Andre Mitchell

'Supernatural' event: Rare rainbow halo appears during Archbishop Oscar Romero's beatification

As if the heavens were rejoicing for the official proclamation of another blessed figure, the clouds in the sky parted to reveal a rare solar rainbow halo during the beatification of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero in El Salvador.

GOP presidential bet Rick Santorum wants Pope Francis to stop talking about science

American presidential hopeful Rick Santorum does not think Pope Francis should be discussing scientific topics.

Ancient fish fossils showed world created by God, says Canadian discoverer

Calgary digger and driver Edgar Nernberg has always strongly believed that God created the world. This Christian's belief was bolstered even more when he unearthed five fish fossils at the a basement for his new home.

Abortion decline in Canada; Pro-life groups celebrate steady drop in abortions in British Columbia

Good news for pro-life advocates: the number of abortion incidents in the Canadian province of British Columbia have been steadily declining for the past five years.

Texas guns in schools? State poised to allow carrying of concealed licensed guns in campuses

Carrying concealed guns may soon be allowed in classrooms, dorms and buildings of public colleges and universities in Texas, after the state's Senate approved a bill authorizing licensed owners to do so.

North Carolina Governor to veto bill giving judges option not to perform same-sex marriages

Going against his fellow Republicans in the House of Representatives and in the Senate, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory vowed to veto a proposed legislation giving judges the option not to perform same-sex marriages.

Powered only by sunshine, plane embarks on 5-day Pacific flight from China to Hawaii

Imagine an airplane without fuel and powered only by the rays of the sun flying across the world's largest body of water. Seems unbelievable? Well better believe it, because this airplane already exists.

Germany becomes land with the lowest birthrate in the world

Germany has recorded the lowest birthrate in the world from 2008 to 2013, and this will likely have a negative impact on the country's economy.

FIFA chief Sepp Blatter dumps resignation calls, gets re-elected amid corruption scandal

With its officials facing corruption allegations, the FÃ©dÃ©ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) reelected its embattled head, Sepp Blatter, as president of the international football governing body.

Emoji? Meme? 1,700 new words find their way in Merriam-Webster dictionary

The Merriam-Webster unabridged dictionary has added 1,700 new entries, including Internet slang words such as "emoji" and "meme."

Middle East surprise: UAE making giant leap into space with 2020 Mars mission

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues to make a giant leap into outer space, following its announcement of an ambitious plan to launch an orbiting probe around Mars in 2020.

Discovery of new human species in Ethiopia shows man's ancestry more diverse than thought

A new species of human beings has been discovered by scientists in Ethiopia, and this scientific breakthrough is showing that human ancestry is more diverse than previously thought.

$150-million football scam: 7 FIFA officials arrested in Switzerland on US corruption charges

Seven top officials of the FÃ©dÃ©ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the world's football governing body, were arrested in Switzerland on Wednesday after they were indicted on corruption charges by the United States Department of Justice.

US military mistake: Deadly live anthrax samples shipped to labs in 9 states, South Korea base