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Canadian leaders welcomed the country's first planeload of Syrian refugees when 163 Syrians arrived near midnight Thursday in Toronto via a Canadian military plane. Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the ministers of immigration, health and defense, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Toronto Mayor John Tory all were on-hand at the airport to greet the group.

“I am struck by the widespread apathy and indifference and ignorance concerning this issue among Christians, let alone others,” said Timothy Samuel Shah, associate director of the Religious Freedom Project at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

The Department of Homeland Security have signficant number of employees who are also under the US terrorist watch list. A Democratic lawmaker expressed that this could not be more worrying, coupled with the fact that DHS continues to fail inspections with regard its internal safety mechanisms.

Speculations that extremists have targeted refugee program to enter the United States might be true after all. According to the Homeland Security Chairman, the Committee has intelligence that terrorists did consider the route.

The father of San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook recently gave a harrowing interview where he explained that he knew his son shared ISIS’ ideology and also had a negative obsession with the middle eastern country of Israel.

One of the San Bernardino shooting suspects Tashfeen Malik is said to have pledged her commitment to ISIS and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-proclaimed leader of the terror group. Her pledge was done through a Facebook post under a different name.

If anyone knows about senseless violence in the face of trying to make the world a better place, it's the King family. Alveda King is the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was a Baptist minister that was gunned down in 1968. In a nutshell, his focus was on equal rights for all and unity within the body of Christ. When Alveda was asked by Fox News about her take on a tabloid mocking various US Congress members who publically stated that their thoughts and prayers were with the families of those impacted by the San Bernardino shooting, she said her first thought was that, "People don't have an understanding of what prayer is."

One of the 14 people killed by suspected terrorists in San Bernardino, California was a devout Christian woman who fled Iran at just 18 years old to escape Islamic extremism and the persecution of Christians that followed the Iranian Revolution.

Syed Farook and his partner Tashfeen Malik were both shot dead by police officers following a car chase through the streets of San Bernardino. They are now both labeled as terrorists as officials claimed that the female shooter pledged allegiance to ISIS leader. Farook's family and neighbors, however, are just baffled that he could commit such a crime when he was a "religious" and "happy" man.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has referred to the continued federal acceptance of Syrian immigrants into America as, "irresponsible." He feels that the safety and security of Texans are threatened because the International Rescue Committee "offered no guarantees" as Syrian immigrants continue to work toward resettling in Texas. A lawsuit was filed on Wednesday to try to stop the immigration that is being forced onto Texas.

The gunman's cry of, "no more body parts!" during the tragic abortion clinic shooting in Colorado Springs, Colorado has brought up multiple issues. Besides that controversial video that allegedly explained the harvesting of body parts and apparent sale for them, there is also the debate of whether or not most Americans want Planned Parenthood defunded, and what it will take for stricter gun ban laws.

Sen. Jeff Sessions is worried that President Barack Obama would bring in more than 10,000 Syrian refugees to the United States. The senator highlighted how 12 US vetted refugees turned out to be terrorists, claiming that it is very dangerous to welcome and embrace Syrian refugees into the country. He added that most terrorists in the past were refugees' children.

Two Pennsylvania parents said a kiss from Pope Francis healed their young daughter's inoperable brain cancer. They added their daughter's recovery is a miracle from heaven, and God really blesses people who pray to him

Cardinal Vincent Nichols condemned the suggestion of Trump that there is a need for American Muslims to be registered on a database.

The Australia's Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) reports that both search teams focused on the MH370 on the Fugro Discovery and Fugro Equator have returned to the search area this week to resume search operations.

Ten cities across the United States will play host to the one-off Copa America Centenario next summer as the U.S. Soccer and CONCACAF, soccer's regional governing body, announced on Thursday the final venue for the 100-Year Anniversary Edition of the South American Championship.

The notion of one or more sleeper cells in the US almost sounds like something out of a TV series. And in fact, such a series did hit the airwaves. That was about a decade ago. Today, there are some bold and outspoken voices in Washington that would say that such a reality is now here.

Dr. Sebastian Gorka, Maj. Gen. Matthew C. Horner Distinguished Chair of Military History at the US Marine Corps University and Katharine C. Gorka, president of Threat Knowledge Group, have both agreed that the ISIS threat to bomb targets inside the U.S. is real and warned the government to be prepared.

The biggest retail event of the year, Black Friday, is still several days from happening, but this early, retail stores are already excited and are already offering discount deals.

Tech giant Microsoft is all set for its Black Friday deals, offering discounts and dozens of bundle for its Xbox One and Xbox 360, including accessories and game titles.

In the wake of Paris attacks, many are apprehensive about what terror ISIS would do next and what country would be in the line of fire. The group, however, wanted the world to know that they plan to hit New York next.

It's the time of the year again when discounts galore awaits shoppers. But are you ready for this year's Black Friday shopping?

One has to question if presidential contender Ben Carson was really paying attention when the Terry Schiavo case hit the press several years ago. One might even be inclined to think that he was baited by the savvy reporter who asked him what he thought about her case during the republican convention.

Great news for all the gamers out there. GameStop has just released its 12-page Black Friday 2015 ad offering amazing discounts and bundles out for grabs for the Black Friday Sales this year. The GameStop bundles include savings on gaming console bundles including Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PS4

With less than 10 days before this year's Black Friday, Amazon has unveiled its Black Friday ad for this monumental occasion.