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Faith leaders are stuck in a quandary. They’re trying to balance a mission of keeping houses of worship welcoming spaces with a responsibility to tighten security.

Two new studies suggest that minimally invasive surgery for early stage cervical cancer patients leads to death and recurring disease more often than standard surgery through a large incision.

Following a rash of deaths, threats and violent acts, Americans fear the nation may be growing so far apart that danger may become a regular factor in partisan disputes. It has happened before.

A study released last week by the Anti-Defamation League revealed that anti-Semitic online slurs have surged in the lead-up to the midterms — and many of the attacks are automated.

The American mulefoot hog was once popular, but began to die out in favor of fast-growing breeds suited to confinement. But some farmers hope to renew interest in the hogs — by getting them on menus.

Barber has been compared to Martin Luther King Jr. He has revived the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign while continuing to minister to his small town congregation.

President Trump holds a campaign rally in Florida on Wednesday — the first of 11 he is planning in the next six days. His immigration message may help GOP Senate candidates but hurt in House races.

He’s been called China’s Tolkien, its Martin, its Rowling — all in one. With his adventure stories rooted in ancient China, Louis Cha gave life to decades’ worth of martial arts films.

Top Trump administration officials said they’re seeking a halt to hostilities in the war-torn country — and that they’d like to see it within 30 days, to open the door for more permanent peace talks.

As many as 75 Palestinians have needed a leg amputation after suffering Israeli gunshot wounds at Gaza border protests, according to the Artificial Limbs and Polio Center in Gaza City.

Some years the virus would wipe out a tenth of the population, earning New Orleans the nickname “Necropolis.” The gruesome disease killed thousands, scapegoated immigrants and upheld white supremacy.

In the U.S., Alzheimer’s clinical trials are largely limited to fluent English speakers, which leaves millions of patients without the opportunity to participate and scientists without diverse data.

Ballot initiatives in Utah, Nebraska and Idaho will determine whether to expand Medicaid, after legislators refused to do so. Montanans will vote on whether to keep the state’s expansion intact.

Remains of dozens of people have been recovered in the aftermath of the crash of the plane with 189 aboard. Searchers have located a large object underwater that could be the plane’s fuselage.

Maine’s mostly rural 2nd Congressional District was won by President Trump, and Republican Bruce Poliquin currently holds the House seat. But former Marine Jared Golden hopes to flip it to Democrats.

By weighing in on the NFL protests, President Trump transformed football fields across America into the front lines of a culture war. Three Texans explain how the debate will inform their votes.

One year after the #MeToo movement took off, new NPR-Ipsos polls show the nation deeply divided on the issue of sexual assault and harassment. The fissures run more along party lines than gender.

The woman, a 51-year-old illiterate farmhand, was convicted in 2010 after an argument with her Muslim co-workers. The country’s religious right has called for her execution.

Witnesses say that the fire started at two different places — with one of the points of origin near an SCE power pole, according to the utility company.

Venice saw an unusually high tide leaving three-quarters of the city covered in water. Officials in large areas of the country closed schools and urged residents to stay indoors.

President Trump is floating a new tactic in his immigration crackdown — he wants to end the right to citizenship for babies born in the U.S. to noncitizens. Few legal experts believe it can be done.

The university system’s board of regents said it would implement all the recommendations from an independent commission’s study that found problems in the culture of its football program.

Health workers and other responders are threatened as often as three or four times a week in the country. And efforts to bring security are proving difficult.

The U.S. endured three bouts of domestic extremism last week. American-born men with far-right beliefs have been charged in all of them, in keeping with a long-standing pattern.

Shoulder to shoulder, they formed a line 500 feet long: from the stockroom of the old shop, down the sidewalk, and onto the shop floor of the new store.

It isn’t clear whether the intention was to embarrass Robert Mueller or to try to embarrass reporters who reported on the purported allegations against the special counsel.

Known for their 3-point shooting acumen, the Golden State Warriors’ teammates collectively own the nickname “the Splash Brothers.” Thompson broke Curry’s record for most 3-pointers made in a game.

A federally funded Spanish-language broadcaster called Soros — among other things — a “non-practicing Jewish financial speculator with flexible morals.” Now, its parent agency wants answers.

Democrats are hammering Republicans over their efforts to eliminate insurance protections for pre-existing conditions. Republicans are telling seniors their Medicare coverage may be in danger.

Two planned sites in Lisbon — a slavery memorial and an explorers museum — underscore a clash in Portugal’s approaches to its colonial history.

“It was always told to me that you needed a constitutional amendment. Guess what? You don’t,” Trump said in a recent interview. House Speaker Paul Ryan disagreed: “Well, you obviously cannot do that.”