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Border wall showdown could shut down government

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Interior Secretary Zinke stepping down

Vol. 33, No. 24
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2018 News of the Year

News | Agony and ecstasy—12 months of turmoil, disaster, death, rescue, victory, and celebration

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2018 Deaths

Obituaries | Extraordinary lives: Billy Graham, George and Barbara Bush, Aretha Franklin, John McCain, Eugene Peterson, and more

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State of surveillance

China | The growth of surveillance technology is enabling the Chinese government’s rapid transformation into Big Brother

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‘Faithful disobedience’

Persecution | An influential house church in China responds to a wave of police detentions

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Hard times at Harvest

Evangelicalism | Former elders, pastors, and staffers from Chicago’s Harvest Bible Chapel accuse the church of financial mismanagement and a culture of deception and intimidation

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12.18.18 Racism at a leading seminary, and Christmas in foster care

Leigh Jones covers a new report showing a history of racism at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Mary Reichard and Samantha Gobba discuss Belgium's euthanasia law; and Kim Henderson reports on what Christmas is like for children in foster homes. Plus: 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 Keith Getty

This week, Warren Smith talks with singer and songwriter Keith Getty.

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Bomb threat email most likely a hoax

A string of emailed bomb threats sent Thursday to hundreds of schools, businesses, and government buildings across the United States triggered evac

Report: Boy Scouts considering bankruptcy

The Boy Scouts of America said Wednesday it was exploring all options amid serious financial woes but would not confirm or deny it might apply for

Jury recommends life sentence for Charlottesville murderer

A jury has recommended a sentence of life in prison plus 419 years for a man convicted of murdering a counterprotester at a white nationalist rally

Feds arrest two in separate Ohio terror plots

Federal agents thwarted two unconnected but potentially devastating terror attacks in Toledo, Ohio, the FBI and Justice Department announced Monday

Abortion on campus, Round 2

Life | California reconsiders college campus abortion bill

Winter storm buries Southeast in snow

A winter storm blanketed five southern U.S. states with snow, sleet, and freezing rain from Saturday into Monday.

Dare to be different

Family | Ten reasons why parents should offer the gift of a smartphone-free childhood

Starbucks finally bans porn

Sexuality | Child safety advocates persisted despite the normalization of porn in today’s culture

Busting drugs with China

Drug Abuse | China promises to combat opioid drug sales to the United States

Judge strikes down Obamacare, but no changes yet

A federal judge’s ruling Friday that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional sets up a major legal showdown over the law but won’t affect exist

Trump picks Mulvaney for chief of staff

President Donald Trump said Friday that White House budget director Mick Mulvaney will be his next chief of staff.

9th Circuit partially strikes down HHS mandate protections

The 9th U.S.

Senators approve anti-Saudi resolution

The U.S. Senate on Thursday defied the White House by rebuking Saudi Arabia over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Congress grills Google exec to little effect

Politics | Washington cannot do much to regulate big tech, nor should it, experts say

Pelosi agrees to speaker term limit

WASHINGTON—House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is set to make a comeback as speaker next year after announcing Wednesday she would limit

Former Trump lawyer gets three-year sentence

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Porn actress ordered to pay Trump’s legal fees

A federal judge in Los Angeles on Tuesday ordered pornographic film actress Stephanie Clifford, who goes by the name Stormy Daniels, to pay Preside

Senate passes major farm bill

The Senate voted 87-13 Tuesday in favor of a sweeping agriculture bill that will fund key farm safety-net programs for the next five years.

Trump and Erdogan’s tête-à-tête over Syria

International | Plus, a pastor’s bold witness in China

China suspends tariffs on some U.S. imports

Chinese authorities on Friday issued a 90-day suspension of tariff hikes on $126 billion worth of U.S.

Russian pleads guilty to campaign spying

A Russian woman accused of being a secret agent admitted Thursday she conspired to gather intelligence on conservative political groups.

French police kill Strasbourg suspect in shootout

French law enforcement officers on Thursday tracked down and fatally shot the terror suspect in the Strasbourg Christmas market shooting that kille

‘Faithful disobedience’

Persecution | An influential house church in China responds to a wave of police detentions

Chinese pastor under criminal detention

Chinese authorities have officially charged the lead pastor of Early Rain Covenant Church and sent him to criminal detention following a crackdown

Cease-fire reached in parts of Yemen

The two warring sides in Yemen have agreed to withdraw their troops from the restive port city of Hodeida, with a cease-fire extending across the e

Pope Francis parts with two cardinals

Pope Francis has removed two cardinals who are facing sexual abuse accusations from his informal Cabinet, the Vatican announced Wednesday.

China confirms arrest of two Canadians

Chinese officials confirmed Thursday that they have detained a second Canadian citizen amid an ongoing rift over the arrest of a top executive of a

Marriott data breach affects up to 500 million

Marriott on Friday announced a massive data breach that compromised the information of as many as 500 million guests at its Starwood hotels.

GM to cut 14,000 jobs

General Motors announced Monday plans to lay off up to 14,000 factory and white-collar workers in North America and possibly close five plants.

Shoppers line up on Black Friday (and Thursday, too)

The Christmas shopping season officially kicks off with Black Friday, but early bird shoppers in stores that opened Thursday evening have already s

Nissan chairman arrested for financial misconduct

Authorities in Japan on Monday arrested Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn on charges he underreported his income and misused company funds.

Amazon selects New York, Virginia for second headquarters

Amazon announced Tuesday plans to split its highly anticipated second headquarters between New York and northern Virginia.

Winning lottery ticket worth $1.537 billion

A ticket bought in South Carolina won the Mega Millions lottery on Tuesday with a final prize of $1.537 billion, lottery officials said.

Market wavers on road to recovery

U.S. stocks are tentatively recovering from a dip last week.

Sears files for bankruptcy

Once America’s retail giant, Sears filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday after 132 years in business.

Stock market recovering from rough week

World stock markets perked up a little Friday morning after heavy losses this week. Major U.S.