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Full Text of Obama's Presidential Proclamation on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2015
President Obama has issued a Presidential Proclamation for the Martin Luther King, Jr. 2015 federal holiday, calling upon the citizens of United States to remember the life of the Civil Rights Movement leader and author of the famous "I Have a Dream" speech and to "put aside our narrow ambitions, lift up one another, and march a little closer to the Nation Dr. King envisioned."
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Jackie Chan's Son Jaycee Sentenced to Six Months In Prison for Drug Offences
Jackie Chan's son Jaycee has been sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty in a Beijing court to "sheltering others to take drugs" and was fined $322.
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Lockdown Lifted: Contra Costa Regional Medical Center Resume Operation after Police Clears Gunfire Report
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and the Martinez Health Center have resumed normal operation after a precautionary lockdown from a gunfire report on Tuesday morning, according to an update posted on the hospital's Facebook page.
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U.S. Christian Relief Ministry Needs 'Massive' Help In Sending Shelter Homes to 1.8 Million Iraqi Refugees Before Winter
Described by some as biggest humanitarian crisis in history, over 1.8 million refugees in Iraq and are without shelters as winter settles in. Crisis Response International, a Nashville-based ministry, is responding by sending shelter homes, but urges for more help from the global Christian communities.
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Prayer for Police Campaign Launches in Wake of Slain NYPD Officers; Candle Light Vigils Held Nationwide
An African-American pastor has launched a prayer campaign for police officers around the nation in wake of the murders of two NYPD cops. Emergency responders and civilians across the nation held memorials and candle light vigils for the slain officers.