April 27, 2017 Lawyer: 'Infowars' host Jones often acts like 'cult leader' A lawyer for the ex-wife of right-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones says the radio personality is a "cult leader" who's turning their children against his former wife.
April 27, 2017 Faith and millennials: Bringing them back into the fold With more young people leaving the religion in which they were raised, a new book shows how to turn things around
April 27, 2017 Trump repeats criticism of court that halted 1st travel ban President Donald Trump is once again taking aim at a federal appeals court district that covers Western states, saying he is considering breaking up a circuit that is a longtime target of Republicans and is where his first travel ban was halted.
April 27, 2017 Texas mayor under fire for saying lack of faith in God leads to poverty A video of the comments made by Ivy Taylor, the first-term Democratic mayor of Texas’ second-largest city, has gone viral amid widespread outrage over what she said in reply to a question about poverty that was asked during the forum.
April 27, 2017 Inmate argues religious duty to deal heroin; appeal fails A St. Louis man ordered to spend more than a quarter century in prison on drug charges has failed to have his prosecution overturned, despite his argument that he has a religious duty to sell heroin.
April 27, 2017 Jefferson Muzzle 'awards' take aim at free-speech offenders A Tennessee sheriff accused of deleting atheists' comments on a county Facebook page, a school chief who dismissed a teacher who stepped on the American flag in class, and the U.S. Senate for a bill targeting speech on college campuses are among the winners of the Jefferson Muzzles — satiric awards bestowed annually by a free-speech group.
April 26, 2017 Crews back at church to remove beloved 600-year-old tree Crews have returned to a New Jersey church where they are taking down a 600-year-old white oak tree that's believed to be among the oldest in the nation.
April 26, 2017 'I'll be praying for you:' Americans assess Trump's 100 days They are young and old: a high school student who can't yet vote, a Vietnam vet who did so proudly.
April 26, 2017 Judge cites Trump's comment in 'sanctuary city' ruling For the third time in two months, a federal judge has knocked down an immigration order by President Donald Trump and used Trump's own language against him.
April 26, 2017 Chicago Archdiocese to settle priest abuse suits for $4.45M The Archdiocese of Chicago will pay $4.45 million to settle three lawsuits brought by three men who allege they were sexually abused over a decade ago by a former Roman Catholic priest and convicted sex offender.
