The entirety of the Western United States is still suffering from extreme drought and record high temperatures. This has resulted in extreme water shortages and rationing, a historic wildfire season, and power grid complications. Indeed, many Americans have lost or even abandoned their homes either in fire or by temporarily moving East. Seemingly nothing can be done to break the heat apart from prayer and letting it run its course.

Supreme Court Justice Amy Cohen Barrett denied an appeal for emergency injunction from students at Indiana University who are suing IU for a policy mandating the COVID-19 vaccine for students and employees before the start of classes on August 23, 2021. This is the first time the mandated vaccine issue has come before the Court and it is expected that many more similar cases will be at issue in the future. It is important to note that only the emergency appeal for injunction was turned down by Justice Barrett, the actual underlying lawsuit over the substantive merits of the case is still ongoing.

The Chinese government has rejected calls for a renewed WHO probe into the origins of the COVID-19 outbreak, claiming that the renewed interest is political rather than scientific.

[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Pro-Beijing candidates are running uncontested for most seats in a Hong Kong election committee tasked with choosing the city’s leader, with the pro-democracy camp almost absent, government announcements showed on Friday. The Sept. 19 vote for the committee is the first election since China overhauled Hong Kong’s electoral system in May to ensure […]

Last Thursday, Ezekiel Bitrus Tumbawas was among a group of young Christians protesting the destruction of their home church by government officials.  Tragically, Tumbawas was shot and killed in the protest.