Multiple Church fires reported across the U.S. in mid-July 2026

Authorities investigated several fires and structural incidents involving churches in recent days, including an arson at a historic vacant church in Buffalo and another suspected arson in rural Maine.
British nursing regulator drops investigation into Christian nurse who refused to use patient’s preferred pronouns

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) dropped both fitness-to-practise investigations against Christian nurse Jennifer Melle on 1 July 2026, ruling there was “no case to answer” after she faced scrutiny for refusing to use a biologically male patient’s preferred female pronouns and for later speaking publicly about her ordeal.