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In Ferguson, Nation of Islam members push for peace

FERGUSON, Mo. (RNS) Ever since Michael Brown, a young, unarmed African-American, was shot by a police officer on Aug. 9, various crews have played...

In Spokane, protestors show they stand with Ferguson

“Hands up! Don’t shoot!” demonstrators belted as cars rolled by Spokane’s downtown triangle Friday evening.

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Mark Driscoll charged with abusive behavior by 21 former Mars Hill pastors

Twenty-one former Mars Hill Church pastors have filed charges against Seattle megachurch founder Mark Driscoll, saying that he has engaged in a pattern of abusive and intimidating conduct and has not changed.

Hunger in America: 1 in 7 rely on food banks

When Mary Smallenburg, 35, of Fort Belvoir, Va., opened a package from her mother to find cereal and ramen noodles, she burst into tears. Without it, she wouldn’t be able to feed her four children.

Suicide rates higher among baby boomer men, study finds

Robin Williams’ suicide may not have been that surprising: Baby boomer men are 60 percent more likely to take their own life than their fathers’ generation, according to a Rutgers University sociologist.

Pope Francis hints he might one day retire

Addressing journalists on his return from his intense five-day visit to South Korea late Monday (Aug. 18), Pope Francis bantered with reporters and lightheartedly said he may only have “two or three” years left to live.

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