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Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Is Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Dead? Twitter Reacts To Russia Claims Its Airstrike May Have Killed ISIS Top Leader
Nearly 30 Islamic State group (ISIS) commanders and up to 300 fighters were at the meeting in Raqqa when Russia-backed airstrikes hit the area on May 28, Russia's defense ministry said in a statement Friday. The ministry believes Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and up to 330 other fighters were killed. A Russian Su-34 aircraft and a Su-35 multirole reportedly carried out the strikes.
Iran boat beams laser at U.S. helicopter over Strait of Hormuz
An Iranian missile boat shined a laser at a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter flying over the Strait of Hormuz on June 13 in what the U.S. military called an 'unsafe and unprofessional' action.
North Korea's Hack Threat
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security warned this week that North Korea is using malicious software to set up networks of hijacked computer devices that can be used in large-scale cyberattacks on critical infrastructure.
Obama Had His Own 'Back Channel' To Moscow
The Obama administration had a 'back channel' to communicate with Russian officials, according to a new report detailing Moscow's efforts to delegitimize the U.S. presidential election results.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Russian Ambassador to Israel - Hamas, Hezbollah not terrorists at all
The Russian Ambassador to Israel, Alexander Shein, refused to call Hamas and Hezbollah terrorist organizations but rather 'radical organizations which sometimes adhere to extremist political views' in an interview on Israeli TV last week (June 9).
US threatens to replace UN human rights body over anti-Israel stance
The United States has threatened to supplant the United Nations Human Rights Council with an alternative group of nations, unless the 47-member body halted its anti-Israel bias and underwent a series of reforms.
Five Palestinians cities to expand into Area C
Israel notified the Palestinian Authority that five Palestinian cities - Ramallah, Hebron, Tulkarem, Jenin and Kalkilya - would be allowed to expand from Area A into Area C, MK Ahmed Tibi (Joint List) told Army Radio on Thursday night.
Israeli and international groups warn of looming Gaza disaster
Israeli and international NGOS joined the UN on Wednesday in warning of a 'total collapse' in Gaza if Israel goes ahead with plans to further cut power supplies to the enclave.
Inside the United States
Fed raises rates, unveils balance sheet cuts in sign of confidence
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday for the second time in three months and said it would begin cutting its holdings of bonds and other securities this year, signaling its confidence in a growing U.S. economy and strengthening job market.
In 98-2 vote, Senate passes tougher sanctions on Iran, Russia
In a nearly unanimous vote, the U.S. Senate on Thursday approved new sanctions against Iran and Russia that also limit President Donald Trump's administration from weakening existing sanctions against Moscow.
Report: Congressman Undergoing A Third Surgery After Being Gunned Down At Baseball Practice
Rep. Steve Scalise is undergoing a third surgery after he was gunned down during a congressional baseball practice Wednesday.
Coach Kennedy, Who Lost His Job After Praying, Makes His Case to 9th Circuit Court
Coach Joe Kennedy took his fight to be allowed to pray silently on the football field to court this week, appealing to a bench with a liberal reputation.
$240,418,000,000: Feds Collect Record Taxes in May; Still Run $88,246,000,000 Deficit
The U.S. Treasury hauled in $240,418,000,000 in total taxes in the month of May, setting a record for inflation-adjusted tax revenues for that month of the year, according to the Monthly Treasury Statement released this week.
Homeland Security officially cancels Obama's 2014 amnesty that courts had blocked
Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly officially revoked President Obama's 2014 attempt to broaden his previous deportation amnesty for Dreamers, which had been held up by federal courts for more than two years.
Christian News
United Methodist Church Introduces Its First Transgender Minister
The United Methodist Church is raising brows after appointing its first transgender minister.
Eritrea: 122 Christians Detained in May
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has been informed that 122 Eritrean Christians were detained in May 2017 in a series of round-ups of members of unregistered denominations in various locations around the country.
Around the World
Is Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Dead? Twitter Reacts To Russia Claims Its Airstrike May Have Killed ISIS Top Leader
Nearly 30 Islamic State group (ISIS) commanders and up to 300 fighters were at the meeting in Raqqa when Russia-backed airstrikes hit the area on May 28, Russia's defense ministry said in a statement Friday. The ministry believes Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and up to 330 other fighters were killed. A Russian Su-34 aircraft and a Su-35 multirole reportedly carried out the strikes.
