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Spec. Sarah Sutphin removes her new body armor after training on a firing range in Fort Campbell, Ky.

Special forces units test G.I. Jane’s mettle

Military | Top military officials mapped out plans yesterday to integrate women into front-line positions, including spots in the Navy SEALs and other special forces units. The plans follow former Defense Secretary Leon…

Singer Kanye West and girlfriend Kim Kardashian.

Kanye West glorifies abortion, misogyny as baby girl is born

Music |  Kanye West’s “Blood on the Leaves” single, released just days after his girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, gave birth to the couple’s first child, glorifies…

Maracana Stadium seen from a helicopter during the Confederations Cup soccer tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Old stadium, new stadium, redeemed stadium

International |  Welcome to Maracana Stadium in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The yellow and blue monolith is one of the largest stadiums in South America and a Brazilian icon, but…

This Feb. 20, 1943 file photo shows Britain's Princess Elizabeth, right, and her sister, Princess Margaret, in their Girl Guide uniforms.

UK Girl Guides abandon God, pledge to themselves

Religion |  Girlguiding UK, a British scouting organization, has “modernized” its pledge—and loving God did not make the cut. The pledge has referenced God since…

A third grade class walks down the hallway at Emmons Elementary School in Mishawaka, Ind.

Too many new teachers not ready to teach, study says

Education |  According to the National Council on Teacher Quality, newly graduated teachers are not prepared for the complicated world they are about to be dumped into.

An Afghan policeman stand guard outside Bagram military base, 31 miles north of Kabul, Afghanistan.

Globe Trot: Taliban talks move forward

International |  The White House has announced it will hold talks with the Afghan Taliban starting Thursday. This, though a Taliban spokesman acknowledges, “There is no…

Sen. Lisa Murkowski

Midday Roundup: Third GOP senator supports same-sex marriage

Newsworthy |  Republican values? Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska became the third Republican senator to buck the party’s position on traditional values, posting a message…

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett

The right to abort and our right to not have to pay for it

Abortion |  As if the slaughter of unborn babies weren’t enough, the pro-abortion lobby wants taxpayers to continue funding the dismemberment for “poor” women. But…

John Moore and his wife, Terri, with their five adopted children.

Veronica’s tears

Supreme Court |  Should ‘best interest’ or the Indian Child Welfare Act determine the custody of a toddler who is 3/256 parts Cherokee?

Second-grader Tammer Ali does a worksheet in an English Language Learner summer school class at the Cordova Villa Elementary School in Rancho Cordova, Calif.

U.S. education still failing, despite federal improvement programs

Education |  Renewing America, a project of the Council on Foreign Relations, recently released a report emphasizing the importance of education and the failure of the…

Is it possible to never argue with your spouse?

Faith & Inspiration |  I have a correspondent in Ohio who was married for almost six decades to his childhood sweetheart before death did them part. In a letter he inquired about a…

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus speaks during the commissioning ceremony for the USS Michael Murphy, the Navy's newest guided-missile destroyer.

Signs and Wonders: Navy bans porn but misses the point

Newsworthy |  Porn ban. The Pentagon horrified many but surprised few people when it reported last month that since lifting its ban on homosexuality, the number of sexual…

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