conference at Trump Tower.
Hillary Clinton yet to hold single press conference in 2016
Hillary Clinton is 0-for-2016, having failed to hold any full press conferences this year -- fueling the perception that she is the most guarded major candidate in recent political history, in stark contrast with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Poll: Terror, illegal immigration drive Trump voters, 88% want wall
Republican Donald Trump has tapped into new issues like the fear of terrorism and problems of illegal immigration driving American voters who for years have focused mostly on the economy, according to a new survey that helps to identify his winning issues.
Trump: Only Dummies Believe 5 Percent Jobless Rate, It's Really 20 Percent
Donald Trump says that you'd have to be a 'dummy' to believe the government's official unemployment rate of 5 percent.
Christian News
India: Christian arrested for spreading the Gospel
Police arrested a Christian in Chhattisgarh, India, for distributing brochures printed with excerpts from the Gospel.
Vietnam: 'Accident' kills pastor, Christian convert
As Pastor Dang Ba Nham, his wife and a church elder were praying with a recent convert to Christianity along a busy roadside, a large pickup truck with military plates suddenly veered across the street and struck them.
Jan Crouch Dies at 78; Christian Leaders Send Condolences to Trinity Broadcasting Network Co-Founder's Family
Jan Crouch's death, announced by her son and Trinity Broadcasting Network Tuesday morning, has sent a flood of condolences and fond memory posts on social media, including some from well-known Christian leaders.
Saudi Arabia: Muslims Converting to Christianity Despite Persecution
Although Saudi Arabia is a predominantly Muslim country that is hostile to Christians, many in the country are converting to Christianity and receiving support for their faith online.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Saudi Arabia and Iran fail to agree on Hajj deal
An Iranian delegation has left Saudi Arabia without an agreement for its citizens to attend the Muslim hajj pilgrimage this year, Saudi media have reported, a second failure by the rival Middle East powers to strike a deal.
Attempted North Korea missile launch fails: South Korea
North Korea attempted to fire a missile from its east coast early on Tuesday but the launch appears to have failed, South Korean officials said, in what would be the latest in a string of unsuccessful ballistic missile tests by the isolated country.
Migrants Fleeing Islamic State Risk Bringing Deadly Flesh Eating Disease To Europe
A flesh-eating tropical disease is ravaging the war-torn Middle East, after Islamic State destruction created the ideal breeding conditions.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis: Disfiguring tropical disease sweeps across Middle East
A disfiguring tropical disease is sweeping across the Middle East as a combination of heavy conflict and a breakdown of health care facilities in Isis-occupied areas leaves swathes of people vulnerable to the illness.
Gallup: Just 1% Russians approve of U.S., Obama, far worse than Bush
President Obama's 2008 campaign pledge to improve the image of the United States around the world hasn't worked in Russia where a decade low of just 1 percent approve of American leadership, according to Gallup.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Hamas executes three accused murderers in Gaza
Hamas security forces in the Gaza Strip executed three men accused of murder on Tuesday morning, disregarding Palestinian legal convention as well as local and international protests by rights groups.
Leviathan partners sign $3 bln Israeli gas supply deal
The partners in Israel's Leviathan natural gas field said on Sunday they had signed a deal to supply as much as $3 billion worth of gas to a new private power plant in central Israel.
Netanyahu says willing to discuss Arab initiative for peace with Palestinians
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held out the prospect on Monday of reviving a 2002 Arab peace initiative that offers Israel diplomatic recognition from Arab countries in return for a statehood deal with the Palestinians.
Inside the United States
With Extended Drought, Biggest US Reservoir at Lowest Level Ever
The 16-year drought in parts of the western United States has dropped the water level in the country's largest reservoir at Lake Mead to its lowest level in its 81-year history.
EMP hit to U.S. reactors could cause '100 Fukushimas'
What would be the impact of either a natural or man-made electromagnetic pulse event in the United States on the nation's 100 nuclear reactors?
Christian News
ISIS Took Our Churches, Life, and History: Last Remaining Bishop in Mosul
The Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Mosul, Mgr Nicodemus Daoud Sharaf, has described how extensive the destruction of the Islamic State terror group's efforts against Christians are in Iraq and Syria.
350,000 Evangelicals March in World's 'Largest Christian Event' in Brazil
Two events of massive proportions took place in Brazil this past week, one bringing together hundreds of thousands of Evangelicals in the annual 'March for Jesus,' and only days later, the Sao Paulo Gay Pride Parade drew two million participants.