Iran boat beams laser at U.S. helicopter over Strait of Hormuz
An Iranian missile boat shined a laser at a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter flying over the Strait of Hormuz on June 13 in what the U.S. military called an 'unsafe and unprofessional' action.
North Korea's Hack Threat
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security warned this week that North Korea is using malicious software to set up networks of hijacked computer devices that can be used in large-scale cyberattacks on critical infrastructure.
Obama Had His Own 'Back Channel' To Moscow
The Obama administration had a 'back channel' to communicate with Russian officials, according to a new report detailing Moscow's efforts to delegitimize the U.S. presidential election results.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Russian Ambassador to Israel - Hamas, Hezbollah not terrorists at all
The Russian Ambassador to Israel, Alexander Shein, refused to call Hamas and Hezbollah terrorist organizations but rather 'radical organizations which sometimes adhere to extremist political views' in an interview on Israeli TV last week (June 9).
US threatens to replace UN human rights body over anti-Israel stance
The United States has threatened to supplant the United Nations Human Rights Council with an alternative group of nations, unless the 47-member body halted its anti-Israel bias and underwent a series of reforms.
Five Palestinians cities to expand into Area C
Israel notified the Palestinian Authority that five Palestinian cities - Ramallah, Hebron, Tulkarem, Jenin and Kalkilya - would be allowed to expand from Area A into Area C, MK Ahmed Tibi (Joint List) told Army Radio on Thursday night.
Israeli and international groups warn of looming Gaza disaster
Israeli and international NGOS joined the UN on Wednesday in warning of a 'total collapse' in Gaza if Israel goes ahead with plans to further cut power supplies to the enclave.
Inside the United States
Fed raises rates, unveils balance sheet cuts in sign of confidence
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday for the second time in three months and said it would begin cutting its holdings of bonds and other securities this year, signaling its confidence in a growing U.S. economy and strengthening job market.
In 98-2 vote, Senate passes tougher sanctions on Iran, Russia
In a nearly unanimous vote, the U.S. Senate on Thursday approved new sanctions against Iran and Russia that also limit President Donald Trump's administration from weakening existing sanctions against Moscow.
Report: Congressman Undergoing A Third Surgery After Being Gunned Down At Baseball Practice
Rep. Steve Scalise is undergoing a third surgery after he was gunned down during a congressional baseball practice Wednesday.
Coach Kennedy, Who Lost His Job After Praying, Makes His Case to 9th Circuit Court
Coach Joe Kennedy took his fight to be allowed to pray silently on the football field to court this week, appealing to a bench with a liberal reputation.
$240,418,000,000: Feds Collect Record Taxes in May; Still Run $88,246,000,000 Deficit
The U.S. Treasury hauled in $240,418,000,000 in total taxes in the month of May, setting a record for inflation-adjusted tax revenues for that month of the year, according to the Monthly Treasury Statement released this week.
Homeland Security officially cancels Obama's 2014 amnesty that courts had blocked
Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly officially revoked President Obama's 2014 attempt to broaden his previous deportation amnesty for Dreamers, which had been held up by federal courts for more than two years.
Christian News
United Methodist Church Introduces Its First Transgender Minister
The United Methodist Church is raising brows after appointing its first transgender minister.
Eritrea: 122 Christians Detained in May
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has been informed that 122 Eritrean Christians were detained in May 2017 in a series of round-ups of members of unregistered denominations in various locations around the country.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Millennials OK with Ontario LGBT Law that Takes Kids from Parents
Almost half of Millennials surveyed indicated they could be open to the idea of government removing children from their home if parents refuse to support their gender identity.
Senate passes Russia sanctions package
The Republican-led Senate voted decisively to punish Moscow for interfering in the 2016 election by approving a wide-ranging sanctions package that targets key sectors of Russia's economy and individuals who carried out cyber attacks.
UNICEF: 20 percent of children in developed countries living in poverty
The UN children's agency UNICEF has warned that its report should serve as a 'wake-up call' to the high rate of children in rich countries living in relative poverty.
Qatar signs $12 billion deal to buy F-15 jets from US
Qatar's Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday the country signed a deal to buy F-15 fighter jets from the United States for $12 billion.
US deploys mobile missile system to eastern Syria
The U.S. has deployed a truck-mounted missile system into Syria, an official said Wednesday, to a forward operating group of rebels and U.S. military advisers that have repeatedly clashed with government forces.
