Kenneth Bae, right, and his friend Bobby Lee during their time together at the University of Oregon in the 1980s.

North Korea sentences Christian American to 15 years hard labor

Religion |  Six months after detaining Korean American Kenneth Bae, North Korea has sentenced the man believed to be a Christian missionary to 15 years of hard labor. Bae…

A sign outside the Yahoo! headquarters.

Yahoo adopts new family-friendly policies

Parenting |  Whoa, baby! Working moms at Yahoo will now receive up to 16 weeks of paid maternity leave, and working dads? Take up to eight weeks, the company announced…

Gosnell's Women's Medical Society in West Philadelphia.

The story behind the feet in the jar

Gosnell Trial |  Jurors who spent their first day deliberating the fate of Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell have plenty of horrific and heart-wrenching testimony to…

Former New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow

Tim Tebow clings to faith after Jets cut him loose

Sports |  By now, Tim Tebow is feeling the words of Jim Croce’s song, “New York’s Not My Home,” deep in his bones. Though all the streets are crowded There’s

A North Korean flag hangs inside the interior of Pyongyang’s Supreme Court

American Christian may face death penalty in North Korea

Religion |  North Korean officials announced Saturday that detained American citizen Kenneth Bae will be tried before the country’s Supreme Court on charges of plotting…

George Jones accepts a Grammy for best male country vocal performance in 1981

Country music legend George Jones dies

Obituary |  George Jones, the hard-living heartbeat and herald of traditional country music, who recorded dozens of hits about both good times and regret, has died. He…

Federal authorities wear hazmat suits as they search the home of Everett Dutschke in Tupelo, Miss.

Poison pen continues to elude authorities

Crime |  Federal prosecutors on Tuesday dropped charges without explanation against the Mississippi man arrested for sending poisoned letters to the president and a…

A pro-traditional marriage demonstrator holds a placard with the picture of French President Francois Hollande to protest against his social reform on gay marriage and adoption in Paris.

France: We now pronounce you husband and husband

Marriage |  The French National Assembly approved same-sex marriage today, finalizing a law that has divided the country and sparked massive protests for months. Police…

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police announce the arrest of two men accused of plotting a terror attack on rail target.

Canadian police derail train bombing plot

Terrorism |  Canadian police have discovered and interrupted an al-Qaeda-inspired plot to blow up a passenger train. Two men face a bail hearing today after police…

The aftermath of a fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas.

Official: 12 bodies recovered after small-town Texas blast

Newsworthy |  The state of Texas joins the small town of West in mourning today as a public safety official confirmed, “with a heavy heart,” that search and rescue…

In this Instagram photo provided by Andy Bartee, a plume of smoke rises from a fertilizer plant fire in West, Texas.

Small Texas town ‘decimated’ after deadly fertilizer plant blast

Newsworthy |  UPDATE (3 p.m.): Search and rescue teams continued to comb through smoking piles of debris Thursday afternoon, looking for survivors of Wednesday’s…

Pat Summerall (left) and John Madden broadcasting their final Super Bowl together in February 2002.

‘Voice of football,’ Pat Summerall, signs off

Obituary |  Pat Summerall—best-known as the voice of NFL telecasts on CBS and Fox and commentator John Madden’s perfect complement—died Tuesday at age 82 of cardiac…

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