The TW&E History Book

• Jan. 15, 1919 - A large molasses tank in Boston, Mass., bursts, sending a 40-foot wave of molasses rushing through the streets. Twenty-one people died, 150 were injured.
• Jan. 15, 1967 - The Green Bay Packers of the National Football League defeat the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League 35-10 in the first Super Bowl. Until last year, it was thought that no recording of the TV broadcast of the game existed.
• Jan. 15, 2001 - The web-based encyclopedia Wikipedia makes its debut.

President Obama's plan for a leaner military

• Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Bentley B. Rayburn is now president of Colorado Technical University.

North Carolina proposes to remunerate victims of forced sterilization

• Kate Rea is a general-assignment reporter for The World and Everything in It.
• Learn more about the history of the North Carolina Eugenics Board.

Notable Speeches Past and Present: "I Have a Dream"

• The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his now-famous speech at a Washington, D.C., rally on Aug. 28, 1963. In 1999, public-speaking scholars voted "I Have a Dream" the best political speech of the 20th century.

Supreme Court weighs FCC indecency ban

Debt troubles continue to rattle Europe

Pastors push back against NYC church ban

Winter Wonderland

• WORLD News Group's Emily Belz reported on the indecency case in "Indecent Exposure."
• Warren Cole Smith covers business and economic news for WORLD News Group.
• WORLD New York reported on Thursday's arrest of pastors who were protesting New York City's soon-to-be-implemented ban on churches renting worship space in public schools. WPIX-TV posted raw video of the protest and arrests.

Church stunts are nothing new

• Shane Raynor is the content manager for MinistryMatters.com.

Predicting the top church news of 2012

Muslims are converting to Christianity in significant numbers

• Jeff Walton is the communications manager for the Washington, D.C.-based Institute on Religion and Democracy. Read the article, "IRD Predicts Top Church News of 2012."
• Carl Moeller is the president and CEO of Open Doors USA.

The Olasky Interview: Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.)

• Rep. Trent Franks represents Arizona's 2nd Congressional District. He is a member of the House Judiciary Committee and the House Armed Services Committee.

Federal court upholds Texas sonogram law

South Dakota case highlights 'informed consent'

• State Sen. Dan Patrick, author of the Texas sonogram bill, comments on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal's ruling here (PDF).
• Mary Reichard is the legal affairs correspondent for The World and Everything in It.

GOP rivals look ahead to South Carolina

Supreme Court issues landmark religious-liberty ruling

Cellphone stops New York Philharmonic concert

• Read WORLD News Group's latest coverage of Campaign 2012.
• WORLD News Group's Emily Belz has additional details on the Supreme Court's ruling in her article "Church's Authority 'Alone.'"
• The Washington Post offers a quick refresher on cellphone etiquette during live performances.