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White House pushes for biological definition of ‘sex’

Vol. 33, No. 20
A House divided

Elections | Even as a contentious Supreme Court nomination deepens political rifts, Democrats seek to grab Republican House seats by playing to the center

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Back to the sources

Literature | A plagiarism incident involving Ann Voskamp shows the new dynamics of Christian publishing in a digital age

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Every tribe and tongue

Asia | Christianity has transformed many minority Hmong communities in Vietnam, and now the Hmong are spreading the Word

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A time to mourn

News analysis | A terrible quake caps an emotional week 

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The upshot of pot

Drug Abuse | A practical look at marijuana laws and effects

NPR from a Christian Worldview: Each weekday morning, enjoy daily radio news, interviews, commentary, and original features reported from the field.

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22
Legal Docket, and the History Book

Mary Reichard discusses a Supreme Court case considering the rights of noncitizens who don't get a bond hearing, Nick Eicher reports on the stock market, and Paul Butler covers notable dates from this week in history. Plus: commentary from Mary Coleman.

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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 Walter Strickland

This week, Warren Smith talks with theologian and the associate vice president for kingdom diversity initiatives at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Walter Strickland.

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Hurricane death toll still rising in Florida

A man who was helping his family clear debris from Hurricane Michael died Thursday when a tree fell on him, the Gulf County, Fla., Sheriff’s Office

First-of-its-kind federal probe into Catholic sex abuse

Federal prosecutors have opened a new investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania.

Florida evacuees return to damaged—or no—homes

Evacuated residents of Mexico Beach, Fla., are returning to pick through the remnants of their homes after Hurricane Michael, searching for any pie

Former gymnastics chief arrested in abuse scandal

Police arrested former USA Gymnastics president Steve Penny on Wednesday, adding another name to the list of accomplices to Dr.

Rising death tolls and armed looters after Michael

Florida officials have raised the confirmed death toll in the state from Hurricane Michael to 16 people, with 10 more deaths in Georgia, Virginia,

Eugene Peterson receiving hospice care

Pastor and best-selling author Eugene Peterson is entering hospice care at the age of 85, his son Eric said in a widely circulated message to frien

A victim of gender theory

Transgenderism | An Atlanta-area mother says school dismissed her report of her daughter’s sexual abuse

Washington cardinal resigns amid scandals

Pope Francis on Friday accepted the resignation of Washington, D.C., Cardinal Donald Wuerl, who is implicated in two different sexual abuse and cov

Limo manager charged in deadly accident

Limousine service operator Nauman Hussain, 28, was charged Wednesday with criminally negligent homicide in a crash in upstate New York that killed

Millions vote in Afghanistan despite terror

Afghanistan wrapped up a two-day parliamentary vote on Sunday marred by delays and extremist attacks that killed more than 50 people.

Saudis admit Khashoggi died at consulate

Saudi state media released statements early Saturday saying that journalist Jamal Khashoggi did die at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct.

Taliban causes election delay in Afghan province

Afghanistan’s electoral commission on Friday postponed a weekend parliamentary vote in Kandahar province after a Taliban attack Thursday killed at

Suppressing religion online

Persecution | A draft law threatens the future of Christian websites in China

American student wins appeal in Israel

A U.S. student detained after arriving in Israel has won her appeal to study in the country, according to the student’s lawyers.

Authorities in Crimea search for shooter’s possible accomplice

Crimean authorities on Thursday said they are searching for an accomplice in Wednesday’s shooting that killed 20 people and injured 50 others at a

Afghan guards kill three officials, U.S. general escapes

Afghan guards shot and killed three government officials whom they were hired to protect and injured two U.S.

May is backed into a Brexit corner

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday said she is considering the European Union’s proposal to extend the Brexit transition period after n

Trump asks Turkey for evidence of journalist’s killing

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U.S. plans to scrap broken nuclear deal with Russia

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U.S. renews warnings to Saudi Arabia over journalist

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump threatened severe consequences for Saudi Arabia if his administration finds the Saudi royal family is behind the

Trump makes migrant caravan an election issue

President Donald Trump is framing the 4,000-strong migrant caravan amassing at the Mexico-Guatemala border and hoping to reach the United States as

White House takes wait-and-see position on Saudis

WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told President Donald Trump on Thursday that the United States should await the results of a Saudi invest

Trump warns Mexico, others to stop migrants

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to send troops t

Treasury Department employee charged in leaks

A Treasury Department employee appeared in court Wednesday after being charged with leaking confidential banking reports related to special counsel

White House counsel Don McGahn steps down

Wednesday was Don McGahn’s last day as White House counsel, numerous White House sources confirmed.

Boys’ behavior

Politics | A weekend altercation in New York spotlights a nationalist group called the Proud Boys

Judge tosses Stormy Daniels’ defamation case

A federal judge on Monday dismissed a defamation lawsuit by Stephanie Clifford, aka Stormy Daniels, against President Donald Trump, saying the pres