California Chemical Tank Deemed No Longer an Explosion Risk
Loading the Audio Player... Fire officials from Orange County, Calif., said Monday that the threat of an explosion from an overheated chemical tank had been eliminated. Interim Fi...
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Christian Hospital Performs Free Fistula Surgeries for More Than 2,000 Nigerian Women Annually
More than 2,000 Nigerian women have received free fistula surgery at a Christian hospital in Jos that treats patients of all faiths, as the country's first lady calls for an end to child marriage, a leading cause of the condition.
Spanish man contracts Hantavirus, health ministry says
Loading the Audio Player... Spain’s Health Ministry reported a new hantavirus case on Monday weeks after an outbreak of the rare rodent-borne virus aboard a Dutch cruise ship. O...
White House shooting bystander reported stable, shooter ID’d
Loading the Audio Player... The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department characterized the man’s injury as non-life-threatening in a Monday statement to WORLD. The person...
Gunmen storm Congo hospital treating Ebola patients
Loading the Audio Player... A group of armed young men burst into an eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo hospital on Sunday night, demanding that bodies be returned to their ...
Survey puts family at top of Jamaican values; clergy point to church influence
Family ranked as the most important value among Jamaicans in a new nationwide survey, and two prominent clergymen say the Christian church deserves much of the credit for that result — even though religion and spirituality came in fourth on the same list.
Costa Rican lawmaker proposes National Family Day to strengthen society
Amid a global landscape in which the traditional understanding of society faces constant secular challenges, Costa Rican legislator Gerald Bogantes, a representative of the ruling Pueblo Soberano Party, has taken a firm step by officially introducing an initiative called the “Law for the Creation and Celebration of National Family Day.”
Travel: Postcard from Walla Walla
Eastern Washington is worlds away from Seattle, the Evergreen State s largest city Here in Walla Walla, the Oregon Trail and the missionaries associated with westward expansion still help define the
After Years Fostering Interfaith Ties, San Diego Mosque Finds Allies in Grief
In the hours after the shooting, interfaith leaders and allies crowded vigils to stand in solidarity with the San Diego Muslim community.
Good News Club Receives Permanent Access to Oakland Schools; Lawsuit Ends
The Good News Club, a faith-based after-school organization, has been granted permanent access to school facilities in one of California s largest school districts after more than a year of
