Almost a week of severe weather has battered the central U.S. Since Friday, 170 tornadoes have touched down and about 30 of those have occurred in the last 24 hours–with one hitting Jefferson City, the state capital of Missouri. Along with tornadoes, these powerful storms are carrying heavy rain, large hail and strong winds to […]

This week saw a variety of attacks against religious locations across the globe. In two separate attacks in Pakistan, local police were targeted as they provided protection to local mosques during the Muslim holy days of Ramadan. In Quetta, Pakistan, an improvised explosive device (IED) attached to a motorcycle killed four police officers. And in […]