The office of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is firing back after some social media users criticized a painting that portrayed Jindal, who is of Indian heritage, as having a lighter skin tone.
Aviation officials in Taiwan have pinpointed the malfunction of the TransAsia Airways jet that crashed in Taipei on Tuesday, saying a \"lack of thrust\" in both of the engines caused the plane to lose momentum and go crashing into the river.
During his annual National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, President Obama spoke on terrorist groups, like the Islamic State, who use their religion to validate evil acts.
A prominent executive at Sony Pictures has announced she is stepping down from her post after a highly-publicized hacking scandal that erupted late last year.
Country music singer Luke Bryan has reportedly taken on the responsibility of raising his young nephew after an in-law recently passed away, orphaning the child.
Jordan launched airstrikes this week and vowed war against the Islamic State after the terrorist group executed Jordanian air pilot Mouath al-Kasaesbeh.
Conservative darling Ben Carson has offered his input on the current vaccination debate, suggesting that the outbreak of measles and other communicable diseases is due in part to people emigrating into the U.S. from other countries.
Former Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura has continued his criticism of the hit blockbuster film "American Sniper," comparing the U.S. war in Iraq to how Nazis behaved in World War II in a recent Fox News interview.
Health officials in California have reported that 14 infants were put under quarantine after a child, less than a year old, was confirmed to be the youngest victim of the recent measles outbreak.
Leaders in Jordan and Japan are anxiously awaiting word of the fate of a Jordanian air force pilot and a Japanese journalist following a planned prisoner swap with the Islamic State.
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.
A Christian teacher with 28 years of experience has filed a discrimination claim against a school in northeast England after being dismissed following a pro-life response to a student’s question about abortion. Anita Meston, 63, is suing Biddick Academy, a state-funded secondary school in Washington, Sunderland, according to ADF International, which is supporting her case.
A Christian pastor is facing a criminal charge after refusing to leave a sidewalk outside the Chinese Embassy in Washington while protesting China’s treatment of religious minorities. The Rev. Patrick Mahoney, leader of the Christian Defense Coalition, said in a Sept. 28 Facebook post that he was “arrested by the United States Secret Service for peacefully praying on a public sidewalk in front of the Chinese Embassy.”