According to Independent Catholic News (ICN), a Christian family has gone to the High Court in Pakistan to fight for the return of their 14-year-old daughter, Maira Shahbaz. Maira was abducted by a man who demanded she abandon her Christian faith and forcefully be married to him. On April 28,Continue Reading
David Lah, the Burmese Canadian controversial pastor who once said that those who genuinely believe in Christ would not contract the COVID-19 virus, only to be infected soon after, has his bail denied by the court after a hearing on June 3. The pastor defied national bans on large groupContinue Reading
Across the West, the stage is set for a new type of gold rush: the hunt for prehistoric dinosaur fossils. In the badlands of Wyoming, Montana and the Dakotas, ranchers and cowboys are uncovering valuable dinosaur bones on their land and using the discoveries to help save their livelihoods. The stakes toContinue Reading
Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center is announced it will be re-opening its doors to the public on Thursday, June 25th, 2020. The resort will offer leisure travelers a close summer escape featuring a sprawling outdoor water park, acres of airy indoor atrium gardens, and family-friendly activities. “The summer travel seasonContinue Reading
President Donald Trump issued an executive order Tuesday that prioritizes international religious freedom concerns for United States foreign policy. Specifically, it requires the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to create long-term strategic plans for advancing religious freedom internationally, provides $50 million per year for religious freedomContinue Reading
On Thursday, May 28, Pastor Dinesh Kumar was brutally beaten by radical Hindu nationalists in the Mau district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Pastor Kumar was returning from a prayer meeting when he was attacked and remains unconscious in the hospital. Police are waiting for Pastor Kumar recover consciousness to takeContinue Reading
After being closed for two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, WonderWorks Orlando announces that it will be reopening on May 29, 2020. “We are ready to open our doors, it’s been a stressful time for us all and we hope to provide a fun family filled outlet for allContinue Reading
Following its months-long investigation into the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference and several Connecticut school districts, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights has issued a letter of impending enforcement action, finding that the athletic conference’s policy allowing males who identify as female to compete in girls’ athletic events disadvantagesContinue Reading
Floridians are increasingly concerned about the 2020 Hurricane Season and the coronavirus is one of the reasons why. According to a AAA survey – fielded last week – nearly a third (31%) of Floridians are more concerned about the 2020 Hurricane Season than they were last year. Two-of-five people (42%) say they are less likelyContinue Reading
Four of the biggest names in sports are hitting the greens in Florida this weekend in support of COVID-19 charities, and LEGOLAND® Florida Resort wanted a sneak peek at what’s happening on the links. To commemorate this mega matchup of Tiger Woods with Peyton Manning and Phil Mickelson with Tom Brady, MasterContinue Reading
JC Penney has filed for bankruptcy as the recent years of climbing debt has been compounded by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Based out of Texas, the company filed for Chapter 11 protection on Friday. “The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for our families, our loved ones, our communitiesContinue Reading
In a follow-up on the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in Florida, state health officials report two individuals have died. According to the Florida Department of Health, the deceased individuals include a previously announced COVID-19 patient in Santa Rosa County and a new individual in their seventies that tested presumptiveContinue Reading
Officials with the Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County (DOH-Hillsborough) report investigating a confirmed measles case in an individual with recent overseas travel. The patient, an adult male, reported travel to South America in recent weeks. Healthcare providers, including hospital emergency departments, have been asked to have a heightenedContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Health reported an additional 29 hepatitis A cases last week, bringing the total cases to 61 this month. The latest cases also took Florida over the 4,000 case count threshold with 4,006 cases since Jan. 2018. Approximately seven out of 10 cases required hospitalization. 58 deathsContinue Reading
A Winter Haven man has been arrested for felony animal cruelty after Polk County Animal Control found five neglected dogs, including an adult dog with skin growing around a chain. Last Wednesday, detectives arrested 51-year-old Fernandez Gunter. An anonymous tip on December 8, 2019 to the Polk County Sheriff’s OfficeContinue Reading
Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) report the investigation of a murder that appears to have started over an ongoing dispute regarding an alleged theft of a horse. 24-year-old Henry Fernandez-Soto of Lakeland was shot Wednesday evening, January 8, 2020, at 1735 Oakland Road East in Lakeland. The PCSO Emergency CommunicationsContinue Reading
In a follow-up on the hepatitis A outbreak in Florida, state health officials reported 32 outbreak cases from Jan. 1- Jan. 4, 2020. From January 1, 2018 through January 4, 2020, 3,976 hepatitis A cases were reported. The number of reported hepatitis A cases more than doubled from 2016 toContinue Reading
Tampa General Hospital (TGH) performed 585 organ transplants in 2019, eclipsing the previous record of 500 in 2011. This puts TGH in the top 10 busiest organ transplant centers in the nation. Among the 2019 organ transplants include 358 kidney transplants, including 91 kidney transplants from living donors, 145 liverContinue Reading
The number of outbreak cases of hepatitis A in the month of December so far has surpassed what was reported in November, with 226 and 202 cases, respectively. There were 63 hepatitis A cases reported the week ending Dec. 28, bringing the outbreak total to 3395 for 2019 and 3943Continue Reading
Health officials in Citrus County issued a rabies alert for the Heatherwood area of Inverness Friday after a feral cat that tested positive for the lethal virus. The cat was tested after it bit an individual on the previous day. Thanks to quick response and medical care, the individual isContinue Reading
This week, the Board of Directors of Moffitt Cancer Center accepted the resignation of its president and CEO, Dr. Alan List, and the center director, Thomas Sellers, for violations of conflict of interest rules through their work in China. Moffitt initiated an internal review of team members’ collaborations with researchContinue Reading
