North America

USA: Parents refused funds for religious schools

04 Aug 2023
Six Jewish parents and two Jewish schools are suing the California Department of Education over their refusal to allow families whose children have special needs to use federal and state funds designated for…

Canada / USA: extreme weather

28 Jul 2023
An intense heatwave continues to swelter large swathes of the USA, with temperature records forecast to be broken from coast to coast. Millions of Americans have been urged to avoid going outside. It…

Never stop praying for people

20 Jul 2023
An event inspired by the Jesus Revolution film depicting  a time in the 60s and 70s when young people turned to Christ in droves was recreated on 2 July. Thousands of people lined…

USA: cruel migrant treatment by troopers

20 Jul 2023
Concerns about the inhumane treatment of migrants along the border with Mexico were made in an email from an unnamed Texas trooper to the state department of public safety. In the email the…

AI-related Bible translation

14 Jul 2023
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, uses the Bible to train its artificial intelligence (AI) speech tool. The project includes recordings of Bible stories, evangelistic messages, Scripture, and songs in more…

Landmark ruling ignites prayer

07 Jul 2023
Lorie Smith, who runs a design agency, took Colorado state to court so that she could refuse working on anything promoting gay marriage without being prosecuted. She won her case against an act…

USA: cocaine found at White House

07 Jul 2023
The US Secret Service is investigating how cocaine was found at the White House, with visitor logs and footage combed for clues. The discovery in the West Wing, which contains the Oval Office…

USA: drive-thru prayer

23 Jun 2023
Intimacy with God Church in Houston believes a personal relationship with God will positively affect generations and return entire families to God’s original design. Recently they decided to spread God’s love in a…

USA: Harvard morgue manager sold body parts

23 Jun 2023
On 16 June Harvard Medical School (HMS) expressed 'sadness and distress' that their morgue manager Cedric Lodge had sold bodies donated for research on the black market. A federal grand jury charged him…

Canada / USA: wreckage of Titan submersible found

23 Jun 2023
On 22 June, Rear Admiral Mauger of the US coastguard service confirmed that five parts of the Titan submersible vessel had been found. The debris indicated that the Titan had suffered a ‘catastrophic…
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