(Worthy Insights) – The North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a mother in the state now allowing her to sue her 14-year-old son’s public school system and a medical provider for reportedly forcing him to get the COVID-19 shot without his or her consent and without her knowledge.

Emily Happel attempted to sue Guilford County Board of Education and Old North State Medical Society in August 2022, alleging battery and infringement of state constitutional rights after her son, Tanner Smith, was forcibly injected with a dose of Pfizer’s COVID shot against his wishes and without parental approval.

However, lower courts dismissed the case after ruling that the 2005 federal Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act protected the school district and the medical provider from any liability.

(Worthy Insights) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps revealed one of its underground “missile cities” to Iranian media outlets Wednesday, as tensions with the West boiled over its nuclear program.

An Israeli flag could be seen placed on the ground in the footage at the unveiling — a practice common in the Islamic Republic that allows people to trample the flag as an offense against the Jewish state.

Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, Mohammad Bagheri, and the commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, were present in the footage, touring around on vehicles and speaking to personnel at the undisclosed location. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – Archaeologists excavating beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City have uncovered evidence of an ancient garden.

The findings, revealed through a landmark excavation conducted as part of renovations in the church, showed evidence of the presence of olive trees and grapevines from around 2,000 years ago. This evidence aligns with the Gospel of John’s description of the site where Jesus was crucified and buried.

“Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.” (John 19:41) [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – Planned Parenthood, America’s largest abortion provider, is facing challenges from the executive branch, Congress, and the U.S. Supreme Court, which could diminish the organization’s power.

The Trump administration may soon freeze tens of millions of dollars in federal funding for groups providing abortions, including Planned Parenthood. As soon as this week, the Health and Human Services Department could announce a hold on more than $27 million in funds, a spokesperson told the Wall Street Journal.

The department is reviewing grant recipients to make sure they comply with President Trump’s executive orders and federal law. This year, the government was set to distribute $120 million in grants to organizations that deal with family planning. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – Recently declassified CIA documents reveal that in 1988, the CIA conducted an experiment as part of a secret project called Sun Streak, aiming to locate the lost artifact using remote viewing techniques.

In one of these experiments, a person identified as Remote Viewer No. 032 was tasked with finding an unknown target, which was, in fact, the Ark of the Covenant. Without prior knowledge of the target, Remote Viewer No. 032 described a container made of wood, gold, and silver, adorned with images of six-winged angels, and similar in shape to a coffin.

“The target is a container. The container contains another container inside it,” Remote Viewer No. 032 stated, according to the New York Post. The remote viewer further described the object as being “hidden—subterranean, dark, and wet,” indicating the concealed nature of its location. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – Hundreds of young people hungry for God packed out a football stadium in Denham, Louisiana last week to hear the gospel message of Christ.

A handful of local churches with the Eastern Louisiana Baptist Association hosted the GO TELL AMERICA Crusade in partnership with evangelist Rick Gage, founder of GO TELL Ministries in Duluth, Ga.

Leaders with the Baptist association said they felt a strong desire to reach people outside a church setting. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – The demonstrators in Gaza who confronted Hamas will face a challenge if they seek to extend their protests. If they can grow and continue for several days, then they may overcome the pushback that generally comes with these types of movements.

The protests spread on Tuesday, and videos appeared to show them in several parts of Gaza. It was difficult to quantify the size or number of the demonstrations because many of the videos showed only a portion of what was taking place.

Most media outlets in Gaza are heavily controlled by Hamas, which means it is difficult to get independent reports on what is happening. At the same time, the protests took place as Israel is expanding its ground operations and asking people to leave areas in northern and southern Gaza. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – The FBI said on Monday that it has launched a task force to investigate scores of attacks targeting Tesla, the electric vehicle company headed by Trump administration DOGE chief Elon Musk.

The announcement of the task force, which is operating in conjunction with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, came hours after a bomb squad found multiple incendiary devices at a Tesla showroom in Austin, Texas, the same city where the company has its headquarters.

That incident is the latest in a series of attacks and vandalism on Tesla properties related to CEO Musk’s DOGE team. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – The Austin Police Department says it is investigating after suspicious devices were found at a Tesla dealership in North Austin.

When the officers arrived they found suspicious devices.

The APD Bomb Squad was called in to investigate.

The devices were determined to be incendiary and were taken into police custody without incident. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced on Saturday that the security cabinet had greenlighted a plan to separate 13 existing Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, internationally known as the West Bank, from their neighboring communities.

“We continue to lead a revolution of normalization and regulation in the settlements. Instead of hiding and apologizing – we raise the flag, build and settle. This is another important step on the path to actual sovereignty in Judea and Samaria,” Smotrich stated in a post on 𝕏.

Smotrich, who also serves as a minister within the Defense Ministry, argued that the move was designed to address the “great difficulties in their daily management” that these Jewish settlements had previously faced. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – The US could default on its $36 trillion debt as early as July and no later than October without congressional action, according to a study released Monday.

The Bipartisan Policy Center estimated that members of Congress will have to vote to increase the debt ceiling before the limit is breached for the federal government to be able to keep paying its bills on time.

The four-month window reflects multiple factors that the nonpartisan group analyzed, including the amount of tax revenue collected starting in April, the devastation wrought by the Atlantic hurricane season beginning in early summer, tariff revenues and the overall strength of the US economy. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – Researchers claim they’ve discovered the legendary Halls of Amenti in a “vast city” beneath Egypt’s Pyramids of Giza — a wild theory that has perplexed archeological experts who dismiss the claims as “fake news.”

