ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state, the Christian Association of Nigeria said Saturday, updating an earlier tally of 215 schoolchildren. The tally was changed “after a verification exercise and a final census […]

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history has ended after 43 days, and while many received back pay and moved on, for others, the effects are still being felt. Due to the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, federal employees are guaranteed back pay during shutdowns, but for federal contractors who work with government […]

In light of the ongoing Christian persecution in Nigeria and elsewhere, one of President Donald Trump’s nominated ambassadors is prepared to uphold religious freedom around the world for all faiths. Mark Walker, who was nominated in April to lead the State Department’s Office of International Religious Freedom, spoke on the Nigerian crisis in an interview […]

A push to ban states from passing new laws on artificial intelligence is likely to fall short on Capitol Hill despite a late plea from President Donald Trump. Trump publicly threw his weight behind the ban on Tuesday, asking that it be added as part of a defense bill that will soon be sent to […]