The national "Tips for Jesus" phenomenon struck again in recent days when a waitress in California received a tip for $2,000, while another waitress in Arizona received a $11,000 tip.
An American doctor working in West Africa has been transported to the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha to be monitored for the possible Ebola virus.
An activist in South Korea has said he will try to airdrop copies of \"The Interview\" movie into North Korea so it may be viewed by locals.
The Pentagon confirmed this week that a recent drone-operated airstrike over Somalia killed one of the leaders of the al-Shabaab terrorist group.
Authorities in Indonesia are saying that none of the bodies found floating in the Java Sea from AirAsia flight 8501 were wearing life jackets.
Famed atheist Neil deGrasse Tyson is defending himself after some people argue a tweet he shared on Christmas day was \"anti-Christian.\"
Authorities announced Tuesday that on the third day of search efforts, the remains of AirAsia flight 8501, including some bodies, were discovered floating in the water near Indonesia's Pangkalan Bun.
An AirAsia flight traveling from Indonesia to Singapore disappeared over the Java Sea Sunday evening amid a flight stricken with stormy weather, the airline said in a statement. Concern over the jet's fate has heightened as the search for the missing plane entered its second day Monday.
Christians living in the embattled Iraqi capital of Baghdad reportedly celebrated Christmas Eve mass on December 24, expressing their religion despite fear of the Islamic State terror group that controls parts of Iraq.
The African country of Morocco recently banned theaters from showing the new Ridley Scott film \"Exodus: Gods and Kings,\" with many speculating that the movie was banned due to its portrayal of God and prophets in a predominately Islamic country.
A former Seventh Day Adventist pastor who left the church for a year has reportedly hinted that he may be leaving the church permanently.
A Washington state school district has reached a settlement with a Christian organization that provides off-campus Bible instruction to public school students, agreeing to apologize, revise its policies and pay $275,000 in legal fees following a dispute over religious discrimination. Under the agreement with LifeWise Academy, Everett Public Schools also committed to providing religious liberty training for its school board members and modifying policies governing religious activities.
New federal survey data shows a notable decline in the percentage of younger American teenagers who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual, prompting researchers and commentators to debate what may be driving the change. An analysis of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2025 Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that the shift was especially pronounced among ninth-grade girls.
Nearly 80,000 people gathered with Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell and 2819 Church at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday for a large-scale evening of prayer and worship. Ed Newton, senior pastor of Community Bible Church in San Antonio, attended the event, known as “ACCESS — That Powerful Hour of Prayer.” Free tickets for the gathering were claimed within eight hours.
A South Carolina judge is preparing to dismiss lawsuits filed by the United Methodist Church’s South Carolina Conference against nearly 70 congregations seeking to leave the denomination while retaining their properties. The conference said Tuesday that Circuit Court Judge Brian M. Gibbons had informed the parties that he intends to dismiss the cases.
A Christian pastor who has spent years building relationships with Muslims and a historian who has studied Islamic history and doctrine debated whether Islam’s theological and political teachings allow the religion to coexist with Western society. Roberts said he once feared things like Sharia, or Islamic law, but realized the U.S. Constitution wouldn’t allow it.