Mary is co-host of The WORLD and Everything in It, and covers the arguments and decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court along with reporting on lower court disputes. She graduated from St. Louis University School of Law and practiced law before becoming a journalist. She graduated from the WORLD Journalism Institute in 2011 and holds a Master’s degree in Health Administration. Mary resides in the Ozarks with her husband and three dogs.
Former U.S. Ambassador Sam Brownback’s religious-freedom organization lost its bank account. He and ADF attorney Caleb Dalton tell WORLD’s Mary Reichard how banks have used “reputational risk” to turn away customers—and what a new federal report reveals about the practice.
And the law won. Police in Monroe Township, New Jersey, responded to a report of a suspicious character on the loose. The suspect was a large tortoise, and the ensuing foot chase ended in an arrest. The owners eventually took him home.
The Air Force blows up old explosives on Guam, but environmentalists say it’s skipping a required environmental review. A disabled veteran challenges a federal benefits law, only to be told he’s taken his case to the wrong place. WORLD’s Mary Reichard reports on two fights just to get in front of a judge.
Radio host Dennis Prager talks with WORLD’s Mary Reichard about becoming a quadriplegic in 2024, why he believes thankfulness is a decision, and how decades of writing about happiness prepared him to face calamity without denying the difficulties.
Kicker: An English grower held the world record for the heaviest pumpkin for just one week. Then Rhode Island’s Ron Wallace brought a 3,156-pound giant to the scales—and took the crown.
Paralyzed by a fall, Dennis Prager can look back on his former life with sorrow over what he’s lost—and gratitude for what he had. He tells WORLD’s Mary Reichard why happiness remains a moral obligation.
Speaking in Greece, Secretary of State Marco Rubio traces a line from Greek philosophers to Christian cathedrals to the moon landing—and calls on the West to reclaim pride in its civilizational achievements. WORLD’s Mary Reichard brings highlights.
Legal Docket: Could a Colorado climate case wind up setting energy policy for the entire country? WORLD’s Mary Reichard reports.
WORLD’s Mary Reichard talks with Joel Alperson about why Christians and Jews should make a reasoned case for biblical values with confidence
An Ohio construction crew rescued a kitten from inside a Komatsu excavator and kept her as the company cat. When the equipment maker heard the story, it outfitted its newest recruit for the job.