• NASA Discovers 'Closet Twin' Earth 2.0 Kepler-452b That Orbits Sun-like Star

  Officials at NASA announced on Wednesday that a new planet similar to the composition of Earth has been discovered in outer space. The planet, Kepler 452b, is 60 percent bigger than Earth.

  

• Church Walk Scheduled Sunday in Memory of Sandra Bland; Legality of Traffic Stop by Officer Questioned

  A church in Illinois has scheduled a walk on Sunday in memory of Sandra Bland, who died in police custody in Texas. Her traffic stop by Texas police officer is also receiving extra scrutiny.

  

• Back to School Sales 2015: Apple, Target, Walmart Offer Deals Despite ‘Slow Growth’ Projection

  Many Americans are in the midst of making the best of the summer season, but for parents across the country, the sound of bells ringing from schools is approaching soon. Retailers have placed various deals in anticipation of the upcoming school year.

  

• Stranded Iraqi, Syrian Christians Look For Hope Outside Refugee Camps, Wanting to Leave Middle East

  Christians from Iraq and Syria have fled to Kurdish-run refugee camps after the terror group known as ISIS overran many of their communities across the Middle East. Now they are trying to look for hope anywhere they can while languishing in the camps.

  

• Asia Bibi’s Death Sentence Suspended by Pakistan Supreme Court: 'Eyewitnesses Never Appeared'

  Christian Asia Bibi had been the first woman to be sentenced to death under Pakistan’s harsh blasphemy laws. Now the country’s Supreme Court has suspended the sentence until a final decision is made on her appeal.