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BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports, seizing on the National Guard shooting in the nation’s capital to intensify efforts to rein in legal immigration. The suspect in Wednesday’s shooting near the White House that killed Specialist …

WASHINGTON (AP) – Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the nation’s capital were shot and killed Wednesday just blocks from the White House, the state’s governor said. A suspect who was in custody also was shot and had wounds that were not believed to be life-threatening, according …

An estimated 81.8 million Americans are traveling for Thanksgiving this year, making it the busiest travel season on record. According to projections from AAA, 6.1 million people are expected to fly, more than 73 million will travel by car, and another 2.5 million will use trains, buses, and cruise ships. …

Dr. Michael Youssef, the founding pastor of the Church of the Apostles in Atlanta, Georgia, has announced that he is stepping down from his position at the church to pursue other ministry work. In a personal message to ministry partners posted to YouTube, Youssef, along with his wife Elizabeth, shared …

Ohio’s Sixth District Court of Appeals has ruled that a pastor, who was criminally charged for helping the homeless, can continue to operate his temporary shelter ministry while he continues his fight against city officials to keep his church open. The State appellate court issued a ruling late last week …

Six international airlines have suspended flights to the Venezuelan capital of Caracas after the Federal Aviation Administration warned major airlines about a potentially hazardous situation in the skies over the South American nation.  President Trump’s showdown with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro could enter a dramatic new phase as the drug …

Texas is moving forward with the nation’s largest effort to require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms. The new law is sparking strong reactions from teachers, parents, and students – and is also facing some significant legal pushback. One former Fort Worth teacher, Gigi Cervantes, says the …

COMMENTARY I’m the first to admit it: Before my incarceration, I was a selfish father. I went through the motions. I was the typical “weekend dad,” hanging out with my daughter, Jessica, when I felt like it. I had “better” things to do—namely, whatever illegal hustle I came up with.  …

More than 120 missing children have been rescued in Florida in a two-week operation that the state’s attorney general is calling the “largest child rescue mission in history.” U.S. Marshals announced earlier this week that a task force comprised of local, state, and federal law enforcement groups located and recovered …

The U.S. Senate is expected to vote in mid-December on whether to extend the tax credits for an estimated 22 million enrollees in the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.  Congress granted the government subsidies to help pay for health insurance premiums as part of a COVID-19 relief package, …