A country up for grabs
Myanmar’s military toppled the civilian government. Now the country’s diverse population is banding together in protest
Myanmar’s military toppled the civilian government. Now the country’s diverse population is banding together in protest
As police turn to facial recognition technology to identify suspects and solve cases, critics worry about privacy and false accusations
In Los Angeles, “defunding the police” led to disbanding a unit specially designed to help with homelessness
Donald Trump made gains among some Hispanic voters in 2020. Will the GOP continue the trend?
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Litigation looms over church property as conservative congregations and dioceses consider leaving mainline denominations
Clamping down on "foreign" influences, the Kremlin forces churches to report attendance and even cash donations
Remember when the FBI-and a few other altogether dependable things in life-worked? When I was a kid, getting on the FBI's "Most Wanted" list was tantamount to being captured. You could count on it...
Imagine that you have been cold for a very long time, as long as you can remember. You are in a snowy landscape, but this is not the pleasant kind of snow of a Thomas Kincade painting, where hot c...
ANGOLA, LA.-The New York Times last week blasted the growing number of Christian programs in prisons. Imagine convicts being told that God can heal them if they "turn from their sinful past"! Who ...
What right? What is happening in Darfur is a terrible crime ("Darfur," Nov. 25). It is government-sponsored mass murder and China, because of its desire for Sudan's oil, will veto any UN Se...
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The long-term cure for sin doesn't come in a bottle, but Somaxon Pharmaceuticals gave it a good try. The San Diego-based drug maker has been attempting to find a drug to treat problem gambling, bu...
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When the Chargers defense forced a turnover late in the fourth quarter of a 48-20 blowout victory over the Denver Broncos Dec. 10, San Diego running back LaDainian Tomlinson had no intention of re...
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Style: Thirty-five career-spanning classics: some in their entirety, others spliced and interwoven, all remixed either a little or a lot. Worldview: That when it comes to new ways of market...
Movies & TV
What are we to make of the violence that permeates Mel Gibson's undeniably impressive piece of cinematic art? That was the question Christians were asking themselves in 2004 after the release of T...
Movies & TV
In a brief rest from AK-47-toting rebels, a war-hardened Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) tries to make sense of human nature from the bloody chaos around him. Are people naturally good or bad? Na...
Movies & TV
ABC's thriller Day Break (Wednesdays 9:00 p.m. ET) revolves around a cop who must relive the same day over and over until he gets it right. Only then can he move on to the next day. The difficulty...
Quick Takes
Fire sale The deals were red hot. And so was the building. Not even a fire could keep holiday shoppers away from a shopping mall in Mentor, Ohio. As black smoke from an electrical fire bill...
Quotables
"Don't tell mama I'm for Obama." Unofficial slogan of staffers for Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), according to the Washington Post, with "mama" being a reference to former first lady and fello...
The Buzz
Immigration Federal agents arrested more than 1,200 people on illegal immigration charges in a series of raids on Dec. 13 at Swift & Co. meatpacking plants in six states. Federal offici...
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I confess: I have attended Bible studies led by the Christian Embassy. Multiple times. And here's the worst part: They changed my life. The ministry, a longtime work affiliated with Campus ...