Trump aims to roll back Obama's Cuba policies
President Trump is expected to announce a rollback of his predecessor's detente with Cuba during a visit Friday to Miami, likely to include a reimposition of U.S. travel restrictions to the communist island as well as a limiting of business interactions between American companies and entities controlled by the Cuban military.
ISIS Weapons Capabilities Significantly Degraded in Iraq Stronghold
American-led coalition forces have severely degraded the Islamic State's weapons capabilities in West Mosul, leaving the terrorist group reliant on small arms and human shields to conduct counterattacks, a senior U.S. general operating in Mosul said Wednesday.
Three EU countries say 'no' to Muslims
The European Union's executive will decide on Tuesday whether to launch legal cases against Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic over their failure to take in Muslim asylum-seekers to relieve states on the front lines of the bloc's migration crisis, Reuters reports.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel has no interest in escalation with Hamas, PM says after Gaza power cut
Israel has no desire for an altercation with Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, in the wake of a cabinet decision this week to reduce the power supply to Gaza.
Tillerson: Israel embassy move both 'if' and 'when'
US President Donald Trump has not decided whether to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, despite White House assurances that the move will occur in a matter of time, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday.
Palestinians paid terrorists $1b in past 4 years, Knesset panel hears
The Palestinian Authority has paid out some NIS 4 billion -- or $1.12 billion -- over the past four years to terrorists and their families, a former director general of the Ministry of Strategic Affairs and ex-head of the army's intelligence and research division told a top Knesset panel on Monday.
Inside the United States
House Whip Scalise, security detail shot at baseball practice; suspect in custody
A gunman opened fire on a group of congressional Republicans practicing baseball in Alexandria Wednesday morning, wounding a senior GOP lawmaker and multiple other people.
GOP Senators May Fund Planned Parenthood in Obamacare Repeal Bill
Senate conservatives may be willing to give in to Democrats and pro-choice Republicans and provide direct funding to the nation's largest abortion provider if it means they can pass a bill that repeals Obamacare, according to a recent report.
No apologies: ICE chief says illegal immigrants should live in fear of deportation
Illegal immigrants should be living in fear of being deported, the chief of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Tuesday, pushing back against a growing sentiment among Democrats on Capitol Hill and activists across the country who have complained about agents enforcing the laws on the books.
'Resist' follower's attack on Republicans signals grim breaking point of political tensions
The 'Resist' movement spawned a shooting rampage Wednesday morning that targeted Republican lawmakers -- an attack by a self-declared anti-Trump crusader that underscored the poisonous tenor of modern American politics.
Report: Mueller Investigating Trump for Possible Obstruction
Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election now includes inquiries as to whether or not President Donald Trump has attempted to obstruct justice.
Shooting At GOP Baseball Practice Latest In Pattern Of Violence Against Republicans
The shooting at a congressional GOP baseball practice is just the latest in an escalating pattern of violence and intimidation against Republicans.
Federal, state authorities continue investigation into 'dirty bomb' at U.S. Port
Officials with the Coast Guard say federal and state authorities are continuing to investigate a potential threat which was reported at the Wando Terminal Wednesday night. Coast Guard officials say the FBI is investigating a report of a 'dirty bomb' aboard a vessel.
Trump faces first big domestic moment
President Donald Trump's first domestic mega-moment has arrived, and his measured reaction to Wednesday's shooting in Alexandria, Virginia, is being praised by all sides as they gauge his temperament in a time of crisis.
Majority of Americans Remain Supportive of Euthanasia
As right-to-die legislation is under debate in many states, 73% of U.S. adults say a doctor should be allowed to end a terminally ill patient's life by painless means if the patient requests it.
Op-Ed: Journalism is dead; whatever these guys are doing isn't journalism
President Trump gives Chief of Staff Reince Priebus 'until July 4th to clean up White House.' Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway 'is caught mocking Trump staffers.' Trump tells U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May he won't go to Britain 'until the British public supports him coming.'
Jeff Sessions denies Russia collusion, defends Comey firing
Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in dramatic Senate testimony, on Tuesday decried suggestions he colluded with Russian officials during the 2016 campaign as an 'appalling and detestable lie' -- while staunchly defending his role in the firing of former FBI Director James Comey.
