The first day of jury deliberations on the Boston Marathon bombing trial ended without a verdict reached on whether Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is guilty of the 2013 attack that killed three people and injured 264 others.
Another resident of Brooklyn, New York, has been indicted for attempting and conspiring to provide support to the Islamic State.
A fraternity that was the subject of a discredited "Rolling Stone" report on an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia plans to sue the magazine, which retracted its original story.
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a statement of interest last April 3 wtih the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia regarding a transgender prisoner who filed a case after prison officials refused to let her undergo hormone therapy for her gender dysphoria.
The parents of a five-year-old boy who was found dead in a septic tank have been arraigned on felony child abuse and neglect charges in Pulaski Country, Virginia Friday.
The owners of a pizza place in Walkerton, Indiana, are now $842,387 richer after donations poured in after they closed the shop following a backlash for their anti-gay comments.
A 30-year-old mom in Philadelphia was arrested and charged last Friday with attempting to provide material support and join the Islamic State (ISIS).
An Episcopal bishop charged with fatal drunk driving pleaded not guilty in court Thursday.
Boys Scouts in New York have hired an openly gay adult as an eagle scout, the first in the U.S. and in defiance of the national organization's ban.
Two residents of Queens, New York were arrested by the F.B.I. Thursday and charged with conspiracy to commit terrorist acts in the U.S.
Indiana and Arkansas revised new religious freedom acts on the same day, Thursday, in an apparent attempt to stem massive criticism from various sectors all over the country on what was generally seen as a new form of discrimination against gays.
Nearly two-thirds of churchgoers failed a test measuring their knowledge of the Bible, highlighting widespread gaps in biblical literacy, according to a report published Tuesday by Lifeway Research. The assessment used a traditional grading system ranging from A (90 and above) to F (below 60). The average score was 51, with 65% receiving an F, 9% a D, 9% a C, 8% a B and 9% an A.
Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico drew comparisons between himself and the biblical figures of David and Jesus in a victory speech Tuesday after defeating Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state's U.S. Senate election. “I'm reminded of that story from Scripture of a shepherd boy who goes up against a giant,” Talarico told supporters in Austin shortly before midnight.
WNBA player Sophie Cunningham, who drew national media attention this season for objecting to male trans-identified athletes in women's sports, reflected on her faith journey on an episode of Theo Von's podcast, saying she believes a revival is happening.
More than two-thirds of American teenagers say they would feel comfortable seeking guidance from Jesus about their identity, although parents and friends remain their preferred sources of advice, according to new research from Barna. Mothers emerged as the most trusted source of guidance, with 84% of teenagers expressing comfort in discussing identity-related questions with them.
A North Carolina county has argued that its legal battle with former Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear’s The Summit Church over a proposed campus expansion centers on the limits of federal court authority rather than allegations of religious discrimination.