Archive

May 26th, 2017

Q&A with Steve Gaines

Zuckerburg calls for universal income in Harvard commencement speech

Abortion activists feel the pressure amid state and federal moves to defund clinics

Billionaire ex-oilman plans first nonstop world solar flight

Why the constant earthquakes? Iceland is slowly being torn apart

Trump talks terrorism while Europe shouts ‘Climate!’

Planned Parenthood executives joke about decapitating fetuses in new video

‘Love comes in all flavors’: Ben & Jerry’s latest push for gay ‘marriage’ is the weirdest one yet

Gunmen kill at least 26 Coptic Christians in central Egypt

Obamacare premium hikes worse than thought

May 25th, 2017

Following prep work, NOBTS dig team making progress in Israel

For the first time in years, NOAA predicts an above-average hurricane season

Melania Trump is Catholic, she confirms after Vatican visit

Manchester bomber probably had ISIS training, a US official says

Summer movie season off to rough start

University of Maryland president announces anti-hate action plan

70 percent of Millennials have less than $1,000 for down payment on home

Amazon opens grocery pickup kiosks to rival Wal-Mart

Tim Tebow’s first minor-league baseball card is out, but tough to find

Farmer sets out to grow pretty plant – creates world’s hottest pepper instead

Trump appoints Newt Gingrich’s wife as Vatican Ambassador: She ‘loves the Church and the United States’

STARNES: Boy’s graduation speech pulled over Christian content

May 24th, 2017

Brewer honored by alma mater Charleston Southern University

Two students with ties to Louisiana graduate from Southern Seminary

Louisiana College releases draft of 2020 vision plan

EDITORIAL: ‘EVIL LOSERS’

SMITHSONIAN (video): Ancient tablet appears to prove Bible’s tower of Babel account

President Trump condemns ‘evil losers’ in British terror attack

NOBTS team begins preparatory work for Israeli archaeological dig

Study: Clinton’s email problem sank her presidential bid

‘Flawed’ research undermining good medicine

British police arrest Ismail Abedi, brother of terrorist bomber who killed 22 at concert

Obama’s former CIA director testifies ‘no evidence’ of Trump-Russia collusion

New Orleans’ Confederate statues moved to scrap yard make-shift shed

May 23rd, 2017

Disaster Relief teams keeping busy in month of May

MARTHA BAILEY: I’m number three

DNC has worst April fundraising response since 2009

California’s universal healthcare initiative alone would cost more than its current total budget

Texas set to pass transgender bathroom law for public schools

Sex change surgeries on the rise in U.S.

U.S.: Nearly 740,000 foreigners overstayed visas last year

Revealed: Facebook’s internal rulebook on sex, terrorism and violence

Trump becomes first U.S. president to pray at Western Wall

White House request for border wall funding drops drastically

Saudi Arabia pledges $20 billion for U.S. infrastructure projects

Southwestern, New Orleans lead SBC seminaries in faculty diversity; Southern, Southeastern trail the pack

May 22nd, 2017

Grady Cothen, former president of NOBTS, dies

What hope looks like

REPORT: Obama DOJ refused to hire veterans for two positions, violated federal law

California Democrats boo DNC leader

Tebow goes 2-4 with HR, drawing more interest about moving up with mets

Ringling Brothers closes after 146 years of ‘greatest show on earth’

Amazing accidental dinosaur find by Canadian miners

WHO travel budget tops $200 million, more than it spends on AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis

Pentagon plans to ‘annihilate’ ISIS fighters

At the Pentagon, overpriced fuel sparks allegations – and denials – of slush fund

China killed, jailed 20 CIA sources after security breach under Obama

May 19th, 2017

New Orleans to take down Gen. Robert E. Lee statue

Joe Biden says he never thought Hillary Clinton was a good candidate

Guests remind CNN, NBC: Obama gave classified intel to Russia

Babies from skin cells is a troubling prospect

Italy set to give away 100 castles – with a catch

Harvard study reveals extensive anti-Trump media-bias

‘Clock boy’ discrimination suit thrown out by Texas judge

NAACP appears set to vote out its president

USS Ronald Reagan to join sister carrier in waters near North Korea

May 18th, 2017

LC students to minister among Native Americans

Poll shows 17 percent of practicing Christians have biblical worldview

Democratic Party image dips; GOP ratings stable

CBS show “Madam Secretary” delights viewers with pro-life message

Students claim school administration barring them from starting pro-life club

McDonald’s changed its vanilla ice cream 6 months ago and nobody noticed

Tim Tebow made a fan’s dreams come true with a surprise prom dance on ‘The Tonight Show’

Rouhani, the ultimate insider, promises change in Iran

Decades after catastrophic 1980 eruption, Mount St. Helens is ‘recharging’