Christian News
Christian pastor isolated, tortured in Vietnam after reporting prison abuses to US diplomats
A Christian pastor who has been imprisoned in Vietnam since 2011 for the 'crime' of evangelisation has suffered torture and solitary confinement since reporting how he is being treated behind bars to US officials.
Southern Baptists Push Back Against LGBT Activists
Southern Baptist leaders are standing firm against a coalition of LGBT activists that want them to declare that homosexuality is not a sin.
Southern Baptist Convention condemns 'alt-right' movement after uproar
The denomination's annual convention in Phoenix voted to 'decry every form of racism, including alt-right white supremacy as antithetical to the Gospel of Jesus Christ' and 'denounce and repudiate white supremacy and every form of racial and ethnic hatred as a scheme of the devil.'
Will Trump's Tax Reforms Reduce Giving to Churches?
As Congress and President Donald Trump work to pass tax reform some are concerned that current proposals in Congress will yield a substantial decrease in charitable giving, hurting those groups who serve the most vulnerable people in society.
ISIS Kills 2 Chinese Missionaries Accused of Violating Visa Rules in Pakistan by Sharing the Gospel
Pakistan's interior ministry has said the two Chinese nationals who were kidnapped and killed by Islamic State-affiliated militants last month were preachers who allegedly violated their business visa rules.
Around the World
Millennials OK with Ontario LGBT Law that Takes Kids from Parents
Almost half of Millennials surveyed indicated they could be open to the idea of government removing children from their home if parents refuse to support their gender identity.
Senate passes Russia sanctions package
The Republican-led Senate voted decisively to punish Moscow for interfering in the 2016 election by approving a wide-ranging sanctions package that targets key sectors of Russia's economy and individuals who carried out cyber attacks.
UNICEF: 20 percent of children in developed countries living in poverty
The UN children's agency UNICEF has warned that its report should serve as a 'wake-up call' to the high rate of children in rich countries living in relative poverty.
Qatar signs $12 billion deal to buy F-15 jets from US
Qatar's Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday the country signed a deal to buy F-15 fighter jets from the United States for $12 billion.
US deploys mobile missile system to eastern Syria
The U.S. has deployed a truck-mounted missile system into Syria, an official said Wednesday, to a forward operating group of rebels and U.S. military advisers that have repeatedly clashed with government forces.
Trump aims to roll back Obama's Cuba policies
President Trump is expected to announce a rollback of his predecessor's detente with Cuba during a visit Friday to Miami, likely to include a reimposition of U.S. travel restrictions to the communist island as well as a limiting of business interactions between American companies and entities controlled by the Cuban military.
ISIS Weapons Capabilities Significantly Degraded in Iraq Stronghold
American-led coalition forces have severely degraded the Islamic State's weapons capabilities in West Mosul, leaving the terrorist group reliant on small arms and human shields to conduct counterattacks, a senior U.S. general operating in Mosul said Wednesday.
Three EU countries say 'no' to Muslims
The European Union's executive will decide on Tuesday whether to launch legal cases against Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic over their failure to take in Muslim asylum-seekers to relieve states on the front lines of the bloc's migration crisis, Reuters reports.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel has no interest in escalation with Hamas, PM says after Gaza power cut
Israel has no desire for an altercation with Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, in the wake of a cabinet decision this week to reduce the power supply to Gaza.
Tillerson: Israel embassy move both 'if' and 'when'
US President Donald Trump has not decided whether to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, despite White House assurances that the move will occur in a matter of time, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday.
Palestinians paid terrorists $1b in past 4 years, Knesset panel hears
The Palestinian Authority has paid out some NIS 4 billion -- or $1.12 billion -- over the past four years to terrorists and their families, a former director general of the Ministry of Strategic Affairs and ex-head of the army's intelligence and research division told a top Knesset panel on Monday.
Inside the United States
House Whip Scalise, security detail shot at baseball practice; suspect in custody
A gunman opened fire on a group of congressional Republicans practicing baseball in Alexandria Wednesday morning, wounding a senior GOP lawmaker and multiple other people.
GOP Senators May Fund Planned Parenthood in Obamacare Repeal Bill
Senate conservatives may be willing to give in to Democrats and pro-choice Republicans and provide direct funding to the nation's largest abortion provider if it means they can pass a bill that repeals Obamacare, according to a recent report.
No apologies: ICE chief says illegal immigrants should live in fear of deportation
Illegal immigrants should be living in fear of being deported, the chief of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Tuesday, pushing back against a growing sentiment among Democrats on Capitol Hill and activists across the country who have complained about agents enforcing the laws on the books.
