KCIS Newsmakers

Arrest made after car repeatedly crashes into New York City synagogue...Kansas legislature approves "bathroom bill"...and the Grotto of the Nativity in Bethlehem will undergo restoration.

Tacoma children's hospital is closing its gender clinic...coalition of conservative organizations launch campaign to overturn nationwide same-sex marriage law...and Church of England installs first woman as Archbishop of Canterbury.

Texas sues Delaware nurse-practitioner for shipping abortion pills into the state...today is International Holocaust Remebrance Day...and a new report shows 2025 was a year of growth and impact for churches.

Washington State Senate to take public testimony on abortion savings program...South Dakota governor backs religious freedom bill...and Israel recovers remains of final hostage in Gaza.

March Life held today in Washington, D-C...fetal tissue research no longer funded by the National Insistutes of Health...another arrest in Minnesota church protest...and enough valid signatures have been gathered for Washington State gender sports initiaive.

Leaders of Minnesota church invaded by protestors seeking legal advice...divisions emerging over President Trump's "Board of Peace"...and new survey shows Catholic population in parts of Latin America has shrunk over the last decade while Protestantism stays about the same.

Reaction to Sunday's protest at Minnesota church service...over worshippers reportedly kidnapped  SUnday from three Nigerian churches...and three prominent Catholic archbishops voice their concern about U.S. foreign policy.

A new hearing in the Charlie Kirk assissination case...one person arrested for allegedly hindering a murer investigation outside a Salt Lake Ciry LDS meeing house...and the New York City Council announces a five-point plan to fight antisemitism.

California won't extradite doctor to Louisiana for allegedly mailing abortion pills...Florida House looking to add civil protjections to unborn children...and DHS makes it easier for visa-holding religious workers to stay in the U.S.

Christian Employers group praises EEOC decision...Calfornia doctor under indictment and accused of shipping abortion pills to Louisiana...and Open Doors releases its 2026 World Watch List.

U-S Supreme Court hears cases on states barring transgender athletes from playing on school girl's and women's athletic teams...suspect in attack on Mississippi synagogue faces federal charges...and man accused of firing gunshots at home of a Tennessee pastor has pleaded guilty and been sentenced.

Suprise meeting between Pope Leo and Venezuelan opposition leader...B.C. Supreme Court hearing case on religious hospitals refusing certain procedures...and U.S. Supreme Court to hear cases on transgender athlete bans.

Pope speaks out on warmongering and on persecutionof Christians worldwide...latest on shootings in Utah LDS parking lot...and civil suit against Saskatoon Christian School goes to court.

Author Philip Yancey confesses to affair and steps down from Christianity Today... two Latin American countries added to Voice of the Martyrs Global Prayer Guide...and California court pauses ruling on public schools sharing student gender identity with parents.

Christian leaders urging prayers for peace in Venezuela...Texas Education Agency being sued for investigating teachers' social media comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk...and Tennessee college professor reinstated after his comments on Kirk killing.

Wyoming Supreme Court makes abortion ruling...President Trump discusses Hyde Amendment with House Republicans...and today is Epiphany.

Reaction to capture of Maduro from Evangelical leaders and the Pope...and Mamdani reaction to latest criticism from Jewish and pro-Israel groups.

Christmas Eve in Bethlehem...abducted Nigerian school children back home...and Pope Leo reacts to assisted suicide being legalized in his home state. 

Funeral service of Brown University student....Oklahoma graduate teaching assistant no longer at school after religious discrimination claim...and 130 children and teachers kidnapped from Catholic school in Nigeria released.

Turning Point USA's first AmericaFest since the death of founder Charlie Kirk wraps up...Hanukkah comes to a close this evening...and a new poll on year-end charitable giving.

Erika Kirk announces presidential endorsement...U-S House passes bill on gender transition treament for minors...and Louisiana tries to block mail-order abortion-drug rule.

U.S. officials propose new restrictions designed to effectively ban "gender-affirming care" for minors...New York governor signs "Right-to-Die" bill...and ourners grieve 10-year-old slain in the Bondi mass shooting.

Accused gunman charged in Bondi Beach killings...President Trump says he's worried about a shift towards antisemitism in the U-S Congress...and members of a California religious group have been charged with two murders.

Mass shooting at Hanukkah Celebration in Australia confirmed as ISIS inspired terrorist attack...spike in antisemitic incidents in the U-S..."productive" first meeting between Erika Kirk and Candace Owens...and former V-P Mike Pence's organization calling for removal of RFK, Jr over refusing to review abortion pill.

Netanayahu blames Australian government for encouraging attack on Hanaukkah celebration...Pope Leo issues strong pro-life message...and Erika Kirk and podcaster Candace Owens to hold private discussion.