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New York makes it a crime to block entry to a house of worship

NEW YORK (AP) — Blocking someone from entering a house of worship, or acting in a way that makes worshippers entering the building fear for their safety, is now a crime in New York under a law approved after a series of raucous demonstrations outside synagogues. The law, signed Tuesday by ...

‘250 Minutes of Service’

MERRILL- Church Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. (a stock insurer)1 and its family of companies are celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by inviting employees nationwide to give back through #CMGives250 — a company-wide effort to volunteer 250 minutes of service. From May 25 through July 31, more than 1,000 employees across the organization are invited to step away from their desks and into their communities as part of #CMGives250, dedicating roughly four hours to causes they care about — individually or as teams. “We thought, what better way to celebrate America’s 250th ...

Faith and Family

It looks like summer, and the sun is getting closer to our expectation of what the season is about: HEAT. But as a local, I know this can change on a dime. I want to share with you an event that happened to me the other day and how it changed my perspective on God’s goodness and his presence ...

Attack at a California Islamic center

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. SAN DIEGO, CA — In rambling writings full of vitriol against a wide range of people, the teenagers ...

Arkansas lawsuit

FAYETTE, AR — A real estate broker says an organization denied her the opportunity to purchase land in an Arkansas development because of her Jewish ancestry, and because she has a Black husband and biracial children, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court. The lawsuit, ...

Faith and Family

I listen to or watch the news after dinner. Often, it makes me upset to see so much suffering and so much violence that has no meaning or a clear reason for the hurt it causes. Currently, we are plagued with rampages of anger and behavior that hurt or kill ordinary citizens and innocent souls ...