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World News

The United Nations and others said donors should resume support for UNRWA after a review ... says famine is likely to set in by May. For those living under Israel’s attacks and a crippling ... Read More

Catholic priest burns to death after spark ignites robes in Easter candle ceremony

A simple candle spark then made contact with his vestment ... Secretary of the San Gregorio neighbourhood association said news of the "good man's" death was like being doused with "a bucket ... Read More

Dad charged after 3-year-old son fatally shoots himself with loaded gun left under couch

A Pennsylvania dad has been charged after ... loaded gun under the couch at his family’s Allentown, Pa., home. NBC Philadelphia Rep. Josh Siegel (D-Allentown) argued that Elijah’s death ... Read More

Gun Control

Bump stock inventor Jeremiah Cottle speaks to ABC News as debate over his controversial firearm accessory goes before the U.S. Supreme ... book “American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15 ... Read More

Kremlin: We Are Not Joining Death Penalty Debate After Concert Hall Attack

Kremlin: We Are Not Joining Death Penalty Debate After Concert ... the state news agency TASS media as saying on Saturday. Dmitry Medvedev, a Putin ally who served a term as Russia's president ... Read More

Mother claims she accidentally shot teen daughter dead after ‘gun fired as she rummaged for keys in purse’

A mother has claimed that she accidentally shot and killed her 13-year-old daughter when her gun simply ... said in a news release. The 13-year-old was rushed to Vanderbilt’s Pediatric ... Read More

Judge who allegedly let gun-toting squatting migrant off hook despite DA’s bail plea previously let cop beaters go

He was arrested after ... of four guns, ammo and drugs, cops said. Desousa-Villalta was cut loose on supervised release despite the district attorney’s request that Bowen set bail at $150,000 ... Read More

This song is our story

We never graduate from our need for God’s grace. All around the world are people who ... penned "Amazing Grace" after seeing his own need for grace. His story echoes ours: "wretches saved ... Read More

WITF News Stories

WITF's Jordan Wilkie has asked each candidate, including Perry, what their messaging on democracy is. Today, he reports on Democrat Shamaine Daniels. This is the sixth story in a series about how ... Read More

World News

Barnes After Britain’s next election ... the tech company worldwide rights for a monthlong World Cup-style competition between top teams set to take place next year. A man claiming to represent ... Read More

World News

Farmer’s Defense Force vice president Jos Ubels poses for a portrait at his farm in Anderen, Northern Netherlands, Monday, March 18, 2024. Ubels feels that everything from overbearing ... Read More