'Resist' follower's attack on Republicans signals grim breaking point of political tensions
The 'Resist' movement spawned a shooting rampage Wednesday morning that targeted Republican lawmakers -- an attack by a self-declared anti-Trump crusader that underscored the poisonous tenor of modern American politics.
Report: Mueller Investigating Trump for Possible Obstruction
Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election now includes inquiries as to whether or not President Donald Trump has attempted to obstruct justice.
Shooting At GOP Baseball Practice Latest In Pattern Of Violence Against Republicans
The shooting at a congressional GOP baseball practice is just the latest in an escalating pattern of violence and intimidation against Republicans.
Federal, state authorities continue investigation into 'dirty bomb' at U.S. Port
Officials with the Coast Guard say federal and state authorities are continuing to investigate a potential threat which was reported at the Wando Terminal Wednesday night. Coast Guard officials say the FBI is investigating a report of a 'dirty bomb' aboard a vessel.
Trump faces first big domestic moment
President Donald Trump's first domestic mega-moment has arrived, and his measured reaction to Wednesday's shooting in Alexandria, Virginia, is being praised by all sides as they gauge his temperament in a time of crisis.
Majority of Americans Remain Supportive of Euthanasia
As right-to-die legislation is under debate in many states, 73% of U.S. adults say a doctor should be allowed to end a terminally ill patient's life by painless means if the patient requests it.
Op-Ed: Journalism is dead; whatever these guys are doing isn't journalism
President Trump gives Chief of Staff Reince Priebus 'until July 4th to clean up White House.' Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway 'is caught mocking Trump staffers.' Trump tells U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May he won't go to Britain 'until the British public supports him coming.'
Jeff Sessions denies Russia collusion, defends Comey firing
Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in dramatic Senate testimony, on Tuesday decried suggestions he colluded with Russian officials during the 2016 campaign as an 'appalling and detestable lie' -- while staunchly defending his role in the firing of former FBI Director James Comey.
Christian News
Christian pastor isolated, tortured in Vietnam after reporting prison abuses to US diplomats
A Christian pastor who has been imprisoned in Vietnam since 2011 for the 'crime' of evangelisation has suffered torture and solitary confinement since reporting how he is being treated behind bars to US officials.
Southern Baptists Push Back Against LGBT Activists
Southern Baptist leaders are standing firm against a coalition of LGBT activists that want them to declare that homosexuality is not a sin.
Southern Baptist Convention condemns 'alt-right' movement after uproar
The denomination's annual convention in Phoenix voted to 'decry every form of racism, including alt-right white supremacy as antithetical to the Gospel of Jesus Christ' and 'denounce and repudiate white supremacy and every form of racial and ethnic hatred as a scheme of the devil.'
Will Trump's Tax Reforms Reduce Giving to Churches?
As Congress and President Donald Trump work to pass tax reform some are concerned that current proposals in Congress will yield a substantial decrease in charitable giving, hurting those groups who serve the most vulnerable people in society.
ISIS Kills 2 Chinese Missionaries Accused of Violating Visa Rules in Pakistan by Sharing the Gospel
Pakistan's interior ministry has said the two Chinese nationals who were kidnapped and killed by Islamic State-affiliated militants last month were preachers who allegedly violated their business visa rules.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Islamic State Calls for Ramadan Attacks in U.S. and Europe
The Islamic State group is calling on supporters to carry out attacks in the United States and Europe during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan that began two weeks ago.
Iran's Khamenei blames U.S. for regional instability, creation of Islamic State
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday blamed the United States for instability in the Middle East and said Washington's fight against the Islamic State militant group was 'a lie'.
Last stand for Islamic State likely to be miles away from Raqqa
For all the focus on the battle to capture Raqqa, the climactic battle against the Islamic State in Syria may be about to take place along a relatively unknown river valley miles away from the group's self-styled 'caliphate' capital.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Report: Israeli intel from ISIS hack was allegedly leaked by US to Russia
Classified intelligence that US President Donald Trump controversially leaked to Russia last month came in part from an Israeli cyber hack of ISIS, The New York Times reported on Monday.
