China Ends International Adoptions, Leaving Hundreds of Cases in Limbo
The Chinese government has officially ended its international adoption program, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced Thursday, ending hopes for hundreds of US families who were matched with children before the COVID-19 pandemic but had adoptions put
Attorneys for Hunter Biden surprise prosecutors with ‘Alford plea’ deal in tax trial in Los Angeles
Attorneys for Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, offered to settle a range of federal tax charges against him with an “Alford plea” during a court appearance Thursday in Los Angeles. ABC News reported that the
14-year-old suspect in Georgia school shooting charged with 4 counts of felony murder
According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (‘GBI’), the 14-year-old Georgia school shooting suspect has been charged with four counts of murder. Two students and two teachers were killed in the shooting on Wednesday at Apalachee High
Public School Can Be a Training Ground for Faith
Depending on your circles, mentioning “public school” may elicit strong reactions. Many Christians in America avidly allege its degeneracy, while many others fiercely defend its merits. And although this debate isn’t new, it has come back to
Take Me Out to Something Bigger Than a Ballgame
In 1929, a Kansas preacher named Charles Sheldon had to get something off his chest. Best known as the author of In His Steps (1896)—a novel that encouraged Christians to ask, “What would Jesus do?”—Sheldon reflected on
Boomers: Serve Like Your Whole Life Is Ahead of You
Not long ago, I visited my 99-year-old father and 97-year-old mother. My dad had just passed his driver’s test again, and a year before that, he published yet another book. He told me he wants to take
Bangladeshi Christians and Hindus Advocate for a Secular Country
Amid a spike in violence against religious minorities in Bangladesh, a national council of Buddhists, Hindus and Christians is renewing a campaign for the Muslim-majority South Asian nation to remove Islam as the state religion. In mid-July,
San Francisco Giants sign 3B Matt Chapman to 6-year, $151M extension
The San Francisco Giants announced Thursday that they have signed third baseman Matt Chapman to a six-year, $151 million contract extension, beginning in 2025 and running through the 2030 season. Chapman, 31, will earn $25 million annually through
USWNT star Alex Morgan announces retirement, pregnancy
USWNT star Alex Morgan – considered one of the most-decorated players in the history of the U.S. Women’s Soccer – announced on Thursday that she will retire from soccer after her final match Sunday with the San
See trailer for Ryan Murphy’s new series ‘Grotesquerie’ premiering on FX in September
FX announced that Ryan Murphy‘s new 10-episode horror/drama series “Grotesquerie” will premiere Sept. 25 at 10 p.m. on FX. Grotesquerie is written and created by Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken; the series centers on “a