WND: When the Church of England recently announced Stephen Cottrell as the next Archbishop of York, eyebrows were raised. The U.K.’s Christian Institute, for example, pointed to his view that the Bible must yield to the “cultural beliefs” of contemporary…

Independent, by Andy Gregory: Tens of thousands of residents and holiday goers in the Australian state of Victoria have been urged to evacuate “immediately to survive,” as escalating bushfires threaten an area the size of Montenegro. The popular summer holiday…

Vox, by Julia Belluz: When we fret about the deterioration of the American diet, we tend to focus on the excessive amounts of sugar, salt, and calories we’re now eating. What we don’t talk about: an important ingredient that’s gone…

Reuters, by Stephanie Nebehay and Dave Sherwood: Chilean police and soldiers used excessive or unnecessary force to quell recent demonstrations, committing serious human rights violations including unlawful killings and torture that should be prosecuted, the United Nations said on Friday….

Reuters, by Andrew Osborn: A Russian court jailed a Jehovah’s Witness adherent for six years on Friday after finding him guilty of extremist activity, part of a crackdown on the group that human rights activists say violates religious freedom. A…

CBS News, by Audrey Mcnamara: A 13-year-old boy will be charged in the murder of Tessa Majors, a freshman at Barnard College in Manhattan, who died after being stabbed in Morningside Park on Wednesday night, CBS News has learned. The…