On Legal Docket, a roundup of religious liberty cases around the world; on the Monday Moneybeat, the swing in mortgage rates sticks housing market between a rock and a hard place; and on the World History Book, salvaging items from the wreckage of the Titanic. Plus, the Monday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional support comes from Ambassadors Impact Network, a nationwide group of angel investors committed to funding entrepreneurs whose Christian convictions have hindered secular financing sources. More at ambassadorsimpact.comFrom Dordt University. Dordt's online grad programs help students advance careers while pursuing Christ-centered renewal in their fields. Learn more at Dordt.edu/gradAnd from Medi-Share. An affordable, reliable, Christian alternative to health insurance. Medishare.com/world

Larry and Connie Van Oosten were awakened one morning in 2017 by a masked intruder with a weapon. He stuffed them into the trunk of an old Caprice and hauled them off to a secret room. It seemed at first like a sophisticated heist designed to clean out their bank accounts–but the truth was both weirder and more unsettling than they could have imagined. They’re still dealing with it.Support sound journalism, grounded in facts and Biblical truth at wng.org/donate. (https://gift.idonate.com/world-news/WNG)Music licensed via podcastmusic.com (http://podcastmusic.com/) from Stockmusic, Atomica Music, ALIBI MusicNews Clip: WQADFinal song: Jimmie Rogers, “In the Jailhouse Now”

On Culture Friday, the issues presidential candidates need to address; Barbie raises interesting questions about gender roles but settles for plastic existentialism; and reviving obsolete turns of phrase with George Grant on Word Play. Plus, the Friday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional support comes from Building Worldviews, a podcast dedicated to thoughtful dialogue about life's deepest questions. Building Worldviews … wherever you get your podcasts or at praxiscircle.com.From Ridge Haven Camp and Retreat Centers, hosting youth and campus groups year-round in Brevard North Carolina and Cono Iowa. More at ridgehaven.orgAnd from Covenant College, an unapologetically Christian liberal arts college on Lookout Mountain, Georgia. More at covenant.edu/WORLD

Drug shortages near all-time highs; Democratic parents in California push back against transgender policies for minors; and funeral homes near the southern border bear the burden of laying deceased migrants to rest. Plus, a plane loses its emergency slide mid-flight, commentary from Cal Thomas, and the Thursday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional support comes from Covenant College: Christ-centered community and quality education that equips students for calling and career. More at covenant.edu/WORLDFrom Building Worldviews, a podcast dedicated to thoughtful dialogue about life's deepest questions. Building Worldviews … wherever you get your podcasts or at praxiscircle.com.And from Ridge Haven Camp and Retreat Centers, hosting youth and campus groups year-round in Brevard North Carolina and Cono Iowa. More at ridgehaven.org

On Washington Wednesday, lawmakers debate the National Defense Authorization Act; on World Tour, news from around the globe; and volunteers at the southern border track down the remains of missing migrants. Plus, treasure in a Kentucky field, commentary from Janie B. Cheaney, and the Wednesday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional support comes from Ridge Haven Camp and Retreat Centers, hosting youth and campus groups year-round in Brevard North Carolina and Cono Iowa. More at ridgehaven.orgFrom Covenant College, an unapologetically Christian liberal arts college on Lookout Mountain, Georgia. More at covenant.edu/WORLDAnd from Building Worldviews, a podcast dedicated to thoughtful dialogue about life's deepest questions. Building Worldviews … wherever you get your podcasts or at praxiscircle.com.

Elon Musk unveils a company using AI to try and understand the universe; Lawmakers in Germany vote down two bills aimed at legitimizing euthanasia; and border communities do what they can to dignify the remains of migrants who die while crossing into the United States. Plus, celebrating 155 years of golden retrievers, commentary from Bethel McGrew, and the Tuesday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional support comes from Building Worldviews, a podcast dedicated to thoughtful dialogue about life's deepest questions. Building Worldviews … wherever you get your podcasts or at praxiscircle.com.From Ridge Haven Camp and Retreat Centers, hosting youth and campus groups year-round in Brevard North Carolina and Cono Iowa. More at ridgehaven.orgAnd from Covenant College: Christ-centered community and quality education that equips students for calling and career. More at covenant.edu/WORLD

On Legal Docket, three lower court cases about religious liberty at work; on the Monday Moneybeat, who gets the credit for taming inflation; and on the World History Book, the lone suspect in the 1982 Tylenol murder case has died. Plus, the Monday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional support comes from Covenant College, an unapologetically Christian liberal arts college on Lookout Mountain, Georgia. More at covenant.edu/WORLDFrom Building Worldviews, a podcast dedicated to thoughtful dialogue about life's deepest questions. Building Worldviews … wherever you get your podcasts or at praxiscircle.com.And from Ridge Haven Camp and Retreat Centers, hosting youth and campus groups year-round in Brevard North Carolina and Cono Iowa. More at ridgehaven.org

When Rachel Cochrane was 17, she headed off with her mom to attend an Air Force Academy ball with her brand-new, first-ever boyfriend. It should have been so romantic. It wasn’t.Music licensed via (http://podcastmusic.com/)podcastmusic.com (http://podcastmusic.com/) from 5 Alarm, ALIBI Music, Atomica Music. News clips from KOAA News. Final song: The Manhattans, "Kiss and Say Goodbye”

On Culture Friday, policies protecting minors from transgender procedures are becoming a trend, not anomalies; Collin Garbarino reviews Secret Invasion and The Miracle Club; and a musician from the South reimagines the Psalms in his music. Plus, the Friday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Compelled Podcast Season 6, featuring new testimonies like Mike Felch - a gangster by day and computer hacker by night searching for true identity. Listen on your favorite podcast app or CompelledPodcast.comAnd from Dordt University. Dordt's Accredited M-S-W program equips faithful social workers to maximize their impact. More at Dordt.edu/M-S-W.

South Carolina sets itself up as a strategic player in the race for the Republican nomination; City police departments struggle to meet the standards of federal consent decrees; and members of warring tribes in Ethiopia move towards reconciliation by watching the Jesus film in their own languages. Plus, raccoon stowaways, commentary from Cal Thomas, and the Thursday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional support comes from Dordt University. Dordt’s Master of Public Administration program provides training in areas like leadership and policy analysis. More at Dordt.edu/M-P-AAnd from Compelled Podcast Season 6, featuring new testimonies like Mike Felch - a gangster by day and computer hacker by night searching for true identity. Listen on your favorite podcast app or CompelledPodcast.com