Imam shot outside New Jersey mosque has died
By Zenebou Sylla and Celina Tebor | CNN Hassan Sharif, the imam who was shot Wednesday outside a mosque in Newark, New Jersey, has died, a law enforcement source tells CNN. The imam died …
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Ohio State running back TreVeyon Henderson to play in Cotton Bowl
ARLINGTON, Texas — TreVeyon Henderson was reading scripture from the Old Testament earlier this month when he was struck by a series of passages about loyalty. He took them as …
Students fighting antisemitism use legal tool that tests power at US colleges
David Voreacos and Janet Lorin | (TNS) Bloomberg University of Pennsylvania senior Eyal Yakoby wasn’t going to sit idly by as antisemitism crept across campus this fall. The Israeli American …
Pope says ‘our hearts are in Bethlehem’ as he presides over the Christmas Eve mass
VATICAN CITY — Recalling Jesus’ birth in a stable in Bethlehem, Pope Francis in a Christmas Eve homily said that “the clash of arms even today” prevents Jesus “from finding …
Pope Francis approves blessings for same-sex couples
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis formally approved letting Catholic priests bless same-sex couples, the Vatican announced Monday, a radical shift in policy that aimed at making the church more inclusive …
Pope Francis authorizes blessings for same-sex couples
By Christopher Lamb | CNN Pope Francis formally permitted Roman Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples on Monday, in a significant shift in the church’s approach to LGBTQ+ people. The …
Amid war in Gaza, Jesus’ birthplace gears up for subdued Christmas
By Julia Frankel and Jalal Bwaitel | Associated Press BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Bethlehem is gearing up for a subdued Christmas, without the festive lights and customary Christmas tree towering …
Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate these Bay Area universities’ code of conduct?
At a congressional hearing last week on antisemitism at college campuses, the presidents of three leading universities were asked a question: Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate their …
House Speaker Mike Johnson told a Christian nationalist event that God had prepared him to be Moses.
This is Totally Normal Quote of the Day, a feature highlighting a statement from the news that exemplifies just how extremely normal everything has become. “We’re coming to a Red …
Stanford University added to US Civil Rights investigation into antisemitism and Islamophobia on campus
By Janet Lorin and David Voreacos | Bloomberg Stanford University and Rutgers University are among US universities now being investigated by the US Education Department for discrimination. The agency updated …