Around the World
Saudi Arabia and Iran fail to agree on Hajj deal
An Iranian delegation has left Saudi Arabia without an agreement for its citizens to attend the Muslim hajj pilgrimage this year, Saudi media have reported, a second failure by the rival Middle East powers to strike a deal.
Attempted North Korea missile launch fails: South Korea
North Korea attempted to fire a missile from its east coast early on Tuesday but the launch appears to have failed, South Korean officials said, in what would be the latest in a string of unsuccessful ballistic missile tests by the isolated country.
Migrants Fleeing Islamic State Risk Bringing Deadly Flesh Eating Disease To Europe
A flesh-eating tropical disease is ravaging the war-torn Middle East, after Islamic State destruction created the ideal breeding conditions.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis: Disfiguring tropical disease sweeps across Middle East
A disfiguring tropical disease is sweeping across the Middle East as a combination of heavy conflict and a breakdown of health care facilities in Isis-occupied areas leaves swathes of people vulnerable to the illness.
Gallup: Just 1% Russians approve of U.S., Obama, far worse than Bush
President Obama's 2008 campaign pledge to improve the image of the United States around the world hasn't worked in Russia where a decade low of just 1 percent approve of American leadership, according to Gallup.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Hamas executes three accused murderers in Gaza
Hamas security forces in the Gaza Strip executed three men accused of murder on Tuesday morning, disregarding Palestinian legal convention as well as local and international protests by rights groups.
Leviathan partners sign $3 bln Israeli gas supply deal
The partners in Israel's Leviathan natural gas field said on Sunday they had signed a deal to supply as much as $3 billion worth of gas to a new private power plant in central Israel.
Netanyahu says willing to discuss Arab initiative for peace with Palestinians
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held out the prospect on Monday of reviving a 2002 Arab peace initiative that offers Israel diplomatic recognition from Arab countries in return for a statehood deal with the Palestinians.
Inside the United States
With Extended Drought, Biggest US Reservoir at Lowest Level Ever
The 16-year drought in parts of the western United States has dropped the water level in the country's largest reservoir at Lake Mead to its lowest level in its 81-year history.
EMP hit to U.S. reactors could cause '100 Fukushimas'
What would be the impact of either a natural or man-made electromagnetic pulse event in the United States on the nation's 100 nuclear reactors?
Christian News
ISIS Took Our Churches, Life, and History: Last Remaining Bishop in Mosul
The Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Mosul, Mgr Nicodemus Daoud Sharaf, has described how extensive the destruction of the Islamic State terror group's efforts against Christians are in Iraq and Syria.
350,000 Evangelicals March in World's 'Largest Christian Event' in Brazil
Two events of massive proportions took place in Brazil this past week, one bringing together hundreds of thousands of Evangelicals in the annual 'March for Jesus,' and only days later, the Sao Paulo Gay Pride Parade drew two million participants.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Russian President Vladimir Putin warns he'll retaliate against NATO missiles
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia will retaliate against the placement of U.S. missiles in nearby countries such as Romania, according to Russia's state-run news agency TASS.
U.S.-led coalition troops seen near front line in new Iraq offensive
Servicemen from the U.S.-led coalition were seen near the front line of a new offensive in northern Iraq launched on Sunday by Kurdish peshmerga forces that aims to retake a handful of villages from Islamic State east of their Mosul stronghold.
Syria conflict: Chief opposition negotiator resigns
The chief negotiator of Syria's main opposition umbrella group, Mohammed Alloush, has resigned over what he called the failure of peace talks.
Putin says Romania, Poland may now be in Russia's cross-hairs
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday warned Romania and Poland they could find themselves in the sights of Russian rockets because they are hosting elements of a U.S. missile shield that Moscow considers a threat to its security.
Russia Flight Tests Anti-Satellite Missile
Russia conducted a successful flight test of a developmental anti-satellite missile on Wednesday that is capable of destroying satellites in orbit, American defense officials said.
Russian air defense system sale to Iran will tilt military balance
Iran has begun receiving one of Russia's most advanced and capable air defense system, the S-300 after years-long delays due to international pressures.
ISIL gains territory near Turkish border through which rebel forces have been supplied
Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has launched its biggest offensive in Syria's Aleppo province in two years and gained territory from rebel forces near the Turkish border.
