An NPR/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday showed that 63% of Americans, almost two-thirds, opposed the participation of transgender athletes in women's sports, with only 24% supporting the idea.

...The findings of Bruxy Cavey's misconduct would have been enough to unsettle the well-known Canadian evangelical congregation. But the allegations didn’t end with him.

The Commerce Department report on Thursday showed U.S. consumer spending rose less than expected in May, and suggested inflation had probably peaked, while higher prices forced cutbacks...

The Supreme Court issued several major rulings on the final day of its term Thursday.

The head of a noted religious freedom advocacy organization cited “the dominance of woke culture that thinks it’s OK to silence people who disagree” as the greatest threat to religious freedom worldwide...

President Joe Biden made a pointed effort Thursday to criticize two branches of the American government during his trip to Europe. The president first voiced his frustration with the Supreme Court during...

Israel’s parliament officially voted to dissolve itself on Thursday, bringing Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s governing coalition to an end after months of political crises and triggering another election...

The high grocery bills that have hit American pocketbooks for over a year now are likely to continue, thanks to several anomalous circumstances related to corn yields, experts say.

...The crisis in the airline industry will continue over the July 4 holiday as thousands face delays and cancelations amid a staff shortage and picketing pilots.  On Thursday, 5,827 flights have been delayed...

Sixty-three percent of 1,028 U.S. adults surveyed are opposed to transgender athletes participating in women and girls’ sports., and 24 percent support the idea.

Pope Francis met with a delegation of Orthodox Christians from the Patriarchate of Constantinople on Thursday in which he condemned Russia’s “war of aggression” against Ukraine.

The Biden administration's top health official announced that the federal government plans to make abortion pills more readily available in light of the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade.

Nearly two-thirds of American consumers, including some 33% of those earning more than $250,000 annually, are living paycheck to paycheck as inflationary pressure continues to wreak economic misery...

Stocks ended mostly lower on Wall Street Wednesday, keeping the market on track for its fourth monthly loss this year. The S&P 500 fell 0.1%. The benchmark index has been volatile all week, and is down...

Most favor protecting trans people from discrimination, but fewer support policies related to medical care for gender transitions; many are uneasy with the pace of change on trans issues.

Democrats in Congress have announced their plans to publish a transgender “Bill of Rights” that creates provisions in the law for people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.

...The report focuses mostly on Christian Iraqis who fled their communities from ISIS in 2014. Those who choose to return to Iraq encounter a discouragingly harsh political and social environment.

U.S. consumers were dealt a flurry of sluggish economic data Tuesday, both hard and anecdotal, suggesting that a tangible recovery might not be on the horizon.

Amid a series of attacks and threats against churches, faith-based organizations and crisis pregnancy centers that is under FBI investigation, a historic Catholic church burned to the ground Sunday.