PHILADELPHIA – Pope Francis isn’t scheduled to touch down in the U.S. until September, but locals and tourists already are…
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President of the Boy Scouts says longstanding ban on gay adults is no longer sustainable
NEW YORK – The president of the Boy Scouts of America, Robert Gates, said Thursday that the organization’s longstanding ban…
Read MoreRabbi leads vigil outside Met as firestorm over ‘The Death of Klinghoffer’ hits fever pitch
NEW YORK – A prominent New York rabbi has led a prayer vigil outside the Metropolitan Opera to protest an…
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Dempsey: If military campaign against extremists fails, US ground troops possible
WASHINGTON – The nation’s top military leader told Congress on Tuesday that if President Barack Obama’s expanded military campaign to…
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Pagans, wiccans and revelers mark summer solstice at Washington state replica of Stonehenge
MARYHILL, Wash. – As their sons returned wounded, dead or not at all from heavy fighting across the Atlantic in…
Read MoreUtah governor says state should defend law anti-polygamy struck down in ‘Sister Wives’ case
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah’s governor says the state should appeal a court ruling that favors the family on the…
Read MorePa. high court weighs pivotal church-abuse case over official’s handling of abuse complaints
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania’s highest court will review the prosecution of a church official imprisoned over his handling of priest…
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