CBN News, by Emily Jones: Israel is advancing military plans to confront Iran’s nuclear program and oppose the Islamic Republic’s growing influence in the region. “The Iranians today are closer to creating fissile material for nuclear weapons than they ever…

NBC News, by Phil McCausland: Joel Everett said he was astounded when a lightly used 2009 John Deere tractor sold at his last auction in Strawberry Point, Iowa, for tens of thousands of dollars more than it had cost fresh…

KTLA5, by Los Angeles Times: In a year of both extreme heat and extreme drought, California has reported its driest water year in terms of precipitation in a century, and experts fear the coming 12 months could be even worse….

DNYUZ: Surgeons in New York have successfully attached a kidney grown in a genetically altered pig to a human patient and found that the organ worked normally, a scientific breakthrough that one day may yield a vast new supply of…

The Hill, by Jordan Williams: Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg says he is considering imposing a lockdown on people who are not vaccinated against the coronavirus if case numbers continue to rise, The Associated Press reported. In a meeting with state-level…

NY Post, by Natalie O’Neill: A once-rare flesh-eating sexually transmitted disease that causes “beefy red” ulcers is spreading across the UK, according to a report Friday. Cases of donovanosis — which causes thick sores that damage genital tissue — have…

WQOW, by Stephanie Rodriguez: A proposal in President Biden’s budget reconciliation package could give the IRS access to millions of bank accounts. Banks and financial institutions across America have been sending out letters warning customers about a new IRS reporting…

Reuters, by Philip Pullella: Pope Francis met on Saturday with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic who has come under criticism from some bishops in the United States for her support for abortion rights. Their meeting took place several…

USA Today, by Bailey Schulz: Starting Oct. 30, the Canadian government will require all air travelers and passengers on interprovincial trains to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The new policy, first announced in August, will affect all commercial air travelers, passengers…

AP News, by Sarah El Deeb and Bassem Mroue: Lebanon on Friday mourned seven people killed in gunbattles on the streets of Beirut the previous day, a confrontation that erupted over a long-running probe into last year’s massive port blast…

News•in-24, by Janice: The Hessian state government under Volker Bouffier (CDU) has passed new corona rules. The 2G option was expanded to include the entire retail sector. This means: even supermarkets and grocers can decide to only let in those…

Los Angeles Times, by Michael Hiltzik: There’s something unquestionably alluring about claiming religious exemptions from government mandates and employer policies. For one thing, religious beliefs are almost impossible to disprove. Courts have said that they don’t have to conform to…