Tornadoes, heavy rains rip across central, southern US
Reuters Tornadoes ripped across a wide swath of the central and southern United States on Wednesday, destroying homes and businesses and bringing down power lines and trees. The National Weather Service said there had been at least 15 reports of tornadoes in at least four states by late Wednesday. There were no immediate reports of […]
Breaking: Three people killed, 10 wounded in Arkansas supermarket shooting
Updated: 10am (AEST) Reuters A shooter opened fire at an Arkansas supermarket on Friday, killing three civilians and wounding 10 other people, including two police officers, Arkansas State Police said. The suspect was also wounded in a shootout with police, Arkansas State Police Director Mike Hagar told reporters. Emergency vehicles are seen at the scene […]
Wow!: ‘Lent’s Eat’ videos bring levity – and leaven – to solemn season
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on how one US pastor is using food to connect with congregants during Lent…
Southern Baptists pivot to address church sexual abuse at the state level
RNS Southern Baptist leaders in North Carolina have announced plans to proactively review their state convention’s response to the issue of sexual abuse. The review, approved on Monday by the executive committee of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, will look at current policies and procedures for preventing abuse and responding when abuse occurs. […]
In the US, Republican-led states see Texas law as model to restrict abortions
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, US AP Republican states that have passed increasingly tough abortion restrictions only to see them blocked by the federal courts have a new template in an unusually written Texas law that represents the most far-reaching curb on abortions in nearly half a century. On Thursday, Republican lawmakers in at least half […]