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Vol. 35, No. 18
Visions of hope amid pandemic

Hope Awards | The coronavirus challenged compassion-providing ministries in new ways

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Tiny houses, big hearts

Hope Awards | Chris Wilson runs the Dream Center to help people escape homelessness, but fighting client discouragement is a constant battle

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Relearning how to live

Hope Awards | Gilgal helps women leaving addiction and homelessness. But some leave before they’re ready, and staff members have to cope with disappointment

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Overflow of love

Hope Awards | The Overflow Café provides a place for Christians to build friendships and make disciples. But keeping the shop open is a struggle

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“It’s just a simple friendship”

Hope Awards | Refugee Hope Partners seeks to form relationships with refugees and help them become self-sufficient

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Sally soaks Gulf Coast

One person has died and another is missing as a result of flooding in Orange Beach, Ala., due to Hurricane Sally.

Government preps for COVID-19 vaccine rollout

U.S. health agencies plan to offer everyone free immunization against the coronavirus.

Nurse alleges neglect, forced surgeries at ICE center

The House Homeland Security Committee will investigate a whistleblower complaint that claims immigrants at a detention facility in Georgia underwen

Hurricane Sally pummels Florida, Alabama

The Florida Panhandle and south Alabama saw sideways rain, storm surges, strong winds, and power outages early Wednesday as Hurricane Sally made la

Hurricane Sally brings “potentially historic” flooding

Hurricane Sally intensified to a Category 2 on Monday as it closed in on the Gulf Coast, raising hurricane warnings in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alab

COVID-19 deaths by race

By the Numbers | 49.7 The number of Americans per 100,000 persons who have died due to COVID-19 and in which the race of the deceased was documented, as

Free care amid COVID-19

Health | In Texas, a Christian medical clinic serves hundreds of low-income patients living in a coronavirus hot spot

Rockies see wild temperature swing

A day after a heatwave scorched the western United States and set records in multiple states, below-freezing temperatures and an inch of snow blank

Antibody anxieties

Science | Scientists explore how people develop immunity to COVID-19

High-tech ship marks 400th Mayflower anniversary

The United States and United Kingdom jointly designed a solar- and wind-powered vessel guided by artificial intelligence to follow the same path ac

Wildfires stretch resources

Hundreds of requests for help along the West Coast have gone unfulfilled, Washington State Forester George Geissler said.

Louisville settles with Breonna Taylor’s mother

Mayor Greg Fischer said the city will reform police practices and pay $12 million to the family of Breonna Taylor, whom officers shot and killed wh

Supreme Court to rule on DIY chemical abortions

Abortion | The U.S. government appeals a ruling that leaves babies and women unprotected

California deputies ambushed

Authorities continued to search on Sunday for the suspect who shot and critically injured two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies as they sat in

Death toll rises in West Coast wildfires

At least 35 people have died in the wildfires burning across California, Oregon, and Washington, with several others still missing.

Fires turn deadly in western U.S.

The mother of 16-year-old Josiah Williams confirmed her son died in the North Complex Fire that blazed through California’s Sierra Nevada mountains

Downright discrimination

Life | New prenatal screening methods in the U.K. threaten babies with Down syndrome

New York City marks 9/11 with health precautions

Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden briefly greeted each other at a slimmed-down ceremony in New York City hono

Israel signs peace deal with UAE, Bahrain

The historic “Abraham Accords” establishing relations between Israel and two of its Arab neighbors were written in English, Hebrew, and Arabic.

A win for Trump and embattled Mideast leaders

International | The normalizing of Arab-Israeli relations is a big deal

U.K. parliament approves Brexit deal tweaks

Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a Monday night vote in the House of Commons that could spur controversial changes to the nation’s Brexit plan.

U.S. pressures China over Uighur forced labor

WASHINGTON—Evidence is mounting that China forces detained Uighurs and other minorities in the northwest Xinjiang province to work in local factori

Belarusian president seeks Putin’s help

Russia offered to loan the embattled Belarusian government $1.5 billion and promised to honor commitments to cooperate on economics, defense, and p

Democracy in danger in Tanzania

International | Opposition and activists decry shrinking freedoms

Fire breaks out at Beirut port

Smoke billowed in Lebanon’s capital again on Thursday morning a little more than a month after a deadly explosion at the port.

Beirut ablaze again

International | As a local pastor trusts God to see his congregation through recovery efforts

Kabul attack targets Afghan vice president

Terrorists bombed a vehicle convoy carrying Afghan First Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Wednesday.