Category: World

I live in a city where too many government bureaucrats and citizens want to see me fail. When I first moved to Chicago over 25 years ago, I never thought I would express such a sentiment.  My life’s purpose has been to minister to those seeking Jesus in their lives and to help youths escape…

There are many ways to cook a Thanksgiving turkey, of course — but which is best? Purists insist that roasting is the only way, whereas other cooks and chefs point to deep-frying, smoking or grilling as perfectly viable options to prepare a bird for its trip to the holiday table.  Some turkey experts shared with…

Supporters seeking the release of imprisoned Pakistani former Prime Minister Imran Khan broke through a ring of shipping containers blocking off the capital on Tuesday, and battled security forces despite a government threat to respond with gunfire. Six people have died in the violence. Thousands of security forces have poured into central Islamabad in an…

Alec Baldwin refuses to see a final cut of “Rust” due to the trauma inflicted on multiple people, including members of his own family, associated with the film. Baldwin, who stars as Harland Rust in the Western movie directed by Joel Souza, was initially charged with involuntary manslaughter in the on-set shooting death of cinematographer…

A federal judge in Kentucky rejected expanded protections implemented by the Biden-Harris administration for foreign farmworkers who come to the U.S. under H-2A visas.   On Monday, U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves granted an injunction siding with Kentucky farmers and Republican attorneys general in Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia and Alabama who argued that the new…

Democratic Denver Mayor Mike Johnston recently said he was prepared to go to jail over his opposition to the Trump administration’s border policies. The president-elect’s pick to be the next border czar responded that he’s willing to put him there. “You are absolutely breaking the law,” Tom Homan, Trump’s “border czar” designate, told Fox News’…

The Biden administration is expanding coverage of anti-obesity drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy for people with Medicare and Medicaid through a new proposal from the Department of Health and Human Services, a White House official says.  Medicare currently only covers these drugs for people who are diagnosed with diabetes or cardiovascular disease with obesity,…

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis plans to run for U.S. Congress, he indicated in a resignation letter circulating online. In the letter to Sunshine State Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Secretary of State Cory Byrd, Patronis said, “This letter is to give you notice of my resignation from the role as Chief Financial Officer…

This week, many American families will sit down to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal together — but those who live with a heart condition may need to put some extra thought into what goes on the plate. Nearly half of U.S. adults live with some type of cardiovascular disease, according to the American Heart Association…

Editor’s note: This is the third and final story in a series about Taralyn Romero’s property rights battle in Kittredge, Colorado. Read part 1 and part 2. Dozens of angry residents filed into a community church for a town hall-style meeting, demanding to know when they would once again be able to swim and play…