Independent: Roads melted and doctors warned people about heat stress as Australia notched five of its 10 hottest days on record amid a searing heatwave. One town in New South Wales recorded a night-time low temperature of 35.9C – the highest…

Foreign Policy: Nearly 600 people have contracted Ebola since last August in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, making the ongoing outbreak the second largest in the 43-year history of humanity’s battle with the deadly virus. And there is a…

AdventistToday: For a few weeks the supermarket close to the apartment building where we live is open on Sundays. Sunday shopping has long been a hotly debated issue in local politics. Until recently the influence of the religious parties was…

CBN News: In the latest issue of its Iceman comic book series, Marvel Comics introduces a new superhero named Shade. Shade is a mutant superhero drag queen, the first-ever drag queen in a Marvel series. According to Mashable, Shade “possesses…

Associated Press and Daily Mail: Second Lady Karen Pence started a new job this week – teaching art to elementary students at a religious school that bans homosexuals and transgender children. Pence, Vice President Mike Pence’s wife, began teaching art on…

The Supreme Court justices returned for the court’s first oral arguments of 2019 last week without America’s favorite Octogenarian, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Seasoned litigators and Ginsburg fanatics alike were shocked by Chief Justice John Roberts’ announcement on Monday that…

The Age: Gunmen have blasted their way into a hotel and office complex in the Kenyan capital, killing at least seven people, sending workers diving under desks and leaving body parts strewn in the street. The attack sent people fleeing…

CNSNews.com: Vice President Mike Pence yesterday politely administered the oath of office to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D.-Ariz.), who was elected in November to replace Sen. Jeff Flake (R.-Ariz.), who did not seek reelection. Sinema, who is unmarried, is the first…

UK Express: Fears of devastating global conflict have increased following reports Russia is looking to more than double the range of nuke carrying missiles, which could then reach US mainland. A military source told the state-linked Tass Russian News Agency:…

Catholic Herald: 2018 has been annus horribilis for the Catholic Church. There’s no point mincing our words. The mere rehearsal of the major disasters would run the length of a volume. An exhaustive list of the missteps and failures starting or ending…

Foreign Policy: A loose alliance of Catholic and evangelical conservatives helped Brazil’s new president to power. But their continued support is far from certain… After 13 years of rule by the center-left Workers’ Party (known by its Portuguese acronym PT),…

Zero Hedge: “Your cash is not wanted here,” a growing number of retailers and restaurants throughout the US and UK are telling customers. But are reasons being given by companies for the new “cashless” approach — speed, efficiency, and the safety of store…