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After a Minnesota church protest, states are toughening penalties for disrupting services
Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Kansas have adopted laws making it a crime to disrupt worship service after the Minnesota church protest.
Muslim pilgrims converge on Arafat for prayers and worship as Hajj reaches its peak
Muslim pilgrims have gathered on Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for the second day of Hajj, considered the pinnacle of the annual pilgrimage.
Cash-strapped Syrians living in tent settlements struggle to return home after Assad’s fall
More than 90% of Syria's population lives in poverty after a decadelong war, and many Syrians can't afford to rebuild after Assad's fall.
Releasing cool water protects fish in the Grand Canyon. That comes at cost to hydropower
Federal officials are considering cool water releases for the third consecutive year at Glen Canyon Dam in Northern Arizona this summer to safeguard the humpback chub, a federally protected fish.
Garden Grove vote center opens today after serving as a shelter during chemical threat
Three ballot drop boxes in evacuation areas — located in Garden Grove, Stanton and Westminster — remain shuttered.
Trump’s no-bond policy for immigrants in custody played out for years in one city
The denial of bond for many held on immigration charges has unleashed lawsuits since July. The practice had played out for years in Tacoma.
Q&A: Anna Gomez is the sole Democrat on the FCC. She has a warning for big media companies
Anna Gomez, the sole Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission, is urging media companies to resist what she sees as the Trump administration's crackdown on free speech.
Supreme Court won’t intervene in discrimination suit led by Black ex-head coach Flores against NFL
The Supreme Court has refused to intervene in a discrimination lawsuit led by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores against the NFL, allowing the case to proceed toward trial.
America’s tech-filled classrooms are facing a backlash against school-assigned devices
Schools across the U.S. are starting to rethink the abundance of digital devices like laptops, tablets and learning apps in classrooms.
Exceptionally early heat wave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe
A spring heat wave is scorching parts of Western Europe, breaking temperature records and triggering government warnings.