Israel at Crossroads Between Rafah Incursion, Hostage Deal as Blinken Visits

A shootout that killed four law enforcement officers and wounded four others in North Carolina began as officers approached a home to serve a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm, police said.

A drag queen was recorded on video ordering children to chant "Free Palestine" during a queer storytime event in Massachusetts last week. 

Accusations of bias at publicly funded National Public Radio have led some Republicans in Congress to introduce a bill to defund it. NPR has been on the hot seat ever since Senior Business Editor Uri Berliner accused NPR of not only being biased, but completely devoid of any Republicans on the editorial staff.

Galia Ahava Meira became a victim of sex trafficking when she was just a toddler. Her own grandfather took that step by selling her for sex to his fellow members of the KKK.

Just two months after reports indicated charges would likely be dropped against an Ohio pastor under legal fire for housing homeless men and women in his church, the battle is once again heating up.

President Biden has again told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the White House opposes Israel's planned invasion of the Gazan city of Rafah. 

A celebration of life was held in honor of award-winning Christian music artist Mandisa over the weekend. Now “American Idol” is also planning to honor the late Mandisa, who was a contestant on the series in the early 2000s, in an episode slated to air Monday.

A Sunday morning church service turned into an afternoon revival as people gave their lives to Jesus and were baptized in the back of pickup trucks outside a movie theater in Miami, FL.   

CBN's Operation Blessing is helping Americans who suffered catastrophic losses from tornado damage over the weekend. Volunteer teams are in Elkhorn, Nebraska, west of Omaha – a town nearly wiped out by a twister Friday.  

This has never happened to me before. This year I get to celebrate two different Easters. I didn't realize this when I planned my upcoming trip to Ukraine. I've been to Ukraine on four different occasions in the last 24 months. On this next trip, I'm bringing a group of mental health specialists to serve the people of Ukraine. Together, on May 5th, we will celebrate Ukrainian Easter and our aid team will distribute food for 400 displaced families in the east of Ukraine. 

In a cancel culture, grace and mercy often fall by the wayside. However, Heather Rice-Minus, president and CEO of Prison Fellowship, a ministry serving the incarcerated and their families, believes everyone deserves a second chance.

A professor who was an eyewitness to the incredible spiritual events at Asbury University last year recently revealed the “outpouring really hasn’t stopped.”

Empty playgrounds. Schools without enough students to stay open. Small towns, deserted and abandoned. This is not some dystopian vision of the future. Demographers say this is our future. 

The next 72 hours will be crucial to see which direction Israel goes in its war with Hamas. Either Hamas will agree to an extended ceasefire and a release of hostages or Israel is poised to begin its invasion of Rafah, the last terrorist stronghold of Gaza.

A shootout that killed four law enforcement officers and wounded four others in North Carolina began as officers approached a home to serve a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm, police said.

CBN's Operation Blessing is helping Americans who suffered catastrophic losses from tornado damage over the weekend. Volunteer teams are in Elkhorn, Nebraska, west of Omaha – a town nearly wiped out by a twister Friday.  

President Biden has again told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the White House opposes Israel's planned invasion of the Gazan city of Rafah. 

The Supreme Court is considering a case involving former President Donald Trump that could set a historic precedent. At issue: do presidents have immunity from prosecution, and if so how far does it go? The decision will affect not only Trump, but future presidents as well. 

The IDF says it's preparing to move into Rafah to rescue the remaining hostages and take out the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza. While the White House disapproves of the move, Israel is setting up thousands of tents to provide a sanctuary to keep civilians out of harm's way.

The latest numbers show that CBN Animation's Superbook has led the way for millions of children to accept Christ, and Superbook is growing with a popular kid's Bible app and website as well as work in new languages.