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What to expect on Biden’s Inauguration Day

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Senate prepares for majority changeover
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U.S. accuses China of Uighur genocide
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Russia jails Navalny for 30 days
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Violence engulfs West Darfur camp

Vol. 36, No. 2
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Chemical killer

Roe v. Wade | Surgical abortions have slowed, but pills and chemicals are reaching more homes—and killing more babies

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The unseen faces of abortion

Roe v. Wade | The events of 2020 expose contradictions in the pro-abortion message

Illustration by Krieg Barrie. Original photo of Lader: Bob Strong/AFP via Getty Images
Abortion’s street fighter

Roe v. Wade | How Lawrence Lader led the abortion legalization drive— and later promoted the “abortion pill”

Illustration by Stephen Crotts
Historical abortion fiction

Roe v. Wade | Pro-abortionists claim abortifacients were legal centuries ago. The historical record proves otherwise

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The pill and the pandemic

Roe v. Wade | The abortion industry uses COVID-19 to meet a long-term goal: eliminating restrictions on abortion pills. The result: more victims among unborn children, more women at risk

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Multiple U.S. agencies question Capitol riot response

The departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Justice, and the Interior have launched official inquiries about law enforcement’s preparedness for

Few activists show up at fortified state capitols

Law enforcement agencies headed into the weekend with concerns that what happened in Washington on Jan. 6 might reoccur across the country.

Seeking truth after the Capitol chaos

Politics | How colorful conversations can remind us what’s important

New administration preps pandemic response

President-elect Joe Biden has said he wants the United States to administer 100 million COVID-19 shots in the first 100 days he is in office.

Security tightens in Washington as inauguration nears

Supporters of the incoming president traditionally gather on the National Mall in Washington to welcome him on Inauguration Day before taking in a

The day mobs overran the Capitol

Politics | Chaos ensued inside the halls of Congress on Jan. 6, raising questions and leaving a country even more divided

House impeaches Trump for the second time

For the first time in U.S. history, members of Congress voted to impeach a sitting president for a second time.

Federal deficit up 61 percent since last year

Heavy spending on coronavirus relief coupled with lower tax revenue meant the United States spent a staggering $572.9 billion more than it made in

An American house divided

Politics | Democrats win the U.S. Senate and a unified government, but the country remains splintered

Yoweri Museveni claims victory in Uganda

Ugandan opposition candidate Bobi Wine accused the government of rigging Thursday’s presidential election.

Uganda silences dissent during vote count

The leading opposition candidate in Uganda’s presidential election said on Friday the military had “taken control” of his home.

Strong earthquake rocks Indonesian island

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake killed at least 81 people and injured more than 800 others on Sulawesi island early on Friday.

Yemen’s deepening crisis

International | Aid workers worry a terrorism designation could make things worse

How the rest of the world views U.S. unrest

International | Nations watch America’s transition of power with concern

Open Doors releases its persecution watchlist

North Korea has topped the list of worst countries for persecuted Christians for 20 straight years.

Clampdown on democracy

Hong Kong | Last week’s mass arrest of political activists signals the Hong Kong regime’s attempt to snuff out opposition

Indonesia continues search after deadly plane crash

More than a dozen helicopters, 53 navy ships, and 2,600 rescue workers resumed their search on Monday for the black boxes of the Sriwijaya Air jet.

Indonesia continues search after deadly plane crash

More than a dozen helicopters, 53 navy ships, and 2,6000 rescue workers resumed their search on Monday for the black boxes of the Sriwijaya Air jet

Unemployment climbs back toward 1 million

Weekly applications for unemployment benefits are still far lower than the 7 million submitted after nationwide shutdowns in the spring.

Jobless claims fall

New jobless claims fell to the lowest level in four weeks, according to the Labor Department.

Charles “Chuck” Yeager dies

Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the United States Air Force brigadier general most well known for being the first person to break the sound barrier, died M

Economist Walter Williams dies

Walter Williams, who built a career as a professor and writer, died on Wednesday. He was 84.

Pandemic brings saner Black Friday

Just a trickle of shoppers wandered through Macy’s on Herald Square in New York an hour after it opened.

Retail trade group expects strong season

Spending over the holidays could increase by roughly 3.5 percent over last year, according to the National Retail Federation—despite an economy sti

Dow pushes past record 30,000 points

Good news about the development of COVID-19 vaccines and more certainty about the U.S. election have powered a month of gains on the stock market.

GM to recall millions of vehicles

General Motors said Monday it would recall more than 7 million vehicles, including pickup trucks and SUVs from Chevrolet, Cadillac, and GMC, becaus

Dow Jones hits record high

Two consecutive weeks of good news about CO