Italian and Scottish scientists studying the pyramid of Khafre say the “groundbreaking study has redefined the boundaries of satellite data analysis and archeological exploration,” according to spokesperson Nicole Ciccolo.

Aptly named the Khafre Project, Corrado Malanga from Italy’s University of Pisa and Filippo Biondi of the University of Strathclyde in Scotland led the expedition to discover the Giza Plateau’s second-largest pyramid.[ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – Israeli political and military leaders are considering plans for a fresh ground campaign in Gaza that could include a military occupation of the entire enclave for months or longer, according to Washington Post reporting. The plans would mark a significant escalation in Israel’s 17-month operation.

Current and former Israeli officials briefed on the matter told the Washington Post that the new tactics would likely include direct military control of humanitarian aid, targeting Hamas’s civilian leadership, and evacuating women, children and vetted noncombatants to “humanitarian bubbles” while laying siege to those who remain. This approach would intensify tactics first employed last year in northern Gaza.

Israeli officials emphasized they are still waiting for the outcome of ceasefire talks and no decisions have been made on whether – and how – to escalate the current phase of the offensive, which has so far consisted mostly of aerial bombardment, the Washington Post reported. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has approved a plan to temporarily relocate up to 500,000 Gaza residents—approximately a quarter of the enclave’s population—to a designated city in northern Sinai, Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported Friday morning.

According to the report, which has not been confirmed by any other sources, the move would require Egypt to open its border to Gaza residents wishing to leave the territory. The reported statement by el-Sissi was said to have been made during recent Arab summits.

The purported Egyptian position has reportedly raised concerns in Jordan, which has stated it is prepared to offer limited aid only to families of the wounded and only on a temporary basis. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – A significant case involving parental rights and LGBTQ+ education is set to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court as early as this spring and could have wide-reaching implications for religious beliefs and public education across the country.

At the heart of the case is a group of parents in Montgomery County, Maryland, challenging the school district’s decision to include LGBTQ-themed storybooks in preschool and elementary classrooms. The parents, representing various faiths including Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, argue the books conflict with their religious beliefs and are seeking to opt their children out of these lessons.

The books approved by the Montgomery County Board of Education in 2022 include titles such as My Rainbow, a story about a Black transgender girl; Uncle Bobby’s Wedding, a story about a young girl who learns about her uncle marrying another man; and Pride Puppy, which follows a family and their dog at a Pride Parade. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – Over the last several years and particularly since Oct. 7, 2023, Israel has felt isolated diplomatically. Perhaps most painful for the Jewish state has been waning support among American Democrats, once stalwart defenders of Israel.

A near-lone voice from the left flank of the party has been Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman. A towering giant easily recognized by his hooded sweatshirt attire, Fetterman has stood up for Israel time and again when other members of his party refused to do so.

When it comes to Israel, Fetterman is about as hawkish as it gets, willing to support it in its war efforts against Iran and its network of terror proxies, including Hamas and Hezbollah. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – A new study is pushing back against the common belief that the church in the U.S. is in decline, suggesting it may actually be growing again while making clear it remains relevant even among non-Christians. The Barna State of the Church report, created in partnership with Gloo, reveals that weekly church attendance had largely plateaued in the U.S. since 2017 and stood at 28 percent of U.S. adults in 2024 — yet preliminary data from early 2025 “suggests a potential uptick in weekly church attendance” to approximately 32 percent.

In another positive sign for people of faith, 65 percent of American adults say they disagree with the statement that the “church is no longer relevant in today’s world.” While 88 percent of practicing Christians disagree with the statement, so do 46 percent of non-Christians.

Even 67 percent of non-practicing Christians — those who identify as Christian but who rarely attend church and say faith is not important in their lives — disagree with the statement. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – The long-awaited release of tens of thousands of files on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy Tuesday night sparked a desperate search for new clues in the shocking 62-year-old crime — but much of the trove turned out to confirm information long known.

Gerald Posner, the author of the best-selling 1993 book “Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK,” told The Post in a phone interview on Wednesday he was “about 22,000 pages” into the newly released files — but had yet to see a bombshell piece of evidence.

“I haven’t seen anything yet that is real news, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t something,” Posner said. “The biggest question I have as I go through is, ‘Why were these classified for so many years?’ It’s pretty preposterous.” [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – President Donald Trump said his administration will “take a look” at a recent Catholic Church attack as part of its commitment to “eradicating anti-Christian bias” nationwide.

EWTN’s Owen Jensen pressed Trump Monday on what action his administration is taking following the vandalism of St. Patrick’s Church in Wichita, Kansas, over the weekend.

Last Saturday’s desecration of the Catholic Church resulted in the breaking of a statue, the burning of an American flag, candles damaged, a window smashed and a Satanic website was reportedly scrawled on the wall. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – A study by a team at the University of Texas at Austin found coal ash contains significant amounts of rare earth elements, critical materials used in technology and energy infrastructure. The U.S. currently imports over 80% of its rare earth supply, with 75% coming from China.

Coal ash in the U.S. may hold $8.4 billion worth of rare earth elements, totaling 11 million tons, which is nearly eight times greater than the country’s current domestic reserves.

The U.S. Department of Energy is applying the study’s methodology to conduct a national assessment of coal ash resources. [ Source (Read More…) ]