The huge spike in migrants and resulting chaos at various border locations have increased frustration with the Biden administration’s immigration policies and put pressure on Congress to reach a deal on asylum.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
Posted inReligion and Values
Cardinal convicted of embezzlement in Vatican financial trial, gets more than 5 years
Cardinal Angelo Becciu is the first cardinal ever prosecuted by the Vatican criminal court.
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Posted inNation & World
Netanyahu says Israel is as ‘committed as ever’ to war after soldiers mistakenly killed 3 hostages
The act violates the IDF’s ‘rules of engagement,’ the official said, and was being investigated at the highest level.
Posted inNation & World
Why more women live in major East Coast counties while men outnumber them in West
There are more women than men in some of the largest urban U.S. counties east of the Mississippi River, on the Eastern Seaboard and in the Deep South.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Vermont, usually one of the safest states, saw a 185% rise in firearms homicides last year
Overall the country had a 6% decrease in national firearms homicides between 2021 and 2022, but Vermont saw a 185% jump, according to Vermont State Police.
Posted inReligion and Values
One fourth of United Methodist churches have left in schism over LGBTQ ban. What happens now?
The vast major are conservative-leaning churches responding to what they see as the United Methodists’ failure to enforce bans on same-sex marriage and the ordaining of openly LGBTQ persons.
Posted inNation & World, News
Israeli military says it mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages in battle-torn part of Gaza
The army’s chief spokesman said soldiers in Gaza City mistakenly identified the three Israelis as a threat and opened fire on them.
Posted inBusiness
Average long-term mortgage rate dips below 7% to lowest level since early August
LOS ANGELES — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate dropped below 7% to its lowest level since early August, another boost for prospective homebuyers who have largely been held back by sharply higher borrowing costs and heightened competition for relatively few homes for sale. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage dropped to 6.95% from 7.03% […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Luke Combs helping fan who almost owed him $250,000 for selling unauthorized merchandise
The country singer says his lawyers were only supposed to go after big companies that sell unauthorized goods, not fans who have a little business on the side.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Few U.S. adults would be satisfied with Biden-Trump rematch in 2024, poll shows
Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. adults say they would be dissatisfied with both Trump and Biden becoming their party’s respective nominees.