Special to WorldTribune.com By Allan Wall The consulting firm Verisk Maplecroft compiled a Crime Rate Index for calendar year 2016, and Mexico is ranked the third most dangerous country in the world. Verisk Maplecroft describes itself on its website as “a leading global risk analytics, research and strategic forecasting company offering an unparalleled portfolio of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By J. Russell Capps, State News Today The Old Testament reveals that God wanted a family through which He could bless all the nations of the earth. He chose the descendants of the twelve tribes of Jacob, known as the Israelites. The wise will learn from their journey. When ancient Israel wandered […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 19, 2017 Hollywood, schools and the U.S. government have undertaken a broad effort to “homosexualize” the nation’s youth – and it’s working, researchers say. “Teenagers are acquiring homosexual experience and interests at a rapid rate. Young adult homosexuality is growing as well. What our grandparent’s generation tried to protect kids from […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 17, 2017 An Oklahoma City transgender resident said she was “disturbed” and felt threatened by a local restaurant’s sign proclaiming “we do not have a transgender bathroom … so don’t be caught in the wrong one”. Paula Schonauer, who did not actually visit the Steak & Catfish Barn, nonetheless told a […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 13, 2017 The NCAA and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) engaged in political and lobbying activity when they canceled events in North Carolina over opposition to House Bill 2 and should be investigated for a possible violation of their tax-exempt status, a lawmaker said. “The NCAA and ACC have allegedly engaged in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 13, 2017 A group of students at Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa were decried as racists for their actions at a recent basketball game. Their crime? They wore red, white and blue attire to the game against Des Moines North High School, which has players from refugee families, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 12, 2017 In what may be the ACLU’s version of March Madness, the group is coaching anti-Trump protesters on their rights to vocally oppose the president’s policies – and to remain silent when they get arrested. “We will bring all the lawsuits necessary to defend these rights,” ACLU Executive Director Anthony […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 7, 2017 The U.S. Supreme Court sent a transgender-rights case back to a lower court on March 6 after the Trump administration rescinded Obama administration guidelines allowing transgender students to use the bathroom of their gender identity in public schools. The decision to send the case back to the 4th Circuit […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 1, 2017 Enforcing its strict laws on female modesty, a state-run Iranian TV station crudely censored the Oscars broadcast by photoshopping conservative clothing onto Charlize Theron. Theron was the presenter for Best Foreign Language film, which was won by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi for his film “Salesman”. Farhadi used the occasion […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 28, 2017 An Iranian director whose film won the Oscar for best foreign language film on Feb. 26, lectured U.S. President Donald Trump on “inhumane laws” and “human dignity”. Asghar Farhadi, who boycotted the awards ceremony over Trump’s temporary travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries – including Iran – […]