Venezuela Drifts Into New Territory: Hunger, Blackouts and Government Shutdown
The courts? Closed most days. The bureau to start a business? Same thing. The public defender's office? That's been converted into a food bank for government employees. Step by step, Venezuela has been shutting down.
New Incentives Needed to Develop Antibiotics to Fight Superbugs
Drugmakers are renewing efforts to develop medicines to fight emerging antibiotic-resistant bacteria, but creating new classes of drugs on the scale needed is unlikely to happen without new financial incentives to make the effort worth the investment, companies and industry experts said.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Arab League supportive of French peace initiative
The Arab league supported on Saturday France's Middle East peace initiative and all international efforts to create lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians, AFP reported.
Multi-faith transgender women compete in first-ever Miss Trans Israel pageant
Transgender women from each of the three Abrahamic faiths competed in the final round of Israel's first-ever transgender beauty pageant on Friday. The final three contestants who vied for the Miss Trans Israel 2016 crown were a Jewish confectioner from an Orthodox family in Jerusalem, a Muslim belly dancer from Tel Aviv, and a Christian ballerina from Nazareth.
Netanyahu accepts Bennett's cabinet reform demand, ending coalition crisis
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to a compromise late Sunday night on a demand by Jewish Home head Naftali Bennett to overhaul the security cabinet, staving off a coalition crisis that was threatening to sink the government.
Inside the United States
Bible verse prompts GOP walkout after LGBT vote labeled a sin
A House conservative went after dozens of fellow Republicans on Thursday with suggestions that they'd sinned for backing an anti-discrimination proposal against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.
Big majority of Americans think state of U.S. moral values is getting worse, Gallup survey shows
Some 73 percent of Americans think the state of moral values in the U.S. is getting worse, according to a recent survey conducted by the research-based consulting company Gallup Inc. This year, only 20 percent of the 1,025 respondents said U.S. values are improving.
Obama, GOP honor fallen soldiers ahead of Memorial Day
President Obama marked the beginning of Memorial Day weekend with a video address commemorating the service of fallen soldiers, urging Americans to join him in 'acts of remembrance' during the holiday.
Federal Appeals Court Halts DC Gun Rights Ruling
A federal appeals court has halted a ruling by a lower court that declared unconstitutional part of the current concealed carry law in Washington, D.C.
Report: Syrians 'buy Honduran I.D.s' to get into U.S.
Syrians, Palestinians and other Arab nationals are buying Honduran identities and passports that make them eligible to enter the United States on tourist visas, opening a whole new door to potential terrorists and refugees seeking easy passage to America, says to a new report.
Poll Finds Bare Confidence in Government, Elections
Few Americans have much confidence in the U.S. political system, the government in general, or in either political party.
U.S. Politics
Feds fight to prevent Clinton deposition in email case
The Obama administration is trying to prevent former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton from being deposed in an ongoing open records case connected to her use of a private email server.
Democrats, Independents for Trump at 'Rolling Thunder' Rally
Donald Trump drew wild cheers and considerable press attention Sunday afternoon during his appearance in Washington at the annual 'Rolling Thunder' gathering of veterans and others on motorcycles at the Lincoln Memorial.
Christian News
Sudan to charge detained Pastor with death penalty
A pastor could face the death penalty after his attorney told International Christian Concern that the Sudanese government is planning to charge him with espionage and other crimes against the state.
India: Hindus set Christian homes afire
After concluding that their Hindu deities were angry, villagers in Chhattisgarh state drove some newly converted Christians from their homes and then set the buildings afire.
Christian woman stripped naked marched through streets in rural Egypt
Police in Egypt arrested five people after a mob of Muslims allegedly stripped naked a 70-year-old Christian woman and forced her to walk through the streets.
Around the World
Russian President Vladimir Putin warns he'll retaliate against NATO missiles
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia will retaliate against the placement of U.S. missiles in nearby countries such as Romania, according to Russia's state-run news agency TASS.
U.S.-led coalition troops seen near front line in new Iraq offensive
Servicemen from the U.S.-led coalition were seen near the front line of a new offensive in northern Iraq launched on Sunday by Kurdish peshmerga forces that aims to retake a handful of villages from Islamic State east of their Mosul stronghold.
Syria conflict: Chief opposition negotiator resigns
The chief negotiator of Syria's main opposition umbrella group, Mohammed Alloush, has resigned over what he called the failure of peace talks.
