China's government is ratcheting up a crackdown on Christian congregations in Beijing and several provinces, destroying crosses, burning bibles, shutting churches and ordering followers to sign papers renouncing their faith, according to pastors and a group that monitors religion in China.

A failure to expand access to higher education will widen the gap between the fortunate few and the disenfranchised many.

Since hearings began on Sept. 4, they have been marked by daily interruptions—in the audience and from the dais.

Immigrant rights advocates are speaking out, and this move is all but certain to trigger a court battle.

The 58-year-old priest and his small parish were caught in the middle of the fighting, ultimately becoming another target of government forces.

The federal bill would also require the U.S. attorney general to produce an annual report on prosecutions in federal court for crimes committed against L.G.B.T. people “that were motivated by the victim’s gender, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation.”