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Getty Images An 18-year-old driver of a stolen vehicle has been charged with felony murder for the death of a 75-year-old pastor and mother of a Houston Police Department sergeant. Gloria Collins was struck by Trenton Bevel at a red light around 10:15 a.m. on Sept. 7 on Martin Luther King Boulevard, near Van Fleet […]
According to the Associated Press, nearly 50,000 people committed suicide last year, an absolute record in terms of raw numbers and the highest rate in nearly a century. Though, as one scholar noted, there’s always the chance that the numbers are up on account of better reporting, that doesn’t explain the consistent increase in […]
Coco Gauff of the United States celebrates after defeating Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in their Women’s Singles Final match on Day Thirteen of the 2023 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 09, 2023, in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. | Sarah Stier/Getty […]
The controversial memorial to the enslaved people who built | X/@DerykHayes A commemorative plaque placed in the lobby of the Broadus Chapel at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary that President Al Mohler says is meant to serve as a “prominent” acknowledgment of the contributions enslaved people made in building the Louisville, Kentucky, institution is being […]
Unsplash/Kate Torline Even though health experts have long warned that the practice can cause insomnia, nearly 40% of Americans admit to scrolling through apps like TikTok before bedtime, and more than half say they do it to help themselves wind down, a new survey shows. The new study of 1,500 Americans conducted by MattressNextDay found that […]
Lead singer Mike Weaver of the Christian Band “Big Daddy Weave” opens up about how writing the song “Heaven Changes Everything,” is helping him to cope with grief amid the 2022 death of his brother and bandmate, Jay Weaver, in a September 2023 interview with K-LOVE. | Screengrab: YouTube/K-LOVE Mike Weaver, lead singer of the […]
A federal judge handed parental rights groups a major victory in California Thursday, blocking enforcement of a local school district policy that prevents teachers from telling parents if their child begins identifying under a different gender. U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez, in a 36-page ruling, criticized the policy by the Escondido Union School District […]
Second-year QB joins teammates on field for prayer following 30-7 win over Steelers Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers throws a pass in the first quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium on September 10, 2023, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | Justin K. Aller/Getty Images So much for “Mr. Irrelevant.” San Francisco 49ers […]
Pastor Kevin Smith has been unanimously elected as the chairperson for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) of the Southern Baptist Convention. Smith is replacing Lori Bova as trustee chairperson. He is the first Black man to hold the position in the organization’s history, The Christian Post reports. “Over the last two years, our […]
Getty Images A Pennsylvania constable faces over 700 charges related to human trafficking as a result of a two-year joint investigation conducted by the Chambersburg Police Department and the Franklin County District Attorney’s Office. Authorities arrested Timothy Raye Heefner, 64, on Wednesday. He’s being held at the Franklin County Jail with bail set at $1,250,000. […]