A U.S. special operations unit and a group of Marines have secretly been operating in Taiwan to train military forces there as China ramps up its aggression toward the small island nation, according to U.S. officials.
Day: October 8, 2021
Senate reaches deal to raise debt-ceiling until December
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday that he and others on his Democrat leadership team have reached an agreement with Senate Republicans to extend the federal debt ceiling through early December.
US Jobless Benefit Claims Dropped Sharply Last Week
First-time claims for U.S. unemployment compensation dropped sharply last week after three straight weeks of increasing numbers of jobless workers filing for benefits, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Gallup: Trust in the media drops to lowest level since 2016 election
The Gallup polling firm reported Thursday that Americans’ trust in the media to report the news with fairness, accuracy and fullness has dropped to its lowest level since the 2016 presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
Students nationwide take part in ‘Bring Your Bible to School Day’ to speak God’s truth into culture
Hundreds of thousands of Christian students nationwide were encouraged to bring their Bibles to school on Thursday as part of a Christian advocacy organization’s annual Bring Your Bible to School Day.
Israel warns its embassies worldwide of possible Iranian threats
Israel reached out to its diplomatic representations around the globe to warn of potential Iranian threats, Hebrew-language Channel 12 reported on Thursday.
Durham Probes Pentagon Computer Contractors in Anti-Trump Conspiracy
Cybersecurity experts who held lucrative Pentagon and homeland security contracts and high-level security clearances are under investigation for potentially abusing their government privileges to aid a 2016 Clinton campaign plot to falsely link Donald Trump to Russia and trigger an FBI investigation of him and his campaign, according to several sources familiar with the work of Special Counsel John Durham.
Christianity grows by nearly 1% in Muslim-majority Indonesia
The latest data released by the government of Indonesia suggest that the number of Christians in the Muslim-majority archipelago has slightly increased, a U.S.-based group has noted.
Hamas: Jewish prayer on Temple Mount a ‘declaration of war’
On the heels of a ruling by an Israeli court, which essentially permits silent Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount, terror group Hamas released a statement calling the decision a “declaration of war.”
Christian Teenager Burned To Death In India
A devoted Christian teenager who suffered burns of up to 70 percent of his body after an acid attack in eastern India has died, Christian aid workers told Worthy News Thursday.