Stephen Kloosterman

Grand Rapids

Breaking News Editor at World.org

Breaking News Editor @WNGdotorg. Alumnus @GAMSPublishCo, @MuskegonChron, @MLive, @HollandSentinel.

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SCOTUS deadlocks, stopping first U.S. religious charter school

1 month ago | wng.org | Elizabeth Russell |Stephen Kloosterman

The U.S. Supreme Court’s deadlock leaves in place the Oklahoma Supreme Court decision to stop the Catholic Church in Oklahoma from establishing a public, religious charter school. The state supreme court had found that such a school would violate the establishment of religion clause from the Constitution’s First Amendment, prohibiting the government from favoring one religion over others.
Russia, Ukraine to meet for talks this week

1 month ago | wng.org | Stephen Kloosterman

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday said he planned to travel to Turkey on Thursday and he expected Russian leader Vladimir Putin also to be there. Putin earlier on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul—the latest in a series of proposals to wind down the conflict between the two countries. A ceasefire a week ago, proposed by Russia, did not occur. Each country blamed the other for continuing hostilities.
Russia, Ukraine to meet for talks this week - Crossmap News

1 month ago | news.crossmap.com | Stephen Kloosterman

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Two accused of snatching bag of Homeland Security secretary

2 months ago | wng.org | Stephen Kloosterman

U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested an alleged co-conspirator in Miami, Fla. on Sunday soon after announcing a suspect had been arrested in Washington. The two suspects are alleged to have been involved in a string of thefts or robberies in the Washington area, according to a statement released by Special Agent in Charge of the Secret Service Washington Field Office Matt McCool. The suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
Trump fumes as European Central Bank lowers interest rates - Crossmap News

2 months ago | news.crossmap.com | Stephen Kloosterman

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Trump fumes as European Central Bank lowers interest rates

2 months ago | wng.org | Stephen Kloosterman

The central bank on Thursday announced cutting its key interest rates for the seventh time in a row. The cut, a quarter of a percentage point, comes as the 20 countries using the euro seek continued economic growth despite tariffs recently announced by the United States, their largest . After European officials threatened retaliatory tariffs, the Trump administration paused the tariffs for 90 days pending negotiations.
Pentagon to probe defense officials’ use of Signal app - Crossmap News

2 months ago | news.crossmap.com | Stephen Kloosterman

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LIVE VIDEO: Senate votes on government funding package

Mar 14, 2025 | wng.org | Stephen Kloosterman

Sound journalism, grounded in facts and Biblical truth | Donate U.S. senators are voting this afternoon on legislation that would extend funding for most government programs through September. The bill would essentially keep some government agencies from shutting their doors at midnight on Friday in the absence of a funding extension. The bill would provide for total discretionary spending of about $1.6 trillion in Fiscal Year 2025, according to an estimate from the Congressional Budget...
Canadian sentenced to prison for shooting energy facilities

Mar 11, 2025 | wng.org | Stephen Kloosterman

Cameron Monte Smith was ordered to serve a total of 25 years in federal prison for destroying two separate energy facilities in North and South Dakota. At his sentencing hearing Monday, he was also ordered to pay more than $2 million in restitution. The 50-year-old Canadian citizen pleaded guilty to the charges in September. What did he destroy? While pleading guilty in U.S. District Court, Smith admitted to shooting up an electricity substation near Ray, N.D., in May 2023.
VIDEO: Trump, Ukrainian president openly spar at White House press…

Feb 28, 2025 | wng.org | Stephen Kloosterman |Christina Grube

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump openly disagreed in a press conference from the Oval Office on Friday. At different points in the conference, Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance said Zelenskyy was disrespectful for trying to “litigate” his issues before U.S. news media. The press conference devolved into the leaders talking over each other and raising their voices.