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The World and Everything in It: October 22, 2026
Carmen Agra Deedy tells schoolchildren what she remembers from communist Cuba: first food disappeared, then people. Six in ten young Americans say they’d give socialism a shot. In Idaho, a pastor finds his Kansas abortion fight waiting for him back home. Plus: Christian metal meets the Juggalos, and a runaway tortoise fights the law (spoiler: the law wins).
Thursday morning news: October 22, 2026
The news of the day, including American set free after 4 years behind bars in Russia, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy pushes for ceasefire and top-level peace talks, Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar posts video message to supporters amid fed investigation, Macron slams Trump and others for linking riots to immigration, and Africa CDC calls an Ebola crisis summit
The fight that followed him
Pastor Brian Neilson thought he’d left the abortion fight behind in Kansas. Back home in Idaho, he finds himself rallying Christians against Prop 1, a ballot measure that would repeal the state’s protections for unborn children. WORLD’s Lauren Canterberry reports.
Your money’s no good here
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.
Cuba remembered: Before the myths take hold
Six in ten Americans under 30 say they’d give socialism a shot. But Cuban refugee Carmen Agra Deedy tells schoolchildren what followed the revolution: “Within days food began to disappear. People began to disappear.” WORLD’s Myrna Brown reports.
Kicker: I fought the law
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.
“Where we wanna go”
Christian alt-metal band Set for the Fall played Insane Clown Posse’s Gathering of the Juggalos. That’s exactly the kind of place the musicians want to play—where Christian bands ordinarily wouldn’t venture. WORLD’s Arsenio Orteza reviews their first album in seven years.
We should not be silent
With Election Day just 12 days away, Daniel Darling recalls Carl F. H. Henry’s challenge to Christians who would withdraw from politics. Believers, he argues, should steward their citizenship in a way that honors the Lord.
The World and Everything in It: October 21, 2026
On Washington Wednesday: Democrats are negotiating the terms of power even before Election Day, while Sen. Slotkin wants a “deterrence message” sent to young people considering jobs with Trump. In Israel, voters face their first national election since October 7, with no official inquiry into the security failures. Plus: the painful rise of “no contact” families, smart refrigerators glitch out on their main job, and Janie B. Cheaney considers where we look for healing.
Wednesday morning news: October 21, 2026
The news of the day, including Russian strikes hit Kyiv area as Ukraine’s president asserts Trump administration is withholding support, President Trump announces whistleblower anti-fraud reward program, Rep. Ilhan Omar laying low amid federal investigation, curfews help curb violence in France, WNBA says men cannot play in the women’s league
The nanosecond disavowal
Washington Wednesday: Hunter Baker on Abdul El-Sayed’s fleeting disavowal of Muslim Brotherhood connections—and how he turned the tables on his questioner. Also: Democratic Socialists’ demands, Sen. Slotkin’s dark warning, Trump vs. Vance on Netanyahu, disappearing Senate debates, and the Medicare for All fine print.
October 7 on the ballot
World Tour: Israel faces its first national election since the deadly Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023. But there's still been no official inquiry into the security failures. WORLD’s Travis Kircher reports from Tel Aviv on the choices facing voters.
The fridge that stopped fridging
Kicker: A software glitch shut down internet-connected Samsung refrigerators in South Korea. Bad timing: It was just days before Korean Thanksgiving, with holiday food already stocked in warm fridges.
The mother she became
More than a quarter of American adults are estranged from a family member. Deborah Satonick knows that pain. After four years apart, her daughters came home to say goodbye to the dying family dog. She asked them, “How about on my deathbed?” WORLD’s Juliana Chan Erikson reports.
Holding on to hurts
Past wounds can be hard to overcome. But sometimes we look for healing in the wrong place. Janie B. Cheaney considers the man at Bethesda, looking to the pool for healing while Jesus stood right in front of him.
The World and Everything in It: October 20, 2026
President Trump is pushing for more Russian diesel on the world market to help bring fuel prices down at home. But a former Treasury official worries Washington is giving up too much leverage. Fewer than one in five American workers say they find purpose in their jobs. WORLD’s Lauren Smyth talks with an economics professor who runs ultramarathons, a pastor, and a former Google engineer about finding meaning in work. Plus: Paris en flammes, the limits of homeschooling freedom overseas, picking winners, and a German snuff championship decided by two milligrams—and a cleanliness score.
Tuesday morning news: October 20, 2026
The news of the day, including France introduces curfews in a bid to curb rioting, President Trump women's health research order, nearly a dozen non-citizens arrested for allegedly voting in U.S. elections, Congo government looks for missing funds as Ebola outbreak spreads, more than 50 killed as Houthi rebels strike Yemeni government Camp, and Elon Musk vows to give a SpaceX share to every American kid
The price of leverage
President Trump is pushing for more Russian diesel, and he’s holding back new sanctions on Moscow. Former Treasury official Max Meizlish worries Washington is giving up too much leverage.
Who picks the winners?
A new NIH competition invites scientists to come up with better ways to test drugs, but some researchers worry about giving political appointees more say. WORLD’s Mary Muncy reports.
The long run
Fewer than one in five American workers say they find purpose in their jobs. WORLD’s Lauren Smyth talks with an economics professor who runs ultramarathons, a pastor, and a former Google engineer about finding meaning in work when the finish line is hard to see.