Before moving to Washington, D.C., the Obamas spent their early years in Chicago, where Barack served as a state senator ...

Here is a look at the life of Shirin Ebadi, the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Personal Birth date: June 21, 1947 Birth place: Hamadan, Iran Father: Muhammad Ali Ebadi, law professor ...

Here is a look at the life of former NFL quarterback Michael Vick. Personal Birth date: June 26, 1980 Birth place: Newport News, Virginia Birth name: Michael Dwayne Vick Father: Michael Boddie Mother: ...

Throughout history it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known ...

Couples storing embryos face an intense and profound ethical dilemma, often hidden from view. This deeply personal journey ...

For too many of us, faith is a private affair that exists largely in our own thoughts—yet those thoughts are not particularly ...

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At some point Saturday, the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers will file onto their respective planes for a cross-continent ...

The Palestinian movement is at a crossroads. Fatah and its foremost rival for power, Hamas, are both weakened, the former by internal divisions and unpopularity and the latter by the ...

Instead, we should instead have faith and trust in the ability of religiously inspired humans to transform our world into a Messianic Age of justice and peace. Indeed, there is a view, espoused by the ...