March 22, 2017 Full appeals court to hear challenge to prayers at meetings A federal appeals court is taking another look at a lawsuit challenging a North Carolina county commission's practice of opening meetings with Christian prayer.
March 22, 2017 Man in same-sex child custody case gets 3 years in prison A Virginia businessman convicted of helping a woman flee the country with her child in a same-sex custody fight has been sentenced in New York to three years in prison.
March 22, 2017 Court OK of student-led school board prayers to be appealed A federal appeals court in New Orleans will be asked to reconsider its ruling allowing student-led prayer at school board meetings.
March 22, 2017 Authorities: Woman admits breaking into Amish homes in Ohio Authorities say a woman confessed to burglaries against the Amish in northeast Ohio after detectives arrested her and found jars of loose change, cash and other items in her vehicle.
March 22, 2017 Mattis says he welcomes approval from Congress for IS fight Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says Congress should approve a formal authorization for U.S. military forces to fight the Islamic State in Syria.
March 22, 2017 Beyond spring cleaning: Tapestries get 16 years of grooming Think your home furnishings are a dust magnet? New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine just spent 16 years cleaning and conserving its rare, supersize wall hangings.
March 22, 2017 The Latest: Court reviews practice of prayers at meetings The Latest on a case in front of a federal appeals court examining a North Carolina county commission's practice of opening meetings with Christian prayer (all times local): 1 p.m.
March 22, 2017 Ban aimed at electronics in cabins of some US-bound flights Seeking to bolster airline security, the U.S. government is temporarily barring passengers on certain flights originating in eight other countries from bringing laptops, iPads, cameras and most other electronics in carry-on luggage starting Tuesday.
March 22, 2017 Cleveland-area pastor cancels his Chicago 'gang summit' A Cleveland-area minister who told President Donald Trump that Chicago's "top gang thugs" wanted to meet with him to find ways to reduce gun violence has canceled an event he was calling a gang summit.
March 21, 2017 Muslim advocacy group seeks broader travel-ban injunction A judge is weighing a request from a Muslim civil rights group for an even broader injunction against President Donald Trump's proposed travel ban than what is already in place.
