Starbucks has long been associated with its home city of Seattle, Washington. But the coffee giant is expanding its corporate footprint elsewhere as Seattle becomes a less friendly environment for their work. Starbucks revealed in an April 21 press release that it will invest $100 million to expand in Nashville,...

https://saferead.org/CCHQ?1

A lesbian self-proclaimed "pastor" recently went viral for saying that the Bible needs a "Third Testament" and insisting the Word of God "has become problematic." Yvette Flunder, 70, leads the City of Refuge United Church of Christ in Oakland, California, and is "married" to another woman, Shirley Miller. Flunder said...

https://saferead.org/CCHR?1

The Chicago Police Department warned residents of the Windy City on Monday about a gang of nine people who allegedly attacked a fellow train passenger. The group of alleged thugs -- consisting of seven females and two males -- are accused of beating the passenger on April 14 around 9:30...

https://saferead.org/CCHS?1

Major League Baseball umpires usually pay attention when bases are stolen -- but apparently not when their cell phones are stolen. Brock Ballou, who has been an umpire with the MLB for four years, was in Philadelphia on April 9 for the game between the Phillies and the Diamondbacks, per...

https://saferead.org/CCHT?1

A Christian nurse who works for the United Kingdom's National Health Service faced serious repercussions after she was accused of "misgendering" a patient. But now, she has not only been cleared to return to work -- she has also won a settlement against the government health agency. Jennifer Melle was...

https://saferead.org/CCHU?1

The tall middle school boy sits back in shock, the words of his art teacher ringing in his ears. A slight frown creases his face as the teacher dismisses his dream of drawing a cross. He remembers the prompt -- "draw what brings you most joy" -- and asks the...

https://saferead.org/CCHV?1

And today from the "Stuff That Should Have Surprised Nobody" files, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has decided to use his first veto in office to kill a measure designed to protect students and faculty at places of education from anti-Semitism by terrorist-supporting radicals. According to Fox News, the...

https://saferead.org/CCHW?1

Independent journalist Nick Shirley confronted California lawmakers seeking to criminalize investigative journalism which exposes fraud in a video posted April 18. Democratic California State Assemblywoman Mia Bonta, the wife of Democratic California Attorney General Rob Bonta, introduced Assembly Bill 2624 (AB2624) in February. In a 25-minute YouTube video posted Saturday,...

https://saferead.org/CCHX?1

The daughter of famed Canadian clinical psychologist and author Dr. Jordan Peterson said Saturday her father is suffering from “a psych-med-induced neurological injury.” Peterson, who was diagnosed with chronic inflammatory response syndrome (CIRS) in August 2025, also suffers from akathisia, a movement disorder which creates difficulty in sitting still and...

https://saferead.org/CCHY?1

High crimes and misdemeanors? We don't need no stinkin' high crimes and misdemeanors! Such is the takeaway from an Axios report Friday regarding a "cohort of resistance-minded House Democrats" that wants impeachment of President Donald Trump on Day 1 if the party retakes the House in the November midterms. Between...

https://saferead.org/CCHZ?1

FBI Director Kash Patel told “Sunday Morning Futures” host Maria Bartiromo he was prepared to sue The Atlantic over an article the outlet published about his alleged performance while leading the federal law enforcement agency. The Atlantic published an article Friday in which Patel was described as having “bouts of...

https://saferead.org/CCIA?1

When a Christian activist ran an outreach at the University of Pittsburgh about the violence of abortion, a young man reacted with violence -- and a cup of red paint. T. Russell Hunter leads Abolitionists Rising -- a cultural education nonprofit that promotes abortion abolitionism, or the immediate criminalization of...

https://saferead.org/CCIB?1

Countries across Central Europe pulled baby food off the shelves Monday after rat poison was discovered in some jars of the HiPP brand over the weekend. Austria 's health minister told parents, kindergartens and day care centers to use utmost caution when feeding young children HiPP. The company recalled some...

https://saferead.org/CCIC?1

U.S. officials are concerned with the prosecution of a Northern Ireland pastor who allegedly violated British buffer zone laws while sharing the gospel. Clive Johnson, 77, is accused of preaching a sermon on John 3:16 near the Causeway Hospital in Londonderry back in July 2024, according to a report from...

https://saferead.org/CCID?1

A transgender substitute teacher at a Virginia school has been arrested after he allegedly threatened to go on a “murder spree” at a local high school. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said it arrested Hadyn Dollery, 19, of South Riding, on charges of making threats of bodily injury, “LCSO received...

https://saferead.org/CCIE?1

President Donald Trump cancelled negotiations with Iran at the last minute on Saturday. U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner -- Trump's son-in-law who played a key role in various historic diplomatic measures such as the Abraham Accords and the Hamas-Israel hostage negotiations -- were...

https://saferead.org/CCIF?1

First, questions were asked about the California winery co-owned by the husband of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. Then, the winery closed. The business officially dissolved on April 4, roughly two months to the date after the House Oversight Committee wrote to Tim Mynett, Omar’s husband, asking how it...

https://saferead.org/CCIG?1

Roman Catholic voters are standing by President Donald Trump amid a deep and public spat with Pope Leo XIV, according to recent polling. Newsweek examined polls from February, March, and April, during which the pope made public his disapproval of the U.S. war against Iran. Continued sniping from the Vatican...

https://saferead.org/CCIH?1

President Donald Trump’s new executive order on psychedelics is being sold as a compassionate breakthrough for Americans suffering from serious mental illness. But for families living with schizophrenia, psychosis, and severe bipolar disorder, it looks like a dangerous gamble built on the same failed foundation that has already abandoned our...

https://saferead.org/CCII?1

Multiple reports flooded the internet Saturday night alleging that shots had been fired at the White House Correspondents dinner. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were in attendance for the first time under the current presidential administration. Video published online along with the unconfirmed shooting reports show the...

https://saferead.org/CCIJ?1

A shooter was reportedly killed Saturday night after gunfire rang out at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, D.C., Saturday night, though some conflicting repots claim the assailant was taken into custody alive. Secret Service agents promptly responded to the shooter in the hallway as he tried to...

https://saferead.org/CCIK?1