The Demonic Origins of Halloween and How the Church Has Fought to Redeem It

Halloween is a pagan holiday with some very dark roots, and the modernized version of this celebration of evil is still a cause for concern by many Christians.

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Future Nominees Could Face Attacks Even More Withering than those Against Kavanaugh

After the bruising fight over Brett Kavanaugh, it's hard to imagine another Supreme Court confirmation battle, but one certainly will be coming. Court-watchers suggest President Trump could get a chance to nominate another justice, and others will follow. 

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Midterm Election Call to Prayer Set for Thursday, Ben Carson & Trump Evangelical Advisers to Participate

The Brody File has learned that there will be a special Midterm Elections "Call to Prayer" this Thursday evening that will include Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson participating.

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'Anti-Semitism...Damns the Soul': Christians Condemn Synagogue Massacre, US Anti-Semitism Spiking

The Anti-Defamation League says the attack is part of a rise in anti-Semitism across the nation, with the numbers jumping radically last year.   

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South Sudan rebel leader Machar arrives in capital, first time since 2016

South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar returned to the capital Juba on Wednesday, according to a Reuters witness, more than two years after he fled the country after the collapse of a 2016 peace deal.

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Afghan army helicopter crashes, killing 25 on board: officials

An Afghan army helicopter crashed in southwestern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing 25 crew and passengers, provincial officials said.

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Austria to withdraw from U.N. migration agreement: APA

Austria will follow the United States and Hungary in withdrawing from a United Nations agreement on migration, APA news agency said on Wednesday, citing Austrian concerns about its sovereignty and potential restrictions on its freedom to act.

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Indonesian rescue workers believe fuselage of crashed plane found

Indonesian search and rescue workers believe they have found the fuselage of a Lion Air passenger jet that crashed with 189 people on board, and are also trying to confirm the origin of an underwater "ping" signal, officials said on Wednesday.

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Indonesia removes Lion Air director after plane crash: Antara news agency

Indonesia's transport minister removed on Wednesday the technical director of the Lion Air airline and several of its technicians after the crash of one of its jets with 189 people on board, the Antara news agency reported on Wednesday.

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Indonesia search team finds 22-meter object in hunt for plane

Indonesian search and rescue workers have detected a 22-metre long object underwater in area where a Lion Air passenger jet with 189 people on board crashed, a navy official said on Wednesday.

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Secretary of State Pompeo calls for end to fighting in Yemen

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Tuesday for a cessation of hostilities in Yemen and said U.N.-led negotiations to end the civil war should begin next month.

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Pakistan frees Christian woman facing death in blasphemy case

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of a Christian woman sentenced to death by hanging for blasphemy against Islam, a ruling likely to set off mass street protests by hardline Islamists.

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Meghan and Harry name newly hatched kiwi chicks on final day of Pacific tour

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan bestowed names on Wednesday to two newly-hatched young of New Zealand's national bird, the kiwi, in the northeastern town of Rotorua, on the final day of their two-week tour of the Pacific.

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Pakistani court overturns death sentence for Christian woman in blasphemy case

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy against Islam's prophet, ordering her to be freed if she was not accused of any other crime.

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Philippines races to free 30 trapped in landslide; typhoon kills seven

Philippine rescue teams worked to free at least 30 people trapped under earth and rubble on Wednesday after a typhoon dumped heavy rainfall on a mountainous region, triggering floods and deadly landslides.

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Suicide blast kills six near prison in Afghan capital

A suicide bomber blew himself up near the gate of Afghanistan's largest prison on Wednesday, killing at least six people and wounding three, officials said, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility.

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U.S. says gravely concerned by any non-peaceful means of deciding Taiwan's future

Efforts to decide self-ruled Taiwan's future by "other than peaceful means" are a grave concern to the United States, a senior American diplomat said on Wednesday, amid renewed tension between China and the island it considers a wayward province.

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