Loudest Cheers As Pres. Trump's Takes Swipe at Kneeling NFL Players

One of the best times during President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address came when he mentioned the importance of standing for the national anthem, a remark that served as a subtle jab at NFL players who earns millions but not doing anything.

The remarks on the anthem this evening came when Trump spoke about Preston Sharp, a 12-year-old boy from Redding, California, who organized a campaign to place flags on the graves of some 40,000 veterans after noticing that many veterans’ graves were not marked with flags on Veterans Day. Sharp is a guest of first lady Melania Trump at the State of the Union.

Contraceptive App Under Fire

A mobile contraceptive app used by more than 500,000 women is being criticized after reportedly causing 37 unwanted pregnancies.

Stockholm's Södersjukhuset hospital has now reported the Natural Cycles app to the Swedish Medical Products Agency (the government body tasked with the regulation of medical devices) according to news outlet SVT.

One-Eyed Karim: A Symbol of Syrian Siege

The heart-breaking photograph of a Syrian baby who lost an eye in an air strike has set off a viral social media campaign, with users sharing pictures of themselves covering one eye.

The shot depicts 40-day-old Karim Abdallah, wrapped in a puffy red jacket, with crescent-shaped scarring where his left eye should be and a dark red welt on his forehead.

China Strengthened Its Surveillance Capability

Chinese officials may have improved their ability to catch terror suspects and government threats with new and advance technology. As an example, it took them just seven minutes to locate and apprehend BBC reporter John Sudworth using its powerful network of CCTV camera and facial recognition technology.

This wasn't a case of a member of the media being forcibly removed from the country. The chase was a stunt set up to illustrate just how powerful and effective the Chinese government's surveillance system can be. It's a stark example of the type of monitoring that China has invested heavily in over recent years with the aim of helping police do their job more efficiently.

Mississippi Can Finally Implement The Widely-Supported Anti-Gay Law

Last June 2017, many Americans released a sigh of relief after a federal appeals court lifted an injunction on a Mississippi law that grants private individuals and government workers far-reaching abilities to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people on religious grounds.

The decision by many Americans and lawyers believed that it can now be adopted even during the appeals process.