The death toll from Myanmar's devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake has surpassed 1,600 as the U.S. Geological Survey warns there is a "strong possibility" of over 10,000 casualties and economic loss exceeding the country's gross domestic product.
Another week of the Trump administration brought additional actions from President Donald Trump and his administration designed to advance domestic political priorities. Here are five developments that unfolded over the past week.
Just hours after a prayer vigil honoring his life on Thursday, police in Omaha, Nebraska, announced that they arrested two individuals in connection with the murder of Shalamar Davis Jr., a 15-year-old 10th grade student at Burke High School whose family says he recently became a father.
A mother who experienced severe hemorrhaging in high school after taking the abortion drugs she received from Planned Parenthood joined pro-life advocates and Christian leaders in calling on Congress to freeze the flow of taxpayer dollars to the abortion industry.
A study of Palestinian curricula, conducted by London-based NGO IMPACT-SE, found that the curriculum produced by the Palestinian Authority for Gaza pupils continues to incite students against Jews, while glorifying violence and martyrdom.
With a snap federal election scheduled for April 28, the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada has released a resource to guide Christian voters on prayer, political engagement, and the legal responsibilities of churches during the campaign period.
A mosque behind a proposed Muslim community development in rural Texas is now under investigation by state authorities for allegedly operating a funeral home without a license.
Family members of an Iowa woman who has been missing in Mexico since traveling across the border seven months ago vowed during a vigil at her church Wednesday night to bring her home with prayer.
A woman who had a botched abortion after parts of her baby's remains were left inside her uterus is seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages as compensation for the physical and psychological distress she endured after the procedure.
Nearly 10,000 people living in the Netherlands were euthanized last year, marking a 10% increase from the year before and a 60% increase in those suffering from psychological conditions, according to a recent report.
A Roman Catholic archdiocese has concluded that no miracle was involved in a communion wafer showing red spots resembling blood, refuting earlier claims.
An Asian male who goes by the name “Alyssa” is facing multiple felony charges following a violent altercation involving members of a Turning Point USA chapter at the University of Texas at Dallas.
The little-known story of Dr. Audrey Evans, a trailblazing pediatric oncologist whose work saved generations of children and whose vision birthed the global network of Ronald McDonald House Charities, comes to life in “Audrey’s Children,” starring “Game of Thrones” actress Natalie Dormer.
Protests against Hamas rule broke out in at least three neighborhoods of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, marking a rare display of public dissent against the terror organization.
Christopher Gunderson spent the first 16 years of his life unable to eat and in desperate need of medical intervention for survival.
Many of Planned Parenthood's top executives are pulling in six-figure salaries as the average pay for CEOs of regional affiliates for the nation's largest abortion provider is more than three times that of the average nonprofit CEO, according to a new report.
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott says a Democratic congresswoman's apparent swipe at his physical disability shows that his political opponents have "nothing to sell but hate," but the lawmaker says she wasn't making fun of his condition.
The founder of the 80,000-member Potter's House in Dallas, Texas, T.D. Jakes revealed that the "slight health incident" he suffered on stage while preaching on Nov. 24 was a heart attack, and he found himself in a "cloud-enveloped space" during the near-death experience.
Just over a month after pleading guilty to attempting to murder his family because he didn’t want them to discover they were being evicted from their foreclosed home, former children's pastor Matthew Lee Richards was sentenced to nearly 30 years in prison for his crime.
A United Methodist Church bishop was attacked while engaging in ministry work in Nigeria, and a vehicle used as part of his entourage was damaged.
Pastor Marvin Sapp defended ordering ushers to shut the doors at a recent Christian conference until attendees collectively donated $40,000 to help cover the event's budget, citing biblical precedent.
Mel Gibson’s highly anticipated sequel to the blockbuster hit "The Passion of the Christ,” titled “The Resurrection of the Christ,” will start filming this summer.
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