Wal-Mart’s online sales, customer visits rise; shares hit 52-week high

Roger Ailes, founder of Fox News, dead at 77

Prayer walk to precede 7-day Red River Association Crusade

May 17th, 2017

Beauty sleep is real – too little sleep leaves you less attractive, study finds

Putin offers to hand over transcripts of Trump talks, vows president did not give classified info

Georgia home nightmare: Bees by the hundreds of thousands

Home or road, Tebow drawing fans in droves

U.S. extends sanctions relief under Iran nuclear deal

U.S. household debts hit record high in first quarter

Actor James Woods’ brutal tweet to Planned Parenthood pres. goes viral

Legalized marijuana turns Colorado resort town into homeless magnet

Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke accepts job in Department of Homeland Security

STARNES: U.S. Embassy flies rainbow flag

Are you bearing spiritual fruit?

May 16th, 2017

President Trump names more conservatives for federal court positions

Rumors swirl about ‘imminent’ retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Kennedy

U.K. prime minister pledges to slash ‘migration’ numbers

How archaeology corroborates New Testament

Egyptians discover mummies from the time of Alexander, 2,300 years ago

Ancient churches dsicovered near Sea of Galilee

Burial chamber of princess found in ancient Egyptian pyramid

Tebow is hitting .327 he past 16 games and the Mets have noticed

College lacrose team plays Trump speech for pre-game inspiration

Former President Jimmy Carter endorsed Clinton, but voted for Sanders in Democrats’ primary

ABC cancels ‘Last Man Standing’ because of actor Tim Allen’s conservative views

May 15th, 2017

Location of CENLA Pregnancy Center announced

From travel agents to translators, rising toll of jobs taken by robots

Mining the moon for rocket fuel to get us to Mars

Violence and intimidation against Republicans becoming new normal

IRS execs: Our lives at risk in tea party case

STARNES: Teacher fired for giving student Bible gets job back

NHL star befriends disabled boy who was almost aborted

Global cyberattack spreads as experts try to limit damage

North Korea threat: U.S. ‘monitoring’ claim missile could carry nuclear warhead

Tables turned on health care: Now Democrats have no clear plan

May 12th, 2017

‘Focused’ prayer brings ‘real hope’ to NCBA Crusade

Report: Investments increase, Bell reception highlight LBF meeting

Children’s Home receives campus gift, a new host for pregnancy care center

Carolina Baptist celebrates 175th Homecoming May 21

Louisiana Notables

Competitors excel at State Bible Drill

Historic precedent witnessed at meeting; progress being made toward 2020 goal

Reports, messages at Executive Board meeting are hopeful, encouraging

There’s no obstacle too big for God says speaker

Louisiana College awards 114 degrees, honorary doctorate

Mother’s Day: The pastor & his mother

Miller promoted to Louisiana College VP for communications and integrative marketing

May 11th, 2017

Executive Board issues firm counsel to ERLC, pledges ‘to pray’

Louisiana Baptist Convention Executive Board’s letter to Russell Moore, ERLC Trustees

Seeking unity in the Southern Baptist Convention

OPEC wants ‘collective efforts’ to counter US oil output

U.S. Defense chief affirms commitment to protecting Turkey

China tests ‘Lunar Palace’ as it eyes moon mission

Will Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson actually run for president? ‘It’s a real possibility.’

Adelphi men’s lacrosse enters field to Trump speech, video shows

A North Korean university keeps drawing U.S. evangelicals to teach — despite the risks

Steel industry seeing new dawn, cheering for Trump

VIDEO: Cerebral palsy won’t stop grandson of Nolan Ryan from playing baseball

Lake Michigan is so clear right now its shipwrecks are visible from the air

Jobless rate hits 10-year low as U.S. employers add 211,000 jobs

Viral tweet reveals backspace feature on the iPhone calculator

May 10th, 2017

J.D. Power: Alaska, Southwest best airlines in U.S.A. for 2017

Nearly pristine ankylosaur fossil found in Montana

Eating full-fat cheese won’t raise chance of heart attack, study finds

7 discoveries that started as school assignments

Los Angeles declares public schools ‘sanctuaries’ for immigrant families

Tim Tebow re-signs with ESPN’s SEC Network

Disney parks and movies soar, but ESPN is a concern

U.S. Senate candidate: When my first child was aborted, it left ‘a very significant scar on my soul’

Comey firing prompts leading Dems to do 180-degree turn

US may send Patriot missile to Lithuania amid Moscow threat

North Korea ‘not afraid’ as it plans new nuclear test, says ambassador in UK

May 9th, 2017

ISIS commander killed, Afghan forces make push into jihadist-held territory

60 percent of small business owners want Obamacare repealed

Texas religous freedom bill would allow adoption ministries to decline candidates based on beliefs