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  • THIS DAY IN HISTORY — DECEMBER 3, 1943

    U.S. FIFTH ARMY LAUNCHES FULL GROUND ASSAULT ON THE WINTER LINE ITALY — December 3, 1943 On this date in World War II, the U.S. Fifth Army shifted from days of reconnaissance and probing attacks to a full-scale coordinated assault on the German Winter Line, a fortified defensive belt built across the mountains of southern…

  • BIBLICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS, AND WHY SCRIPTURE TEACHES A FIXED, BINARY HUMAN DESIGN

    BUCKHANNON, WV — When a pastor makes a public doctrinal claim from the pulpit, especially about identity, embodiment, or God’s design: Christians have a responsibility to test that claim against the Scriptures themselves. Not modern interpretations, no denominational filters, no manmade traditions, not political pressures, not cultural trends, but the text as it appears in…

  • Syrian Teen Ryan Al-Najjar Found Dead in Dutch Marsh; Prosecutors Present Evidence as Investigation Continues

    AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — December 3, 2025 — Dutch judicial proceedings continued this week in the case surrounding the death of 18-year-old Syrian national Ryan Al-Najjar, whose body was found earlier this year in a marsh near Winschoten. The investigation remains active, the court has not issued any ruling, and all defendants are presumed innocent under…

  • State Police Investigating Suspicious Deaths After Two Brothers Found Dead in Welch

    WELCH, W.Va. – December 3, 2025 The WEST VIRGINIA STATE POLICE have launched an active investigation after two brothers were found dead Sunday evening during a welfare check at a residence on Stewart Street in Welch. Troopers were dispatched to the home at approximately 7 p.m., where they located the bodies of two adult men…

  • USDA’s SNAP Data Dispute Raises National Questions – What the Law Actually Requires of Every State

    Washington – December 3, 2025 A growing national dispute over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has drawn significant attention after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) informed state governments that administrative reimbursement funds may be withheld from states that do not transmit detailed SNAP participant data to the federal government. Some reporting has characterized…

  • WVU Cancer Institute Patient Turns Diagnosis Into Advocacy, Emphasizing Hope and Early Detection

    MORGANTOWN, WV — When MIKE KNECHT received a diagnosis of small-cell lung cancer in 2023, he made a deliberate choice that shaped his entire treatment journey. Instead of withdrawing, MIKE KNECHT stayed positive, remained active in the community, and used his experience to encourage others facing similar battles. His personal motto — “Enjoy every sandwich”…

  • AFGHAN NATIONAL FORMALLY CHARGED IN D.C. SHOOTING THAT KILLED WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIER

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — The man accused of ambushing two West Virginia National Guard members near the Farragut Square Metro station in Washington, D.C., has now been formally charged with murder, according to newly released first-hand documents from the U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA and the SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.…

  • Raccoon Found Passed Out in Liquor Store Bathroom After Break-In, Officials Say

    ASHLAND, Va. — December 2, 2025 A raccoon that broke into a Virginia liquor store early Saturday morning was found unconscious in the store’s bathroom after knocking merchandise from shelves and accessing alcohol, according to officials with the HANOVER COUNTY ANIMAL PROTECTION AND SHELTER. The information regarding the incident was documented in reports citing statements…

  • Inside Putin’s Three-Hour Meeting with U.S. Envoys on Ukraine, and What First-Hand Evidence Shows

    MOSCOW — December 2, 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin met for more than three hours in the Kremlin with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to discuss a refined U.S. peace framework for ending the war in Ukraine. The KREMLIN confirmed the meeting in its official schedule, listing Witkoff as the lead U.S. participant…

  • What Was Said at Today’s White House Cabinet Meeting, and What We Can Confirm

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — December 2, 2025 President Donald Trump and members of his Cabinet delivered a series of extended remarks during a meeting published by the WHITE HOUSE on its official YouTube page on December 2, 2025. Because the video originates directly from the WHITE HOUSE, the statements recorded in the footage qualify as primary…