Trump pleads not guilty to 34 charges; admonished by judge
Former president arraigned in connection with hush money payments during his 2016 campaign
DATE: Apr 4, 2023 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Knock, knock: Jehovah’s Witnesses resume door-to-door work
Jehovah’s Witnesses have restarted their door-to-door ministry after more than two and a half years on hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic, reviving a religious practice the faith con...
DATE: Sep 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Religions know power of getting away from it all
Summer vacations are coming to an end – though not everyone took one.
Under federal law, U.S. companies aren’t required to offer a single paid vacation day, compared with the at least 20 req...
DATE: Aug 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
From Mecca to the Vatican, exploring sacred sites with VR
Click and gape at the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel ceiling up close. Click again and join thousands of pilgrims praying and circling around the cube-shaped Kaaba at Islam’s most sacred site. Or ...
DATE: Aug 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Hidden menace: Massive methane leaks speed up climate change
LENORAH, Texas – To the naked eye, the Mako Compressor Station outside the dusty West Texas crossroads of Lenorah appears unremarkable, similar to tens of thousands of oil and gas operations...
DATE: Jul 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Tribal leaders, members react to pope’s apology on schools
MASKWACIS, Alberta – Pope Francis’ apology this week for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s residential school system and the abuses that took place within it was a full-throated denunci...
DATE: Jul 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
U.S. houses of worship increase security after shootings
LOS ANGELES – The Rev. Steven Marsh never thought he would see the day his church in Laguna Woods, California – a town of 16,500 populated largely by retirees – would be spending $20,000 a m...
DATE: Jul 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
State lotteries increasingly cede control to huge firms
In Colorado, companies provide the software and computer systems that help run games
DATE: Jul 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
On Greecr’s Santorini, 13 cloistered nuns pray for the world
THIRA, Greece – Cruise-ship tourists crowding souvenir shops and couples chasing the perfect Instagram sunset throng the alleyway outside the Monastery of St. Catherine, steps from Santorini...
DATE: Jul 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Religion
Christians strip down at a South Texas nudist community
Outside the small Texas town of Elsa, a sheet metal fence too tall to see over surrounds a few acres of prime Rio Grande Valley land. In front of the compound’s drab, gray gate, bright orang...
DATE: Jul 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Religion
What’s behind the enduring popularity of crystals?
As New York City Mayor Eric Adams attends ribbon cuttings, marches in parades and bulldozes dirt bikes, he wears an energy stone bracelet that his supporters gave him. In a recent interview,...
DATE: Jul 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Religion
Democratic governors call on Biden to use federal facilities for abortion access
Gov. Polis of Colorado among participants in virtual meeting
DATE: Jul 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
