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Runway Crash Two pilots were killed and 41 people injured late Sunday in LaGuardia Airport’s first fatal plane crash since 1992. An Air Canada Express jet landing from Montreal and carrying 72 passengers and four crew struck a Port Authority fire truck crossing the runway just before...

Missed Missiles Three weeks, and counting. Saturday evening, President Trump vowed to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if it does not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours (today at 7:44 PM ET). Iran’s President said the Strait remains open to everyone who doesn’t “violate...

Lover of my soul, Thank You for making Your love known by sending Your only Son for the life of the world. He modeled turning the other cheek, going the extra mile, praying for and serving His enemies—even to the point of death. Light of the world, You have shown what love is: not a warm...

What actually is crude oil? It’s raw, unrefined petroleum pumped out of the ground—a thick mixture of ancient organic material (think: prehistoric plants and sea creatures) buried under layers of rocks and transformed over years by heat and pressure into liquid hydrocarbons (if you caught up...

Costly Conflict As the Iran War continues, energy prices and Uncle Sam’s defense budget are getting pricier. This week, Israel and Iran have traded strikes, with Israel hitting Iran’s largest natural gas field, and Iran retaliating by targeting a major natural gas site in Qatar. President...

Abuse Allegations (This story contains sensitive content.) Civil Rights icon César Chávez has been accused of abusing women and girls over decades. A New York Times investigation published Wednesday detailed sexual abuse allegations from Dolores Huerta—Chávez’s co-founder at the United...

Tornado, Blizzard, or Heatwave? The weather chose “all of the above” this week, putting roughly half the U.S. under extreme conditions. On the East Coast, April showers March thunderstorms struck from Florida to New Jersey, putting 94M+ residents under severe weather alerts. Around 34M were...

Strait Talk The Iran War has reached Day 19. Yesterday, Israel announced it killed Ali Larijani—Iran’s top security officer and one of the regime’s most powerful surviving figures after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death—and a major Iranian militia leader in separate overnight strikes. The...

A Crash, Strikes, and Rumors Washington’s war with Tehran is showing no signs of slowing. Thursday, six American service members died when their KC-135 (a plane that refuels other planes midair) collided with another aircraft in “friendly airspace” in Iraq. The other plane landed safely, and...

Questions for Reflection Philippians urges us to consider others’ interests over our own. Whose interests do you find most challenging to consider over your own? Imagine yourself in a heated conversation. What question could the other person ask you that would make you feel loved? How...

What even is a congressional hearing? It’s the formal way congressional committees collect and analyze information. Before making big decisions, members want to hear from experts, officials, and everyday people who’d be affected. Basically, it’s Congress doing its homework. Are there...

Unreserved The world’s energy watchdog is breakin' open the piggy bank. The International Energy Agency, a 32-nation coalition that includes the U.S., agreed Wednesday to release a record 400M barrels of oil from emergency reserves. The move aims to cushion the blow from ongoing disruptions...

Scripture Reading — Genesis 37:1-11 When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him. . . . Genesis 37:4 Jacob should have known better. He knew what it was like to have a brother whom his father loved more than him (Genesis 25:27-28), but he favored his...

NYC Bomb Attempt Two men have been charged after Saturday’s “ISIS-inspired terrorism” attempt outside NYC Mayor Mamdani’s (D) residence. The 18- and 19-year-olds traveled from Pennsylvania and allegedly hurled two homemade explosives at protestors—a group of anti-Islam demonstrators and...

Mixed Signals As the U.S.-Israel-Iran war marches on, oil prices keep shuffling. Crude oil prices spiked to almost $120/barrel Monday—its highest since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. The spike came in response to Iran choking out oil tanker traffic in the petrol-packed Strait of Hormuz (see...

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No White Flag Iran has named a new Supreme Leader: Mojtaba Khamenei will succeed his father, Ali Khamenei, to lead the country. President Trump has called Khamenei an “unacceptable” choice. It comes days after Trump demanded Iran’s “unconditional surrender,” which Iran’s President Masoud...

How does the Iranian regime… work? Since 1979, Iran has operated as a theocracy with an asterisk. Their ultimate authority is the Supreme Leader—a cleric (religious scholar) who answers to no earthly authority. He sets national policies, commands armed forces, appoints military chiefs and...

Think Different Apple’s going budget-friendly(ish). The fruit tech company unveiled two sub-$600 devices this week. The iPhone 17e will start at $599 and feature many flagship specs—A19 processor, 48MP camera, MagSafe charging, and double the space of its predecessor—while leaving off...

War Power Play It’s day 7, and Uncle Sam may proceed in his military campaign against Iran. This week, both the House and Senate voted down measures that proposed preventing President Trump from launching any more attacks on Iran without congressional approval. Critics questioned whether...