Putin says Romania, Poland may now be in Russia's cross-hairs
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday warned Romania and Poland they could find themselves in the sights of Russian rockets because they are hosting elements of a U.S. missile shield that Moscow considers a threat to its security.
Russia Flight Tests Anti-Satellite Missile
Russia conducted a successful flight test of a developmental anti-satellite missile on Wednesday that is capable of destroying satellites in orbit, American defense officials said.
Russian air defense system sale to Iran will tilt military balance
Iran has begun receiving one of Russia's most advanced and capable air defense system, the S-300 after years-long delays due to international pressures.
ISIL gains territory near Turkish border through which rebel forces have been supplied
Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has launched its biggest offensive in Syria's Aleppo province in two years and gained territory from rebel forces near the Turkish border.
Venezuela Drifts Into New Territory: Hunger, Blackouts and Government Shutdown
The courts? Closed most days. The bureau to start a business? Same thing. The public defender's office? That's been converted into a food bank for government employees. Step by step, Venezuela has been shutting down.
New Incentives Needed to Develop Antibiotics to Fight Superbugs
Drugmakers are renewing efforts to develop medicines to fight emerging antibiotic-resistant bacteria, but creating new classes of drugs on the scale needed is unlikely to happen without new financial incentives to make the effort worth the investment, companies and industry experts said.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Arab League supportive of French peace initiative
The Arab league supported on Saturday France's Middle East peace initiative and all international efforts to create lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians, AFP reported.
Multi-faith transgender women compete in first-ever Miss Trans Israel pageant
Transgender women from each of the three Abrahamic faiths competed in the final round of Israel's first-ever transgender beauty pageant on Friday. The final three contestants who vied for the Miss Trans Israel 2016 crown were a Jewish confectioner from an Orthodox family in Jerusalem, a Muslim belly dancer from Tel Aviv, and a Christian ballerina from Nazareth.
Netanyahu accepts Bennett's cabinet reform demand, ending coalition crisis
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to a compromise late Sunday night on a demand by Jewish Home head Naftali Bennett to overhaul the security cabinet, staving off a coalition crisis that was threatening to sink the government.
Inside the United States
Bible verse prompts GOP walkout after LGBT vote labeled a sin
A House conservative went after dozens of fellow Republicans on Thursday with suggestions that they'd sinned for backing an anti-discrimination proposal against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.
Big majority of Americans think state of U.S. moral values is getting worse, Gallup survey shows
Some 73 percent of Americans think the state of moral values in the U.S. is getting worse, according to a recent survey conducted by the research-based consulting company Gallup Inc. This year, only 20 percent of the 1,025 respondents said U.S. values are improving.
Obama, GOP honor fallen soldiers ahead of Memorial Day
President Obama marked the beginning of Memorial Day weekend with a video address commemorating the service of fallen soldiers, urging Americans to join him in 'acts of remembrance' during the holiday.
Federal Appeals Court Halts DC Gun Rights Ruling
A federal appeals court has halted a ruling by a lower court that declared unconstitutional part of the current concealed carry law in Washington, D.C.
Report: Syrians 'buy Honduran I.D.s' to get into U.S.
Syrians, Palestinians and other Arab nationals are buying Honduran identities and passports that make them eligible to enter the United States on tourist visas, opening a whole new door to potential terrorists and refugees seeking easy passage to America, says to a new report.
Poll Finds Bare Confidence in Government, Elections
Few Americans have much confidence in the U.S. political system, the government in general, or in either political party.
U.S. Politics
Feds fight to prevent Clinton deposition in email case
The Obama administration is trying to prevent former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton from being deposed in an ongoing open records case connected to her use of a private email server.
Democrats, Independents for Trump at 'Rolling Thunder' Rally
Donald Trump drew wild cheers and considerable press attention Sunday afternoon during his appearance in Washington at the annual 'Rolling Thunder' gathering of veterans and others on motorcycles at the Lincoln Memorial.
Christian News
Sudan to charge detained Pastor with death penalty
A pastor could face the death penalty after his attorney told International Christian Concern that the Sudanese government is planning to charge him with espionage and other crimes against the state.
India: Hindus set Christian homes afire
After concluding that their Hindu deities were angry, villagers in Chhattisgarh state drove some newly converted Christians from their homes and then set the buildings afire.
Christian woman stripped naked marched through streets in rural Egypt
Police in Egypt arrested five people after a mob of Muslims allegedly stripped naked a 70-year-old Christian woman and forced her to walk through the streets.