Al Jazeera America executive Carlos van Meek has directed employees in Washington, D.C. and New York to \"manage our words carefully\" in an email instructing writers and editors to avoid characterizing people as extremist, terrorist, Islamist, or even militants, radicals and insurgents.
A working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that individuals who marry are better equipped to handle hard times and overall are more satisfied in life.
A new study now indicates the more hours youth sleep, the better they behave and the better decisions they make overall.
A Georgia couple who disappeared after they set out to buy a car from Craigslist died of gunshot wounds to the head, and a suspect has been charged with murder and armed robbery in connection to their deaths, a sheriff\'s office said on Tuesday.
A deafening silence has been heard from the homosexual community in the wake of a recent statement by U.S. President Barack Obama that suggests he does not believe gays are born that way.Obama, who has received strong support from the homosexual community for his actions in favor of gay rights, ...
The Mormon church altered their approach on gay rights Tuesday to take a more moderate position with gay rights advocates, according to reports. The LDS leadership called for anti-discrimination laws for LGBT persons to be balanced with religious freedoms.
The Pew Research Center released information January 22 showing more Catholics identify with Republicans than Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives.The margin is only one, 69 to 68, but the trend is noteworthy.
A U.S. blizzard swept past New York City and struck hardest at some 4.5 million people around Boston, dropping nearly three feet of snow in areas and triggering high tides that breached a seawall and forced residents to flee their coastal homes.
A federal judge on Friday, January 22, struck down Alabama\'s voter-approved (81 percent) \"Sanctity of Marriage\" amendment to the state\'s constitution that prohibited the government from recognizing or performing same-sex marriages or civil unions.In her ruling, Judge Callie V. Granade wrote ...
Between 4,000 and 8,000 people at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on the Louisiana State University campus did without lunch or even coffee for six hours Saturday, January 24, choosing instead to fast and pray for revival.
A small drone known as a \"quad copter\" was spotted by U.S. Secret Service agents when it crashed on the White House South lawn early Monday morning, according to reports. Agents said that there was no immediate threat to President Obama or the First Lady, who are currently in India, and an ...
The first snowfall of a potentially \"historic\" and \"life-threatening\" blizzard began Monday Morning in New York City. Winter storm Juno is expected to drop up to three feet of snow from New York to Maine, freezing rain and wind gusts of up to 65 mph, and either cancel or delay all flights going ...