WASHINGTON — Federal employees can preach in the workplace under new guidelines issued last year by the Trump administration that have alarmed advocates for the separation of church and state. The guidelines, outlined in a memo from the Office of Personnel Management, allow public employees ...
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan synagogue on Thursday posted photos on social media of major fire damage that occurred when an attacker drove a pickup truck into the building last week before killing himself. One image shows tables of fruits and snacks left uneaten when the midday strike occurred near an early childhood education room at Temple Israel in suburban Detroit. Photos reveal loose wires in the hallway, an exposed ceiling and blackened walls, including an array of celebratory photos ruined by fire. Sprinklers ran for hours. The synagogue decided to share photos after an ...
BEIRUT (AP) — Back home, Lilian Jamaan would have been shopping for clothes for her daughter and buying meat and sweets in preparation for the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr that marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. But now, “there’s no joy for Eid or for Ramadan or for anything,” she said by phone, speaking from a school-turned-shelter in the Lebanese city of Sidon. As Muslims worldwide prepare for the typically joyous holiday, Lebanon has crossed a grim milestone. The renewal of the war between Israel and the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group has displaced more ...
Our current world is so full of problems. There seems to be division, violence, and suffering of one kind or another. How does this affect our lives? Well, it makes for a community that is difficult to navigate. We are often no longer sure what values others hold, or whether they will ...
This story was supplied by The Conversation As the American and Israeli war with Iran unfolds, some American Christians are speaking of the conflict in biblical terms, mapping end-time prophecies on to current events in the Middle East. In a sermon on March 1, 2026, for example, John Hagee, ...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — His face and body resemble those of a newborn. Yet the Baby Jesus statue towers 16 feet tall and travels across central Mexico spreading a message of peace. The giant figure arrived this week in Mexico City’s Tepito neighborhood, known for its bustling street markets ...
