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CMP\'s David Daleiden files motion to quash indictments, citing leaks, collusion between DA, Planned Parenthood
CMP's David Daleiden files motion to quash indictments, citing leaks, collusion between DA, Planned Parenthood

The lawyers for David Daleiden of the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) filed on April 14 a motion to quash two indictments that were leveled against him, citing that there were leaks in the investigation and there was collusion between the Harris County District Attorney's office and Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast.

Pope Francis visits Lesbos, front line of Europe\'s migrant crisis
Pope Francis visits Lesbos, front line of Europe's migrant crisis

Francis' visit turns the world's attention to the front line of Europe's migrant crisis, which has claimed hundreds of lives in the past year.

Mississippi governor signs law allowing armed church security
Mississippi governor signs law allowing armed church security

Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant signed a gun rights bill on Friday allowing churches to designate members to carry firearms.

Former TV \'Apprentices\' denounce Trump White House bid
Former TV 'Apprentices' denounce Trump White House bid

Former Apprentices say the US Republican front-runner has widened racial divisions and should not be US president.

Second deadly quake hits southern Japan, rescuers race against time
Second deadly quake hits southern Japan, rescuers race against time

The earthquake struck barely a day after a quake killed nine people in the same region.

Still relishing moments spent with his wife Joey, Rory Feek ponders \'what story God is using us to tell\'
Still relishing moments spent with his wife Joey, Rory Feek ponders 'what story God is using us to tell'

Christian country singer Rory Feek is trying to move on from the death of his wife Joey, who earlier this year lost her life to cervical cancer. He did so by enjoying a cup of coffee with his good friends and sharing a few light-hearted moments with them.

\'Fixer Upper\' stars Chip and Joanna Gaines to open garden shop, expand business with God\'s blessing
'Fixer Upper' stars Chip and Joanna Gaines to open garden shop, expand business with God's blessing

Chip and Joanna Gaines, the Christian stars of HGTV's show "Fixer Upper," will soon be opening their own garden shop in Waco, Texas.

U.S. provides Kurds with heavy weapons ahead of looming offensive to retake Mosul from ISIS
U.S. provides Kurds with heavy weapons ahead of looming offensive to retake Mosul from ISIS

The United States has started arming Kurdish Peshmerga forces with two army brigades-worth of equipment to combat the Islamic State (ISIS) and regain Mosul from the terror group, according to news reports.

Boko Haram increasingly using kidnapped children in suicide attacks, says UNICEF
Boko Haram increasingly using kidnapped children in suicide attacks, says UNICEF

Nigeria-based Islamic terror group Boko Haram used four children in suicide attacks in 2014 -- and 44 in 2015, according to a new report from UNICEF.

Tennessee governor vetoes Bible bill, says it violates state\'s Constitution and trivialises sacred book
Tennessee governor vetoes Bible bill, says it violates state's Constitution and trivialises sacred book

Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam vetoed on Thursday a bill that would designated the Bible as the state's official book.

Arch of Triumph of Palmyra, not Temple of Baal, to rise in New York and London
Arch of Triumph of Palmyra, not Temple of Baal, to rise in New York and London

The plan to build a replica of the arc of the Temple of Baal in New York City and London has been abandoned and instead, the Arch of Triumph of Palmyra will rise.

\'The Trump Effect\': U.S. presidential campaign spurring fears, racial tensions in American schools, survey shows
'The Trump Effect': U.S. presidential campaign spurring fears, racial tensions in American schools, survey shows

This year's U.S. presidential campaign—particularly on the Republican side where Donald Trump is continuing to stir emotions—is having a strong impact in America's classrooms, according to a new survey.

\'Proof of life\' video of abducted Nigerian girls renews global outrage over 2014 Boko Haram atrocity, CNN says
'Proof of life' video of abducted Nigerian girls renews global outrage over 2014 Boko Haram atrocity, CNN says

The Cable News Network (CNN) has announced that it has exclusively obtained a "proof of life" video of the more than 200 girls kidnapped in Chibok, Nigeria by the Islamic militant group Boko Haram in 2014.

Church leaders ask Pope Francis to write encyclical on nonviolence in line with Jesus\' teachings
Church leaders ask Pope Francis to write encyclical on nonviolence in line with Jesus' teachings

A first-of-its kind gathering of Catholic leaders called on Pope Francis to consider writing an encyclical letter, or some other "major teaching document," reorienting the church's teachings on violence after they issued a blunt rejection of the Catholic church's long-held teachings on just war theory.

Hillsborough: \'Let not your hearts be troubled\' mourners told in last ever memorial
Hillsborough: 'Let not your hearts be troubled' mourners told in last ever memorial

The final memorial service for the Hillsborough disaster was held on Friday afternoon

UK Church leaders reluctant to declare ISIS killings \'genocide\'
UK Church leaders reluctant to declare ISIS killings 'genocide'

Christian leaders in Britain are reluctant to use the term 'genocide' to refer to ISIS' atrocities against Christians, Yazidis and other religious minorities in the Middle East.