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September 29, 2017

Police probe says no evidence of bias when rabbi was stopped

A Vermont state police trooper who pursued and pulled over a speeding New York City rabbi and ordered him at gunpoint to lie on the ground and then with other police handcuffed the rabbi's family has been cleared of wrongdoing.

September 29, 2017

Texas school district meeting prayer causes backlash

Superintendent prayed at staff meeting

September 29, 2017

Tennessee church suspect may have sought Charleston revenge

Law enforcement officials say a note found in the car of a man charged in a Tennessee church shooting referenced retaliation for a white supremacist's massacre at a black church two years ago in Charleston, South Carolina.

September 29, 2017

2 men face federal charges in vandalism at Islamic center

Two men accused of spray-painting profane references to Allah on a Tennessee Islamic center and placing bacon around an entrance are facing federal charges.

September 29, 2017

Some Mormons await guidance on political rifts at conference

The Mormon church is holding its twice-a-year conference this weekend amid a tumultuous U.S. political climate and without the participation of its ailing 90-year-old president.

September 29, 2017

Turkey suggests swapping jailed US pastor for Muslim cleric

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan suggested Turkey could free an imprisoned American pastor if the Trump administration extradites a Muslim cleric living in Pennsylvania -- but the State Department says that won’t happen.

September 29, 2017

Florida pastor vows to tear down teacher's satanic holiday display

A Florida pastor is vowing to take a sledge hammer to a local teacher’s planned holiday display -- that honors Satan.

September 29, 2017

Yom Kippur should be welcomed by Jews and non-Jews as reminder that God is with us

This Friday evening and Saturday, everyday life will come to a halt for millions of Jews in Israel and around the world as they observe Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.

September 29, 2017

Charleston pastor worries race relations are worsening

The pastor of the South Carolina church where nine members were killed more than two years ago says he worries race relations in the country are getting worse.

September 28, 2017

Ex-deacon candidate settles coercion lawsuit against bishop

A Minnesota man who had wanted to become a Catholic deacon has settled his coercion claims against his bishop in exchange for an undisclosed sum of money and the release of a letter he alleged he was forced to sign.