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Supreme Court curbs seizure of criminals’ assets

Vol. 34, No. 4
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Against the grain

Children’s Books of the Year | Our 2019 Children’s Books of the Year stand out from an increasingly troubling crowd

A horse and a lighthouse

Children’s Books of the Year | Picture books of the year: Top choices show imagination, nobility

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Restless souls

Children’s Books of the Year | Children’s novels of the year: When the ordinary becomes extraordinary

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Man in conflict

Children’s Books of the Year | Children’s nonfiction book of the year: One theologian’s struggle to understand God and defeat Hitler

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Books of the resistance

Children’s Books of the Year | A wave of activist-themed children’s books has surged in the Trump era

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2.21.19 Flagging interest in foreign languages, and creative cancellations

Leigh Jones reports on the surprising downturn in college students studying foreign languages; Michael Cochrane explains President Trump's executive order on Artificial Intelligence; and Paul Butler highlights creative ways school administrators have called off school. Plus: a preview of Listening In, and commentary from Cal Thomas.

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Insightful interviews with popular musicians, Christian thought leaders, makers of movies and television, respected authors, and key political leaders.

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A conversation with Tim Padgett

This week, Warren Smith talks with author and editor Tim Padgett about his new book on evangelicals and war.

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Mind and body

Health | Mental illness, like physical illness, may afflict Christians in this world

America is more pro-life than it realizes

Abortion | Surveys show that most U.S. adults support some protections for the unborn

Illinois shooter took gun to firing

UPDATE: The man who shot and killed five of his coworkers Friday at the Henry Pratt Co.

Parkland seeks peace on shooting anniversary

In the year following the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., families of the victims became active in politic

Death of a poet

Literature | A talented writer isn’t necessarily a writer to be heeded

New York jury convicts Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’

Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán was convicted Tuesday in U.S. District Court of running an industrial-scale smuggling operation.

Louisiana abortion law still has a chance

Abortion | The Supreme Court halted the law for now but has good reasons to allow it in the long run

Pittsburgh shooting suspect pleads not guilty

The suspect in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre pleaded not guilty to dozens of charges Monday as his new lawyer indicated he might be open to a p

Investigation uncovers sexual abuse in Southern Baptist churches

Hundreds of Southern Baptist church leaders and volunteers have faced accusations of sexual misconduct over the past 20 years, according to a

Trump advisers pushed for nuclear exports to Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON—Senior Trump administration officials pushed to build nuclear power plants in Saudi Arabia despite objections from White House lawyers,

Trump administration asks California for its money back

The Trump administration announced Tuesday it plans to withdraw the $3.5 billion the federal government allocated for California’s high-speed rail

Talk trouble

Free Speech | A Florida case highlights the ongoing question of ‘professional speech’ for Christians

States join forces to fight Trump’s national emergency in court

A coalition of 16 states has officially filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration to pay for a wall on the U.S.-Me

Green dreams and delusions

Environmentalism | California’s crazy environmental initiatives often provoke snickers from outsiders and exasperation from residents like me

Debate, lawsuits follow emergency declaration

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump’s use of a national emergency declaration to access billions of dollars for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border has

Trump’s top choice for UN ambassador withdraws

WASHINGTON—State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Saturday she has withdrawn from consideration for the position of U.S.

Trump declares emergency to fund border wall

President Donald Trump announced Friday he is declaring a national emergency to fulfill his pledge to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border

Barr confirmed as attorney general

William Barr was sworn in as attorney general Thursday night at the White House after the Senate confirmed him earlier in the day 54-45.

An international emergency

News analysis | Unwanted anywhere, floods of migrants overfill shelters in Mexico

Civilians evacuate last ISIS stronghold in Syria

A convoy of trucks carrying hundreds of civilians left the last Islamic State (ISIS)–controlled enclave in Syria on Wednesday, as U.S.-backed force

Putin scolds U.S. in annual address

In his annual state-of-the-nation address Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin placed all the blame on the United States for deteriorating r

Trump urges Venezuelan military to abandon Maduro

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Haiti simmers after week of unrest

Some calm returned to Haiti on Tuesday after rising prices spurred violent anti-government protests. The demonstrations began Feb.

Nigeria delays presidential election one week

ABUJA, Nigeria—Nigeria’s electoral commission announced early on Saturday morning it had delayed the presidential election for a week, just hours b

ISIS brides who are truly trapped

International | Plus, an update on Asia Bibi, a deep-sea dive, and more

Maduro says U.S. envoy met with Venezuelan official

Embattled Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said on Friday that his foreign minister held secret meetings with a U.S. official on Jan.

May loses symbolic Brexit vote

British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered defeat in a symbolic Thursday evening vote on her Brexit deal in the House of Commons.