Israel's quantum leap: NIS 7.5m. to go into secure communication system
Research at Israel's leading quantum science center, which has won a tender to build a national quantum communications system, is paving the way for massive improvements in computation speed and secure communication. The goal of this project is to develop homegrown Israeli expertise and technology for a national quantum communications system that will prevent eavesdropping, protect data privacy and secure national infrastructure.
Inside the United States
Court finds no proven terrorist link to 6 countries, uses Trump’s words against him on travel ban
A federal appeals court launched another assault on President Trump’s extreme vetting travel ban Monday, ruling that the White House never proved a connection between terrorism and the six majority-Muslim countries targeted by Mr. Trump.
Decision time at the Supreme Court: Rulings expected soon on religion, free speech and immigration
It's decision time at the Supreme Court, as the justices prepare to hand down the final rulings of their current term by the end of this month. They are due to rule in 21 cases, including disputes over religion, free speech and immigration that could have broad significance.
Four members of Mueller's team have donated to Democrats
Four members of special counsel Robert Mueller's team on the Russia probe have donated to Democratic presidential campaigns and organizations, according to Federal Election Commission filings.
Christian News
US Prepares to Deport Hundreds of Iraqi Christians
Nahidh Shaou could be deported any day now. As a Christian and a veteran of the US military, being forcibly returned to Iraq--a homeland he hasn't seen since he was five years old--could prove to be a death sentence.
Protesters block US deportation buses carrying Iraqi Christians
As many as 80 Iraqi Christians and other immigrants were rounded up for a mass deportation in Detroit on Sunday, triggering a large protest that attempted to stop buses carrying the Iraqis fearful of their safety if deported.
Atheists demand town remove church welcome signs
A group of perpetually-offended atheists, agnostics and freethinkers are threatening to sue a small Wisconsin town because of two welcome signs.
Around the World
Islamic State Calls for Ramadan Attacks in U.S. and Europe
The Islamic State group is calling on supporters to carry out attacks in the United States and Europe during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan that began two weeks ago.
Iran's Khamenei blames U.S. for regional instability, creation of Islamic State
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday blamed the United States for instability in the Middle East and said Washington's fight against the Islamic State militant group was 'a lie'.
Last stand for Islamic State likely to be miles away from Raqqa
For all the focus on the battle to capture Raqqa, the climactic battle against the Islamic State in Syria may be about to take place along a relatively unknown river valley miles away from the group's self-styled 'caliphate' capital.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Report: Israeli intel from ISIS hack was allegedly leaked by US to Russia
Classified intelligence that US President Donald Trump controversially leaked to Russia last month came in part from an Israeli cyber hack of ISIS, The New York Times reported on Monday.
Israel's quantum leap: NIS 7.5m. to go into secure communication system
Research at Israel's leading quantum science center, which has won a tender to build a national quantum communications system, is paving the way for massive improvements in computation speed and secure communication. The goal of this project is to develop homegrown Israeli expertise and technology for a national quantum communications system that will prevent eavesdropping, protect data privacy and secure national infrastructure.
Inside the United States
Court finds no proven terrorist link to 6 countries, uses Trump’s words against him on travel ban
A federal appeals court launched another assault on President Trump’s extreme vetting travel ban Monday, ruling that the White House never proved a connection between terrorism and the six majority-Muslim countries targeted by Mr. Trump.
Decision time at the Supreme Court: Rulings expected soon on religion, free speech and immigration
It's decision time at the Supreme Court, as the justices prepare to hand down the final rulings of their current term by the end of this month. They are due to rule in 21 cases, including disputes over religion, free speech and immigration that could have broad significance.
Four members of Mueller's team have donated to Democrats
Four members of special counsel Robert Mueller's team on the Russia probe have donated to Democratic presidential campaigns and organizations, according to Federal Election Commission filings.
Christian News
US Prepares to Deport Hundreds of Iraqi Christians
Nahidh Shaou could be deported any day now. As a Christian and a veteran of the US military, being forcibly returned to Iraq--a homeland he hasn't seen since he was five years old--could prove to be a death sentence.
Protesters block US deportation buses carrying Iraqi Christians
As many as 80 Iraqi Christians and other immigrants were rounded up for a mass deportation in Detroit on Sunday, triggering a large protest that attempted to stop buses carrying the Iraqis fearful of their safety if deported.
Atheists demand town remove church welcome signs
A group of perpetually-offended atheists, agnostics and freethinkers are threatening to sue a small Wisconsin town because of two welcome signs.