New York Post, Ariel Zilber: Costco is rationing its Kirkland Signature motor oil as a global shortage of a key ingredient used in synthetic lubricants sends prices soaring — with a 10-quart pack that once sold for as little as…

WTTW, by Blake Thor: A report from the Presidential Religious Liberty Commission calls for a clawback of the separation of church and state, a fundamental American legal principle for more than two centuries.  Speaking at the White House Friday, Texas Lt….

AP News, by Victoria Milko and Niranjan Shrestha: Authorities in Nepal warned of possible fresh flooding on Sunday and urged residents in flood-affected districts to remain on high alert after water levels rose in the Bhotekoshi River. Flood warning notices…

AP News: The U.S. government has declared a drought disaster in the U.S. Virgin Islands as dry conditions persist. St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix are all experiencing an extreme drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, and no…

WRAL News, by Madison Czopek: The eggs are contaminated with salmonella. Frozen berries have been linked to an E. coli outbreak. Iceberg lettuce and who knows what else might give you explosive diarrhea. Some people have endured the barrage of…

USA Today, by Natalie Neysa Alund and Michael Loria: More than 150 people are dead and hundreds of people, including dozens of Americans, were missing on Aug. 26 after flash flooding in the Himalayan nation of Nepal, the country’s tourism…

CNN: Key developments • Search for survivors: A frantic search is underway for more than 1,300 people missing after catastrophic flooding swamped a China-Nepal border region Wednesday. Dozens of Americans are among the at least 700 foreigners unaccounted for. President…

Reuters, by Marta Fiorin, Christian Levaux, Yves Herman and Kate Abnett: Rain over eastern Belgium on Monday brought some relief to firefighters ‌battling to contain the country’s biggest wildfire on record, which had threatened to reach the German border. Wildfires have ripped through Europe…

Faith Scout: Church attendance in America has been one of the most studied and debated social metrics of the past decade. Between the COVID-19 shutdowns, a generational shift in religious identity, and the rapid rise of digital worship, the landscape…

AP News, by Angela Charlton: The new leader of Iran’s top security body is threatening neighbors against joining new U.S. efforts to squeeze Tehran’s economy. Egypt is trying to revive Iran-U.S. negotiations. And Iraq and Iran say Tehran has helped…

Scripps News: Days of storms and flooding in Indiana left at least six people dead as floodwaters peaked in Indianapolis’ White River and rains were expected to ease in the state capital region and other parts of the state Sunday….

AP News, by Ty Oneil and Dorany Pineda: Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was filled some 90 years ago, another sign of the crisis plaguing the Colorado…