Ray Gann, who mastered the art of mass feeding, retires | Baptist Press
WHITESBORO, Texas – After 20 years with Texans on Mission’s state mass feeding unit, Ray Gann, 71, has retired as the unit’s leader, or “blue cap.”
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Virginia School District Investigating Claims of Staff-Arranged Abortions
Fairfax County Public Schools on Thursday said it was investigating allegations that officials at one of its high schools arranged and bankrolled abortions for students without parental knowledge. The...
Two Feared Dead in Mississippi River Helicopter Crash
At least two people were inside a Hughes 369D helicopter that crashed on the Mississippi River late Thursday morning, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The chopper hit a barge on the r...
More than inclusion: How Catholics are renewing disability ministry
About 200 Catholic ministers, leaders, and laypeople have gathered in Salt Lake City for the National Catholic Disability Ministry Conference from Aug. 7–9.
Soldiers Recognized for Subduing Gunman at Georgia Base
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll honored six soldiers on Thursday who intervened when a rogue sergeant opened fire on Fort Stewart in southeastern Georgia and injured five fellow soldiers the day before. T...
God and the Confederacy in Arlington
With Pete Hegseth resurrecting a Confederate memorial in Arlington National Cemetery, this issue of A Public Witness looks back at how prayer was used to bless its White Supremacy ideology.
FIRST-PERSON: Two years after the Maui fires | Baptist Press
Tomorrow (August 8), we mark the second anniversary of the devastating Maui fires that forever changed the landscape of Lahaina and surrounding communities, displacing thousands of families with fewer than 50 homes rebuilt from the nearly 2,000 destroyed. In the midst of this ongoing struggle, what began as an unthinkable…
No arrests one week after fatal Seattle church shooting
Family & Society Post Date: August 7, 2025 Seattle Mayor Bruce Harre...
FBI Finds Bomb in Bedroom of Calif. Man Who Mailed $1,600 to ISIS
The FBI says it recovered a bomb from the bedroom of a California man accused of sending dozens of payments totaling over 1,600 to ISIS
Shooter Injures Five Soldiers on Georgia Airbase
Five soldiers were shot late Wednesday morning when a suspect opened fire on base at the Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield in southeastern Georgia. The installation was locked down after shots ran...
