How Promotion of Religious Freedom Can Help Prevent Extreme Violence

Pa. Pastor Could Get Boot for Presiding Over Son’s Gay Wedding

LEBANON, Pa., Oct. 1 (UPI) — A Methodist pastor in Pennsylvania will stand trial by church elders for officiating his gay son’s marriage to another man,...

Insurance Markets Open To Surge Of New Customers

CHICAGO (AP) – The online insurance marketplaces that are at the heart of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul struggled to handle the wave of new...

WIC Support for Moms, Babies Threatened During Shutdown

[CBS News] Low-income mothers, pregnant women, babies and young children who rely on government assistance to purchase food could see their help cut off now that...

Infant Bed-Sharing Rates Increasing Especially Among Minorities

[CBS News] Despite all the reported dangers, more parents are sharing a bed with their infants, according to a new study. Researchers have discovered that the...

Kids Around World Now Recognize Cigarette Brand Logos

[USA Today] In a notable 1991 study, researchers found that 91% of 6-year-olds surveyed were able to correctly match Old Joe, the Camel cigarettes cartoon character...

U.S. Government Workers Feel Sting of Being ‘Non-Essential’

[Reuters] The U.S. government shutdown has divided hundreds of thousands of workers into those classified as critically important and others seen as less so, bruising egos...

Government Shutdown Harder on Black Workers

By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Although the shutdown of the federal government that began Tuesday is affecting all Americans, a disproportionate portion...

The Tea Party’s Revolt Against Reality

[The Washington Post] If you can judge people by the quality of their enemies, one quality shared by many opponents of the tea party is their...

House GOP’s New Strategy: Reopen Popular Parts of Government

[Los Angeles Times] WASHINGTON — House Republicans emerged with a new strategy to reopen the most popular parts of government that have been shut down by...