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July 25th, 2017

CDC says HIV epidemic in Africa is ‘under control’

Jerusalem on alert as religious tensions rise about holy site

American student freed by Chinese government

Ancient Louisiana city older than the Egyptian pyramids

July 24th, 2017

VIDEO: More than 400 students enjoy time of worship at Camp Fuego

In Britain, a softer Brexit is beginning to seem inevitable

North Korea faces famine as Kim Jong Un builds nuclear missles

Minnesota city eliminates free speech zone at veterans park, blocking satanic monument

Chick-fil-A sends special care packages to soldiers

Eating a big breakfast helps you lose weight, according to science

Tearful parents of UK baby Charlie Gard agree to let him die

San Antonio death toll in ‘horrific’ human trafficking reaches 10

Company set to become first in U.S. to microchip employees

Study shows moon’s interior could contain lots of water

USS Constitution, newly restored, is returning to the water

Louisiana Family Forum releases 2017 Legislative Scorecard

July 21st, 2017

Tebow cites ‘comfort’ as contributing to recent batting surge

Ole MIss Coach Hugh Freeze resigns after ‘misdial’ to escort service

STUDY: One-third of dementia cases are preventable

9 year old ‘trips over’ dinosaur find on hike in New Mexico desert

Army, Marine generals say women should have to register for draft

Navy gets its first femal SEAL candidate

Army prepares women to shower with men as part of transgender training

Eighty students accept Christ during Camp Fuego

Campus improvements, salvation decisions among highlights of Acadian Baptist Center’s history

July 20th, 2017

Big Daddy Weave coming to First Bossier Aug. 17

Stocks hit record highs as tech rallies

Microsoft builds eye-catching smart thermostat featuring its Cortana voice assistant

It happened 48 years ago: A look back at the Apollo 11 moon landing

Blue-collar voters in Democratic strongholds blame Washington establishment, not Trump

House conservatives move to bypass Paul Ryan on clean Obamacare repeal

VIDEO: Beach-goers cheer as sailors pass by waving American flag

Weekly jobless claims fall to near five-month low

U.S. ends laptop ban on flights from Middle East

Flames destroy dozens of structures as 70,000-acre wildfire rages near Yosemite

Holloway Baptist Church Revival

Newsom reflects on physical, spiritual changes at Acadian Baptist Center

July 19th, 2017

VIDEO: Acadian Baptist Center once hosted Rick Warren’s dad

Congress needs ‘to get the job done on healthcare’

Conservative suppression on campus turns parents away from colleges

With Boomers aging, Harley Davidson cuts production, stock price skids

One child, a $21-million medical bill: How a tiny number of patients poses a huge challenge for Medi-Cal

Artificial sweeteners linked to weight gain, new research finds

U.S. Post Office gives Amazon special delivery prices

Louisiana Democrats, following national trend, drop slave-owning presidents’ names from dinner

July 18th, 2017

Tebow has first 3-hit game for St. Lucie in win over Miracle

Chick-fil-A testing ‘family-style’ meals in three cities

Amazon offering meal kit delivery in select markets

Netflix reaches 100 million subscribers

FBI to parents: Beware, your kid’s smart toy could be a security risk

U.S. puts new sanctions on Iran over ballistic missile program

93 percent of Christians in United Kingdom feel marginalized

San Francisco schools ban chocolate milk despite conflicting reports on student health

Border Patrol union president says morale at 20-year high under Trump

New documentary highlights Metairie child meeting birth parents for first time

MFuge missions camp in central Louisiana yields 35 decisions for Christ

After 490 baptisms, each still a ‘special occasion’ for Celebration Church

Alexandria schoolyard is a fertile field for the Gospel

July 17th, 2017

Eddie Rhymes honored for 50 years in ministry

PLATT: ‘Stage is set’ to reverse decline, ‘limitless possibilities’ abound

Louisiana Baptists are building toward the Harvest

LEGISLATIVE RECAP: Louisiana Baptists impacted key state policies in 2017

Louisiana Notables

Louisiana Baptists reach milestone toward 300 church plants

Alum Don Hill completes $100K donor challenge

Bill would boost Louisiana’s military bases, troops

With John McCain sidelined by surgery, Senate has no timetable for Obamacare repeal vote

VIDEO: Flyover shows Pluto’s majestic mountains and icy plains

Artificial sweeteners linked to weight gain

NYC loses 1,000 restaurants, Applebee’s fires 1,000 with $15 min. wage

U.S. expert flies to Britain to examine baby Charlie Guard

VIDEO: Chick-fil-A employee saves choking man’s life

Nine members of single family killed in Arizona flash flood as search continues

7.1M Venezuelans vote in opposition referendum

Record sales forecast for back-to-school

Superheroes are almost single-handedly saving the U.S. box office

Tech may replace half all low-skilled jobs in the U.S.

