VOA News, by Kim Hwanyong: South Korea is under a heightened alert, assessing how the widening crisis in the Middle East could impact its national security after the unprecedented attack that Palestinian militant group Hamas launched against Israel. South Korean…

CNN, by Christina Maxouris and Mary Gilbert: A massive storm system unleashed vicious winds and thunderstorms across the East Coast on Monday, killing at least two people and knocking out power to more than 1 million utility customers from Pennsylvania…

AXIOS, by Russell Contreras: Nearly a quarter of Americans say they used to follow a different religious tradition or denomination than the one they practice now — a percentage that keeps growing, a new survey says. Why it matters: The…

CNBC, by Hugh Son: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Thursday that markets will be gripped by panic as the U.S. approaches a possible default on its sovereign debt. An actual default would be “potentially catastrophic” for the country, Dimon…

Weatherboy: The USGS continues to monitor volcanoes around the United States; of the more than 160 they watch, 7 are experiencing elevated activity. Due to that activity, two of them are at an elevated WATCH / ORANGE  status while five …

CBC News: Quebec’s education minister officially prohibited schools from transforming classrooms into prayer rooms Wednesday, as announced two weeks ago. “Schools are places of learning, not places of worship,” said Bernard Drainville. The guidelines put out by the Education Ministry say…

ABC News, by Mary Kekatos and Youri Benadjaoud: The number of teenage girls experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors increased during the second year of the pandemic, new federal data showed. The percentage of high school female students who seriously considered…

Fox News, by Jeffrey Clark: The U.S. Navy has revealed that it approached a “drag queen influencer” to help persuade new recruits to join the military.  Yeoman 2nd Class Joshua Kelley, who goes by the stage name “Harpy Daniels,” announced…

Markets Insider, by Filip De Mott: De-dollarization is already occurring, and Congress must pass new stablecoin legislation to bolster the greenback, according to Circle founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire. Circle is responsible for USD Coin, the second-largest stablecoin, which is…

CBN, by George Thomas: China represents the world’s number one challenge of the 21st century. That warning comes from the head of America’s Office of Naval Intelligence as the Communist nation builds its military might across the Pacific.  The tiny island…

Politico, by Bryan Bender and Jacqueline Klimas: War is coming to outer space, and the Pentagon warns it is not yet ready, following years of underinvesting while the military focused on a host of threats on Earth. Russia and China…

Christian Headlines, by Michael Foust: An evangelical college in the United Kingdom has sparked a debate over Scripture and tolerance after it fired a lecturer for a tweet labeling homosexuality a “sin.” The controversy started in February when Cliff College…