5 hours agoTexas education officials vote to keep Moses in social studies lessonsTexas education officials approved keeping the biblical figure Moses in the state’s social studies curriculum Wednesday while voting to change language that links Islamic fundamentalism with terrorism.
8 hours agoMan tied to synagogue shooting suspect arrestedThe FBI says a self-described white nationalist with a social media connection to the suspect in last month's Pittsburgh synagogue massacre has been arrested on gun-related charges after his relatives reported concerns about his behavior.
10 hours agoCatholic bishops' meeting nears end, no vote on abuse planAt a national assembly focused on the sex-abuse crisis, numerous U.S. Roman Catholic bishops called Wednesday for a formal repudiation of Theodore McCarrick, the ex-cardinal facing allegations of sexual misconduct over a long stretch of his career.
1:4215 hours agoChristian student senator harassed for non pro-LGBTQ voteUniversity of California, Berkeley junior and student senator Isabella Chow was kicked out of her own party for abstaining on a pro-LGBT vote.
15 hours agoFamily of woman killed by neo-Nazi settles lawsuitThe family of a woman slain in Kansas by a man who wanted to kill Jews has settled a lawsuit with Walmart over the sale of a shotgun used in the shooting.
16 hours agoPope Francis says 'to gossip is to kill,' compares it to form of 'terrorism'Pope Francis implored his faithful followers on Wednesday to refrain from gossiping, as he believes it's a form of "terrorism" and "to gossip is to kill."
22 hours agoUS Catholic bishops moving forward despite controversial Vatican directiveThe bishops had planned to vote on two crucial issues dealing with the clergy abuse crisis by enforcing a code of conduct for bishops and creating a civilian-led investigative body that would field complaints of abuse concerning bishops. Instead, at the last minute, the Holy See directed them to not take action on either of those issues.
1 day agoRecords: FBI met with man accused of threatening synagogueCourt records say the FBI met with a North Carolina man days before he was accused of threatening a synagogue this month.
1 day agoPence says Myanmar's handling of Rohingya 'without excuse'Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rebuffed criticism over her government's treatment of its ethnic Rohingya Muslims.
1 day agoJonestown survivors lost only life they knew, built new onesThe mass murders and suicides of more than 900 people at Jonestown in Guyana, South America, took place 40 years ago this week.
