September 26, 2017 The Latest: Woman who yelled at Muslims hugs one of them The Latest on a North Dakota woman who was shown in a video threatening Muslim women in a Walmart parking lot (all times local): 6 p.m. Authorities say a North Dakota woman has met with two of the Muslim women she was shown threatening in an online video, and all "expressed their sincere regrets" and apologized.
September 26, 2017 Ex-priest in Boston sex abuse scandal released from prison Protesters are vowing to demonstrate outside the Massachusetts prison where a notorious figure in the Boston clergy sex abuse scandal is being released after completing a 12-year sentence for raping a boy in the 1980s.
September 26, 2017 The Latest: Pedophile ex-priest lives near studio for kids The Latest on the release from prison of a former Roman Catholic priest convicted of child rape (all times local): 9:30 a.m.
September 26, 2017 'Partners in hate' get prison for anti-Semitic firebombings Two men have been sentenced to 35 years in prison for terrorizing a group of Jewish communities in New Jersey.
September 26, 2017 California Muslim leader apologizes for remarks about Jews An imam in Northern California who gave a widely criticized sermon last week about tensions over a holy site in Jerusalem apologized Friday for his remarks.
September 26, 2017 Lawsuit: Waitress fired over religious objection to pants A federal agency says a restaurant chain discriminated against the religious beliefs of a Pentecostal woman by refusing to let her wear a denim skirt instead of blue jeans while she worked as a waitress.
September 26, 2017 FBI informant testifies in blogger beheading plot trial An FBI informant has described his correspondence with a Massachusetts man accused of participating in a plot to behead a conservative blogger who angered Muslims when she organized a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas.
September 26, 2017 Pope's choir launches US tour as it seeks to recapture glory The Vatican's Sistine Chapel Choir is embarking on its first U.S. tour in 30 years, hoping to show audiences in New York, Washington and Detroit that it has abandoned the habits that earned it a reputation as the "Sistine Screamers."
September 26, 2017 Attacks on religious freedom in US more than double since 2011, report finds Attacks on religious freedom in the U.S. have more than doubled in the last six years, according to a recently released report.
September 26, 2017 US church denies former members' allegations of forced labor An evangelical North Carolina sect that is the focus of an ongoing Associated Press investigation has issued a statement denying former members' allegations that they were brought to the U.S. from congregations in Brazil and forced to work for little or no pay.
