CNS News, by Grace Melton: The House of Representatives is preparing to vote on the so-called Global Respect Act, which would impose sanctions on foreigners, including private citizens, who are determined to be responsible for human rights violations against lesbian,…

Pocket, by Kristin Limoges: If you’re reading this: Drink a glass of water. You likely need it, as 75 percent of Americans are described as “chronically dehydrated.” While achieving a state of hydration might seem enviable and impossible, fret not…

USA Today, by Trevor Hughes, Doyle Rice, Jeanine Santucci, and Christal Hayes: A ferocious wind-driven wildfire on Thursday destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses near Denver, forcing tens of thousands to flee and blanketing the area in smoke. The high…

Christian Forum, by Martin Hoegger: Coming from various confessions or Christian traditions of the different cantons of French-speaking Switzerland – catholics, orthodox, reformed, evangelicals, pentecostals, old catholics, anglicans, adventists, baptists, and members of communities and movements – all together (Acts…

AP News, by Abdur Rahman Jahangir: A massive fire swept through a crowded river ferry in Bangladesh early Friday, leaving at least 39 people dead and 70 injured, officials said. Many passengers leapt from the vessel into cold waters to…

New York Post, by Michael Shellenberger: After Black Lives Matter protesters last year demanded that cities “Defund the police,” San Francisco Mayor London Breed held a press conference to announce that her city would be one of the first to…

BBC News, by Vivienne Nunis: Like so many Kenyans, he moved to Nairobi as a young man, believing that was where the country’s economic opportunities lay. But life in the capital was not easy. Mr. Onyango could only afford to…

USA Today, by John Bacon and Ryan W. Miller: Cleanup crews in white suits cleared debris Monday from the high-rise Bronx apartment building where choking smoke from an accidental blaze a day earlier killed 17 people, including eight children. Authorities…

USA Today, by Jim Gomez: The governor of an island province in the central Philippines said Sunday at least 72 people died in the devastation wrought by Typhoon Rai in more than half of the towns that managed to contact…

AP News, by Nick Perry: New Zealand’s government believes it has come up with a unique plan to end tobacco smoking — a lifetime ban for those aged 14 or younger. Under a new law the government announced Thursday and…

The Washington Post, by Lena H. Sun and Laurie Mcginley: Vaccine advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are meeting Thursday to weigh possible limits on the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine because of continued blood…

End of the American Dream, by Michael Snyder: Why are so many earthquake swarms suddenly happening all along the Ring of Fire? For those that don’t know, the Ring of Fire is a series of fault zones that run roughly…