Right: Tammy Estep, Submitted | Left: Second Baptist Church of Beech Island, S.C
An elderly couple from South Carolina lost their lives when a tree fell on their bedroom during Hurricane Helene, according to their grandson. Jerry Savage, 78, and his wife Marcia, 74, were found embracing each other in a protective, loving hug. The couple was in bed at their home in Beech Island when the tree…

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Two homeschool moms are suing the Arizona Department of Education after a new rule was enforced with “burdensome” requirements to justify reimbursed education expenses. Velia Aguirre and Rosemary McAtee participate in the state of Arizona’s Education Empowerment Account (ESA), which allows homeschool families to receive 90 percent of state taxpayer dollars that are normally used…

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Former president Donald Trump made a trip to storm-ravaged Georgia earlier this week after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on the southeastern part of the country. Delivering remarks in Valdosta, Georgia, Trump encouraged those affected by the hurricane’s aftermath to remain strong. “In our hearts … God is strongly with us and the American people are…

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Loved ones and a church community are mourning the loss of a couple and their unborn baby following the apparent drowning of a pregnant Washington state woman and her husband in Hawaii. A heartbreaking incident occurred in Maui, where a pregnant woman and her husband tragically drowned while on vacation. The couple has been identified as…

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