Six people, including a police officer and three bystanders, were killed in a furious gun-battle Tuesday that filled the streets of Jersey City with the sound of heavy gunfire for hours, authorities said.
An Alabama sheriff has refused to comply with an atheist group's request that his office stop posting prayers on social media after a tragedy occurs.
Airman Mohammad Sameh Haitham, 19of St. Petersburg, Fla., was just 19 years old when he died trying to protect others during the mass shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola last Friday. Haitham's high school coach Anthony Snead told The Washington Post that Haitham had just recently renewed his commitment to Christ and had begun attending church with a fellow classmate.
A California church is displaying a nativity scene that depicts Jesus, Mary and Joseph as refugees in cages.
Forecasters warn that the weather will be like night and day for millions of Americans living in the eastern United States from the start of the week to midweek.
The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a Kentucky law requiring doctors to perform ultrasounds and show fetal images to patients before abortions.
A judge in Spokane, WA, has dismissed criminal charges against a pastor who was arrested for obstruction while trying to protest a "Drag Queen Story Hour" at the local library.
Authorities are trying to determine whether a Saudi Airman acted alone when he opened fire at Pensacola Naval Air Station on Friday, killing 3 US service members.
A long-awaited watchdog report from the Justice Department's inspector general on the origins of the special counsel Robert Mueller's probe found no evidence of political bias despite performance failures.
Safety and security leaders train churches on how to protect their congregations from a violent attack.