Indiana becomes first US state to approve abortion ban post Roe
Indianapolis, Indiana, USAP Indiana on Friday became the first state in the nation to approve abortion restrictions since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, as the Republican governor quickly signed a near-total ban on the procedure shortly after lawmakers approved it. The ban, which takes effect on 15th September, includes some exceptions. Abortions would be permitted […]
In the US, woman buoyed by support after viral pastor confrontation
United StatesAP Bobi Gephart hadn’t planned to go to church that Sunday – not to the worship service where the pastor intended to make a confession about the oppressive secret she had carried for so long. But she quickly changed her mind, realising she couldn’t trust the pastor – the man she says began sexually […]
In the US, Republican-led states see Texas law as model to restrict abortions
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, US AP Republican states that have passed increasingly tough abortion restrictions only to see them blocked by the federal courts have a new template in an unusually written Texas law that represents the most far-reaching curb on abortions in nearly half a century. On Thursday, Republican lawmakers in at least half […]
Low vaccination rates: Amish put faith in God’s will and herd immunity over vaccine
JOHN SEEWER, of Associated Press, reports on how Amish communities across the US are lagging behind when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations…
Cameroon clergy condemn killing of American missionary
Nairobi, KenyaRNS Church leaders in Cameroon have condemned the killing of an American missionary in the southwest of this West African nation, where the government is battling secessionist rebels. Charles Trumann Wesco, 44, a clergyman from Indiana, died on Tuesday, barely two weeks after arriving in the region, allegedly caught in crossfire between rebels and […]