Southern Baptists, race and the dinner table gap

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. faced a barrage of questions about race and politics during his landmark 1960 appearance on NBC News' "Meet the Press," but one of the most memorable exchanges concerned a blunt question about church life.

Touching testimony at Jackson confirmation hearing

A few days ago, Eleanor McCullen's telephone rang. It was a woman she had met outside an abortion clinic 18 years ago. The woman explained that sh was looking through her daughter's baby book, an underneath the picture o her then 3-month-old wa Eleanor's business card that simply read, "Hope, help and love."

U.S. will require valves on new pipelines to prevent disasters

(AP) — U.S. officials adopted a rule aimed at reducing deaths and environmental damage from oil and gas pipeline ruptures — a long-delayed response to fatal explosions and massive spills that have occurred over decades in California, Michigan, New Jersey and other states.

(AP) — Drums pounded through the frescoed halls of the Apostolic Palace on Thursday and out into St. Peter's Square as Pope Francis welcomed a First Nations delegation seeking an apology for the Catholic Church's role in running Canada's notorious residential schools.

(AP) — Anti-death penalty advocate Lea Rodger says she is keenly aware of the realities facing her and Richard Glossip, whom she married this week inside the Oklahoma State Penitentiary where he sits on death row.

Sharing information with doctor helps with care

Dear Doctors: How do I tell my doctor that I have a problem with alcohol? I'm prescribed pain medicine, which I don't abuse. However, my alcohol consumption has increased, especially since my mom died last fall. I want to bring it up, but I am not sure how, or even if I should.

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