Yellowstone National Park Steamboat Geyser has broken decades-old records with its increased eruption activity. When it erupted for the 30th time, Yellowstone National Park reported the eruption surpasses the all-time record for the number of documented eruptions in a calendar year. They also said the heightened activity at Steamboat this year is uncommon. On March 15, 2018, this Yellowstone geyser … Read More

The state of New York has given a Syracuse-based Christian adoption agency an ultimatum to either change their adoption policy forbidding placement with same-sex couples or no longer be able to provide adoption services. New Hope Family Services has filed a federal lawsuit against the acting commissioner of the state’s Office of Children and Family Services on the grounds that the nonprofit … Read More

A middle school in Virginia is barring Christmas songs “of a sacred nature” that mention Jesus Christ for the sake of diversity, excluding the one after whom Christmas is named. A parent was concerned after he was told students would not be singing any Christmas songs with the word “Jesus” in them at the upcoming concert. According to a teacher’s … Read More

The Satanic Temple’s Chicago chapter has been allowed to display a sculpture hailing Satan as a “hero” next to a Nativity scene and other Christmas displays at the Illinois state capitol. The 4-and-a-half feet tall sculpture is called “Knowledge is the Greatest Gift,” and features a woman’s extended hand holding an apple, with a snake coiled around her. The unusual … Read More

After two years of intensive discussions, Israel, Cyprus, Greece and Italy, with the backing of the European Union, have reached an agreement on laying the world’s longest underwater pipeline for the export of gas from the Eastern Mediterranean to Europe. The project, which will cost an estimated 25 billion, and was initiated by Minister of National Infrastructures, Energy and Water … Read More

Churches in Austin, Texas may soon be forced to hire homosexual and transgender employees, including pastors, if a city ordinance is implemented. The city says it guarantees “the opportunity for each person to obtain employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.” The Houston-based US Pastor Council and the Texas Values organization is … Read More

A powerful aftershock hit off New Caledonia just hours after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the Pacific region, which triggered a tsunami warning, authorities said. The US Geological Survey said the new earthquake measured 6.6, downgrading it from an initial measurement of 7.0. Earlier, a shallow and powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the east coast of New Caledonia, with the epicentre … Read More

A  powerful earthquake has struck in the southern Pacific Ocean sending jitters around the region after authorities warned of possible tsunamis, but there were no reports of destructive waves or major damage. The magnitude 7.5 quake hit near the French territory of New Caledonia at a shallow depth, where earthquakes are generally more damaging. It was felt as far away … Read More

The streets of Paris, France, have literally been burning as protests turned into the worst riots there in a generation. As tens of thousands of people have hit the streets for three weeks protesting French President Macron’s green tax on fuel coming into effect January 1st. The French Interior Ministry estimates 136,000 protesters turned out across the country over the … Read More