The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a traveling Christian evangelist's free-speech challenge to a University of Alabama requirement that he obtain a permit before handing out religious pamphlets and preaching from a sidewalk adjacent to its campus.
A new bill in California, SB 345, seeks to protect doctors who provide abortion medication by mail to women in states where the medication, or the procedure itself, is banned.
Pope Francis has raised the possibility of reconsidering the celibacy requirement for Catholic priests, stating that it is a "temporary prescription" and could be relaxed, although he did not believe it would encourage more men to consider a clerical vocation.
Republican West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice officially signed a bill into law that allows concealed carry permit holders to carry their firearms on the campuses of state colleges and universities.
While Biden says he will visit East Palestine, Ohio, "at some point," workers are reporting severe headaches and nausea after failure to be provided protective equipment.
On Thursday, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond repealed his predecessor's decision to allow taxpayer-funded religious charter schools, claiming that the opinion created a "slippery slope" and violated the state's constitution, the Daily Caller News Foundation reported.
The Biden administration is readying to sign a "legally binding" agreement with the World Health Organization that would permit it the authority to dictate U.S. policies during a pandemic, The Epoch Times has reported.