...The $88 million deal, which includes $63 million for the families of the slain and $25 million for survivors of the shooting, was set to be announced Thursday...

Relatives of more than two dozen American hostages told President Biden in a letter that they questioned his administration's commitment to bringing their loved ones' home.

Jean Pierre Ferrer Michel, a 79-year-old American pastor who was kidnapped by the 400 Mawozo gang two weeks before 17 mostly American missionaries were abducted by the group earlier this month, has been freed after $550,000 was reportedly paid for his release.

Confidence in the U.S. economy continues to weaken despite the Biden administration’s insistence that the economy is doing great.

A cheap antidepressant reduced the need for hospitalization among high-risk adults with COVID-19 in a study hunting for existing drugs that could be repurposed to treat coronavirus.

...According to a report from the Associated Press, the action marks a “milestone” for the “rights of people” who do not identify with their biological reality.

...The survey asked those who have yet to be vaccinated for the virus when they plan to do so. The majority, 55%, said they will “never” get vaccinated, and 24% said they are “not sure” if they will.

A poll of born-again Christian believers found that an overwhelming major believe all roads lead to Heaven, a belief that Christian thinkers consider unbiblical and terribly illogical.

The Christian Post received a copy of this resignation letter from Rod D. Martin, a member of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee.

Friends and loved ones are mourning the senseless murder of a California pastor who was gunned down Sunday after teaching a Bible study.

A Christian student group that's simply seeking to be treated fairly filed a lawsuit this week against a branch campus of the University of Houston.

Americans can expect a pricey Thanksgiving this year, due to severe inflation and shortages that have begun to cripple the wallets of people already struggling to make ends meet in the current economy.

Family members of the 17 missionaries abducted in Haiti earlier this month continue to hold out hope — and to grant incredible grace to the captors — as the potentially deadly situation goes into its tenth day.

...As of last Tuesday, the overall NYPD vaccination rate was 71 percent. City workers rates are even lower

A Virginia juvenile court judge ruled Monday a transgender teen was guilty of sexually assaulting a female classmate at Loudoun County high school last May. 

...The Israeli military has stepped up measures to counter the threat posed by Iran as diplomatic efforts to restore the tattered 2015 nuclear deal have floundered in recent months.

“One has to wonder whether this will ultimately lead to church nomads who surf the internet for new church experiences rather than putting down roots and becoming part of a church community..."

Hate crimes in 2021 are on pace to surpass even the spike in 2020 in the United States — and many of them are linked to religious bigotry, Axios reported on Tuesday.

“Basically, what the judge is saying is that I cannot be a pastor anymore.”

As the U.S. struggles daily with illegal immigration along the southern border, one European nation is unapologetic about its efforts to protect its culture from migration despite intense global criticism.

Pastors faced increased stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet very few pastors decided to actually leave the ministry in recent years.

Missouri-based College of the Ozarks is headed to a federal appeals court over an executive order that arguably strips the school of its core religious values.

...The number of new cases nationally has been plummeting since the surge peaked in mid-September.

More than 100 people gathered Sunday in a small Michigan town to pray for the safe release of a local family among 17 members of a missionary group kidnapped by a gang in Haiti more than a week ago.

...Many who marched said they were not against the vaccines, but against the mandate...