Leonardo Blair

Latest

• 
  Apr 13, 2017

  Pastor Saeed Abedini's Divorce Finalized Amid Adultery, Conspiracy Allegations

  Just over a year after his celebrated release from prison in Iran, persecuted Pastor Saeed Abedini's marriage to his wife, Naghmeh, came to a bitter end last Thursday under a cloud of whispers and accusations of adultery and conspiracy.

• 
  Apr 13, 2017

  Sheila Abdus-Salaam, America's First Female Muslim Judge Married to Christian Found Dead

  Sheila Abdus-Salaam, an associate judge on New York state's highest court and the first African-American Muslim woman to serve in that position, was found dead floating in the Hudson River in New York City on Wednesday, police said.

• 
  Apr 12, 2017

  Jack Dillon Young, Driver in Church Bus Crash Where 13 Died Had Taken Pills, Found With Pot

  Although he is yet to be charged with a crime, Jack Dillon Young, the 20-year-old driver who crashed into a bus killing 13 members of the First Baptist Church of New Braunfels in Texas on March 29 was likely intoxicated while texting when the crash occurred investigators say.

• 
  Apr 12, 2017

  Church Files Lawsuit to Determine Who Is Entitled to $200K Raised for Saeed Abedini's Family

  A California church that raised nearly $200,000 to purchase a home for the family of Pastor Saeed Abedini while he was imprisoned for his faith in Iran in 2013 filed a lawsuit in order to settle a dispute over the money.

• 
  Apr 11, 2017

  Caitlyn Jenner, Formerly Bruce Jenner, Reveals Penis Surgically Removed

  Two years after declaring to the world that "I'm a woman" Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as celebrated Olympian and father of six, Bruce Jenner, says he has completed sexual reassignment surgery with the removal of the most prominent symbol of his manhood – his penis.

• 
  Apr 11, 2017

  Franklin Graham Disputes Pastor Saeed Abedini's Claim That He Used Him for Personal Gain

  Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan's Purse, has shot down claims that he exploited the story of persecuted Christian Pastor Saeed Abedini while doing very little to help him after he was released from imprisonment in Iran last January.

• 
  Apr 10, 2017

  Pastor Saeed Abedini Claims Franklin Graham Used Him, Offered Little Help

  After spending more than three years as the face of Christian persecution while imprisoned for his faith in Iran, Pastor Saeed Abedini is now jobless and struggling a year after being released to much fanfare in Christendom.

• 
  Apr 10, 2017

  United Airlines Under Fire After 'Older Doctor' Is Violently Dragged From Overbooked Flight

  "Oh my God! Oh my God!" at least one female passenger screamed in disbelief as she witnessed the forceful removal of a passenger. "No this is wrong."

• 
  Apr 9, 2017

  Wealthy Americans Live Up to 15 Years Longer Than Poorest: Study

  A new study looking at inequality in the U.S. healthcare system has concluded that wealthy Americans live up to 15 years longer on average than the poorest ones.

• 
  Apr 7, 2017

  TD Jakes Conference Quietly Nixes Potter's House Denver's Chris Hill Amid Affair Allegations

  T.D. Jakes Ministries confirmed Friday that Potter's House Denver Pastor Chris Hill has been nixed from a leadership conference set for this month as allegations of adultery against the embattled pastor continue to swirl.