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March 17, 2017

In sect that shuns medicine, case against pastor is novel

For the first time in dozens of cases, a pastor in a fundamentalist Christian sect that rejects doctors and drugs has been charged in the death of a child — his own granddaughter — from medical neglect.

March 17, 2017

Couple gets word of heart donor for baby girl after prayer

A North Carolina family says it received a quick answer to a prayer to save their baby daughter's life when word of a heart donor came through just moments leaving church.

March 17, 2017

Trump travel ban faces key test in multiple courtrooms

The day before it is supposed to go into effect President Donald Trump's revised travel ban will be scrutinized in federal courtrooms across the country on Wednesday.

March 17, 2017

Hijab-wearing high school student banned from basketball game

Je'nan Hayes, who is Muslim and wears a hijab, simply sat on the bench and watched her team lose the coveted game.

March 17, 2017

Alito: US's dedication to religious liberty being tested

The U.S. is entering a period when its commitment to religious liberty is being tested, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito told an audience Wednesday at an event sponsored by a Catholic lawyers' organization.

March 17, 2017

The Latest: Tech companies opposed to Trump's travel ban

The Latest on legal challenges to the Trump administration's revised travel ban (all times Eastern): 11:20 a.m.

March 17, 2017

Charges move forward against Hutterite colony in fatal crash

A federal judge in South Dakota has rejected a request to dismiss charges against a Hutterite religious colony accused of negligence in a deadly traffic crash, which could send the case to trial later this year.

March 17, 2017

Judge won't stop oil from flowing through disputed pipeline

A judge refused to head off the imminent flow of oil in the disputed Dakota Access pipeline, likely clearing the way for operations to begin next week.

March 17, 2017

Hawaii fears travel ban goes against welcoming aloha spirit

Hawaii's white sand beaches, towering volcanoes and relaxing tropical vistas attract millions of visitors annually from around the globe.

March 17, 2017

Autopsy: Newborn in faith healer group died from prematurity

A medical examiner has ruled that a girl born to members of an Oregon church that practices faith healing died from complications of prematurity.