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After her husband’s sudden illness, Janet faced overwhelming new responsibilities and unexpected challenges, but with support ...

Lori Vallow Daybell, who is already serving five life sentences in Idaho, was ordered Friday to serve two more life sentences ...

Legislation passed in the UK to permit pregnancy termination at any point up to birth is dissonant with the public outcry ...

In 2025, Gallup reported that 9.3% of U.S. adults now identify as LGBTQ+, with Gen Z leading the way at 23.1%. For student ...

Gene and Sue Kreikemeier are closing the doors of Gene’s Motor & Sharpening on July 31, ending a small-town business legacy that’s lasted more than five decades.

It isn’t every day that one finds themselves up close and personal with a man whose life is dedicated to unlocking the ...

Our sermon today was Three Chairs That Describe Every Family. We are in a series entitled Dysfunction which appears to some degree in every family and every individual.

Turns out, people want to hear what the Bible has to say. I’ll admit I grew up in a church and denomination that emphasized the Bible—maybe too ...

Carlos Uzcátegui tightly hugged his sobbing wife and stepdaughter on Wednesday as the morning fog in western Venezuela lifted ...

Golden Globe winner Paul Walter Hauser and his wife, Amy Boland Hauser, just welcomed their third child into the world.

Mark McGwire – in my time frame – or Cal Ripken Jr. could probably have been in that ‘GOAT’ category on the baseball diamond. Ultimately, Michael Jordan is and will always be the ‘GOAT’ of any sport.