July 14th, 2017

Tebow hits game-winning home run, continues 11-game hitting streak

Rep. Steve Scalise upgraded to fair condition after surgery

Most Republicans think colleges negatively impact U.S.

44 percent of liberal Democrats say churches are bad for America

Louisiana’s Cassidy offers alternative GOP healthcare plan

Drag queen leads children’s story hour at New Orleans public library

July 13th, 2017

Jesus weeps with you

Chelsea Clinton sued for poaching another writer’s book proposal

Minnesota town allows satanic monument in veterans’ park

Professor argues there is no obesity crisis

ESPN ad revenue slumps

New York Times cuts editorial staff

Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea in U.S. started among men having sex with men

Democrats refuse to turn over hacked email server to Russia investigators

July 12th, 2017

Soldier gives his Medal Of Honor to the brigade he says earned it

Effort to protect young people from forced marriages in California opposed by liberal groups

JAPAN: 43 percent of 18-34 year olds are virgins, due to porn? Population decline at crisis level

REPORT: Hackers breached a dozen U.S. nuke plants

Israel backs Hungary, says financier Soros is a threat

Gaza ‘unliveable’ ten years after Hamas seized power: U.N.

U.S. to examines ties to UNESCO after resolution names Tomb of the Patriarchs a ‘Palestinian’ heritage site

BATON ROUGE: Gospel singer fatally shot trying to intervene in fight involving his brother; one arrested

July 11th, 2017

McConnell delays August recess for Senate

PEDIATRICIAN: Transgender politics have produced large-scale child abuse

Trump begins to correct liberal shift in U.S. courts created by Obama

Mosul freed from ISIS

Wounded Baton Rouge officer sues Black Lives Matter, claiming group incited deadly ambush

July 10th, 2017

Anonymous woman pays for fire crews’ meal at Denny’s in California

U.S. households see spending up, job prospects improving

Survey finds men, Republicans are best tippers

‘God’s Not Dead’ film execs give $25,000 to fix Ten Commandments monument in Arkansas

Working past 70: Growing number of Americans can’t retire

France to push ahead with tax cuts in 2018

Amazon Prime is on pace to become more popular than cable TV

Numbers trending upward at Louisiana College

DC driver’s licenses add ‘X’ gender option for transgender residents

U.S. congressmen propose bill to save baby Charlie Gard by making him U.S. resident

VIDEO: 4,000 evacuate northern California wildfire

CNN’s ratings plummet to 10th in primetime

July 7th, 2017

Celebration of 200th church plant since 2010 set for July 12

Oregon approves measure requiring insurers to cover abortion

What teachers’ unions really protect

Tebow homers again after step up with Mets

ISRAEL: Ancient remains discovered in biblical city 3,200 years after destruction by Egyptians

France will ‘ban all petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040’

Study finds temperature data adjustments account for nearly all of the warming in climate claims

World population is imploding: Germany, Italy to lose half their populations by 2060

Vatican police ‘break up gay orgy’ at home of one of Pope Francis’ advisors

Japan’s population falling faster than ever before

Israel slams UNESCO vote that calls it an ‘occupying power’

Fidget spinners get the boot from Rapides Parish Schools

Louisiana sued for its pro-life laws

July 6th, 2017

‘Chaplain of Bourbon Street’ dies at 89

Louisiana’s 2016 abortion rates fall for second straight year

Hobby Lobby fined $3 million for receipt of smuggled Iraqi artifacts

Louisiana’s Steve Scalise readmitted to intensive care in response to infection concerns

Strangers buy car for 20-year-old who walks 3 miles to work in Texas heat

Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson: Black Americans suffering from ‘destruction of family’

Program teaches young African-American men to be good fathers

Chemotherapy may spread cancer, trigger aggressive tumors

100 people shot in Chicago over holiday weekend

July 5th, 2017

LC introduces Bobby Buchanan as new softball coach

Those little things you do when no one is looking

Commitment to share the Gospel results in growth at HIS Church

Instead of ‘suicide by cop,’ Sparks finds life in Christ

Sen. Maxine Waters makes vile threat against HUD Secretary Ben Carson in New Orleans

Volvo to abandon conventional auto engines by 2019

Graveyard of 5,000-year-old ‘giants’ found in China

North Korea launches its first intercontinental ballistic missile on July 4th, threatens U.S.

More families flee Central America, settle in Mexico

Justice Department drops fight over Washington Redskins’ name

Suburban Baptist Church rebuilds, recommits to community

July 4th, 2017

Oda Wayne “Tuck” Roberts passes away at 78