Daily Dispatches

Breaking news along with stories other media tend to overlook, including Mindy Belz's "Globe Trot" reports and Warren Cole Smith's "Signs and Wonders."

Hobby Lobby attorney Kyle Duncan, second from right, and members of his team arrive at the federal courthouse in Denver

Hobby Lobby crafts contraceptive mandate appeal

by Leigh Jones

Religious Liberty | Lawyers for arts-and-crafts chain Hobby Lobby argued again today the company should not be forced to provide employee health insurance that includes abortifacient drugs, something its Christian owners oppose. The…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/hobby_lobby_crafts_contraceptive_mandate_appeal]

President Obama speaks at the National Defense University Thursday.

Obama defends drone policy, promises restraint

by Daniel James Devine

Defense |  In a speech Thursday afternoon at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., President Barack Obama defended his administration’s use of drone…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/obama_defends_drone_policy_promises_restraint]

Police officers lay down floral tributes handed to them by members of the public at the scene of a terror attack in Woolwich, southeast London.

Midday Roundup: British security services knew knife-wielding attackers

by Leigh Jones

Newsworthy |  Terror in London. British security and intelligence forces acknowledged today they knew about the two men accused of attacking and killing a British soldier…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/midday_roundup_british_security_services_knew_knife_wielding_attackers]

Arizona state Rep. Steve Smith

‘Dear God’ do-over

by Whitney Williams

Religion |  When an atheist lawmaker offered the daily prayer—if it can even be called that—at the Arizona House of Representatives, a Christian lawmaker demanded a…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/dear_god_do_over]

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, confers with the committee's ranking Republican, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Senate committee approves immigration bill but House remains skeptical

by J.C. Derrick

Immigration |  WASHINGTON—Immigration reform must go through a five-step process to become law: approval from House and Senate committees, both houses of Congress, and a…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/inching_forward]

The wreckage of homes litters a playground next to a neighborhood destroyed Monday when a tornado moved through Moore, Okla.

Midday Roundup: Search and rescue efforts end, cleanup begins in Oklahoma

by Leigh Jones

Newsworthy |  The cleanup begins. Oklahoma officials say they do not expect to find any more bodies or survivors buried in the rubble left by Monday’s deadly EF5 tornado,

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/midday_roundup_search_and_rescue_efforts_end_cleanup_begins_in_oklahoma]

South Korean Christians pray in 2009 during a service denouncing North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's dictatorship and alleged human rights violations.

Globe Trot: Little concern over latest religious freedom report

by Mindy Belz

International |  The State Department on Tuesday released its 2012 International Religious Freedom Report. In particular, the report highlights “undue and inappropriate…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/globe_trot_little_concern_over_latest_religious_freedom_report]

The Church of Scotland logo, above the entrance to the church offices in Edinburgh, Scotland.

LGBT clergy win tentative Church of Scotland approval

by Tiffany Owens

Religion |  The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland approved a motion yesterday to uphold traditional teaching on sexuality while allowing more liberal…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/lgbt_clergy_win_tentative_church_of_scotland_approval]

Tea Party Patriots co-founders Mark Meckler, right, and Jenny Beth Martin.

Signs and Wonders: Tea Party protests IRS in court

by Warren Cole Smith

Newsworthy |  Sue the IRS. On Monday, a coalition of conservative groups announced it would file a class action lawsuit against the IRS for what the groups call “illegal…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/signs_and_wonders_tea_party_protests_irs_in_court]

Arkansas state Sen. Jason Rapert

Court terminates Arizona’s 20-week abortion ban

by Whitney Williams

Abortion |  Arizona’s ban on abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, absent a medical emergency, violates a woman’s constitutionally protected right to kill her unborn…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/court_terminates_arizona_s_20_week_abortion_ban]

Osama bin Laden

Midday Roundup: Bin Laden death photos to remain top secret

by Leigh Jones

Newsworthy |  Classified material. A federal appeals court ruled today the government does not have to release 50 images taken of former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/midday_roundup_bin_laden_death_photos_to_remain_top_secret]

Rescue workers dig through the rubble of a collapsed wall at the Plaza Tower Elementary School to free trapped students in Moore, Okla.

Search and rescue efforts continue in Oklahoma

by Mickey McLean, Whitney Williams

Disaster |  UPDATE (10:25 a.m.): Officials now say 24 people are confirmed dead after Monday's massive twister. Seven of those are children. The medical examiner blamed…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/deadly_tornado_hits_oklahoma_city_suburb]

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