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Catalan sentencing sparks unrest in Spain

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Stepping into the fray

Asia | As violent demonstrations roil Hong Kong, a bold group of volunteers is providing moral support and physical protection for young protesters

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A climate of insecurity

Religious Liberty | Turkey is deporting Christian workers and church leaders, despite bowing to U.S. pressure one year ago in releasing American Pastor Andrew Brunson

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Fatherless and homeless

Homelessness | Too many kids in the foster system end up on the streets once they reach adulthood

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Everyone a target

News analysis | Even amid a divided nation, Christians should not despair

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Silence of the sheep

Law | Christian nonprofits and churches have adopted practices from the for-profit world of avoiding liability, sometimes leading to devastating outcomes

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Officer fatally shoots woman in her home

Police responding to a request for a wellness check early Saturday shot and killed 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson, an African American woman, throu

California governor signs abortion-on-campus law

California becomes the first state to require all public universities to offer abortion-inducing pills to students on campus.

Southern California blaze dying down

Cooler temperatures and higher humidity are helping firefighters control the Saddleridge fire in Southern California.

Veteran hikes 800 miles for suicide prevention

Marine veteran Travis Snyder hiked halfway around Lake Michigan in 42 days, starting in the town of Manistee, Mich.

Wildfire breaks out near Los Angeles

The Saddleridge fire just north of Los Angeles has destroyed dozens of homes and been linked to at least one death, authorities said Friday.

Learning the language of compassion

Marriage | Lauris Shepherd dedicated his life to discipling men, but compassionately leading his family was a different challenge (Fifth in a series on long marriages)

A chance at life

Law | Embryo adoptions are increasingly popular thanks in part to a government grant created by an unlikely senator

Illinois officials find more fetal remains

Ulrich Klopfer, the deceased abortionist who stored 2,200 fetal remains in his garage, had five more plastic bags and a box of medically preserved

Dangerous streets

Crime | Four brutal murders of homeless men show the importance of Christian ministry to the homeless and drug addicted 

Typhoon Hagibis death toll rises

By Tuesday, the most powerful storm to hit Japan in decades had knocked out power to 34,000 homes and left more than 30,000 people in shelters.

Syrian army confronts Turkish offensive

After fighting for self-rule for years, Kurdish groups in northeastern Syria struck a deal with the Syrian government in exchange for help defendin

Deadly Typhoon Hagibis batters Japan

Japanese rescue crews searched for survivors on Monday after a powerful typhoon killed at least 36 people.

Turkish offensive hits U.S. post in Syria

Turkish artillery fire did not hurt any American troops, who evacuated a post that got caught in the line of fire on Friday outside the town of Kob

U.S., China reach trade truce

The United States will forgo a planned tariff hike on Chinese imports worth $250 billion in exchange for China buying U.S.

Ireland, U.K. make Brexit headway

European Council President Donald Tusk said Friday that he saw “promising signals” for a Brexit deal.

Ethiopian leader wins Nobel Peace Prize

The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday praised Ethiopia’s prime minister for ending the 20-year war with neighboring Eritrea.

Turkish invasion brings risk of genocide

President Donald Trump continued to defend pulling U.S. troops from northeastern Syria while civilians fled a Turkish bombardment.

U.S. kicks off trade talks with China

WASHINGTON—The Trump administration

Carbon copy

Environment | Today’s greens follow an ancient religion that won’t save the world

A brave new Russia

Science | Geneticists in Moscow debate the ethics of modifying human embryos

Maladies of the mind

Health | Nonprofits in Nigeria are working to combat suicide and mental illness, especially among the nation’s youth

Developers of lithium-ion batteries win Nobel

A German-born engineering professor at the University of Texas became the oldest person ever to win a Nobel Prize at age 97 on Wednesday. John B.

California makes HIV prevention meds easier to get

California will become the first state to allow people to buy HIV prevention pills without a prescription. Gov.

Three scientists win Nobel Prize in physics

The 113th Nobel Prize in physics honored cosmologist James Peebles of Princeton University on Tuesday for his theories about dark matter and cosmic

Zantac contamination worries pharmacies

Science | FDA warns about a cancer-causing agent in the popular heartburn medication

Early snow hits northern Rockies

The superintendent of Glacier National Park called the snow that blanketed Montana this weekend “a February storm in September.” Montana Gov.

‘Nightmare’ bug invades Pennsylvania

The great spotted lanternfly, a planthopper native to Southeast Asia, flies in people’s faces, lands on them, and dumps its sticky waste everywhere