NPR: President Joe Biden notified Congress of his intent to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House announced, as part of a deal facilitated by the Catholic Church to free political prisoners…

The Christian Post, by Katelyn Webb: Evangelist Franklin Graham has weighed in on whether or not God is “judging” Hollywood as fires continue to ravage Los Angeles, destroying entire communities and leaving thousands homeless. “People have lost everything. A lot…

Daily Wire: FEMA Administrator Deanna Criswell claimed during an interview over the weekend that fire officials in Southern California “were very prepared” for the catastrophic fires that erupted last week — despite significant evidence to the contrary. Criswell made the…

Politico, by Mia McCarthy: California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Sunday he thinks the Los Angeles County wildfires will be the worst natural disaster in U.S. history “in terms of just the costs associated with it, in terms of the scale…

NBC News, by Astha Rajvanshi: A 6.6-magnitude earthquake has rattled the island of Kyushu in southwestern Japan, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said Monday. The EMSC said that the quake was at a depth of 37 kilometers (23 miles). Shortly…

USA Today, by Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy and Cybele Mayes-Osterman: President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the highest U.S. civilian honor, the White House announced on Saturday. Biden, the nation’s second Catholic president,…