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  • Hanna Rakes Carolinas with Rain, Some floods

    By The Associated Press

    Tropical Storm Hanna blew hard and dumped rain in eastern North Carolina and Virginia Saturday, but caused little damage beyond isolated flooding and power outages as it quickly headed north toward New England.

    Sep 06, 2008 | Comments 0
  • Gustav Weakens As It Lashes Louisiana Coast

    By Associated Press Writer

    Hurricane Gustav weakened to a Category 2 storm as it steamed toward the Louisiana coast early Monday, on track to hit west of New Orleans as the few remaining in the city watched nervously and hoped levees only partly reinforced in the three years since Katrina would hold.

    Sep 01, 2008 | Comments 1
  • Atheist Billboard Campaign Hits Phoenix

    By The Associated Press

    Billboards touting freedom from religion and separation of church and state are going up around the downtown Phoenix area.

    Aug 28, 2008 | Comments 77
  • Ban on Unmarried Adoptions Cleared for Ark. Ballot

    By Andrew DeMillo

    A proposal aimed at effectively banning gays and lesbians from becoming foster or adoptive parents was cleared Monday to appear on this fall's ballot in Arkansas. The measure would prohibit unmarried couples living together from adopting children.

    Aug 25, 2008 | Comments 7
  • Steel Cross Installed Near Flight 93 Site in Pa.

    By Dan Nephin

    As hundreds of firefighters bowed their heads in prayer, a cross made out of steel from the World Trade Center was dedicated Sunday near where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into the ground on Sept. 11.

    Aug 25, 2008 | Comments 1
  • Iraqi Refugees Arriving in US for Resettlement

    By Samantha Henry

    Thousands of Iraqi refugees have arrived in the United States as part of a nationwide resettlement program to bring 12,000 Iraqis to the United States by the end of next month, officials said.

    Aug 19, 2008 | Comments 0
  • Church Van Overturns on Ala. Highway, Killing 1

    By The Associated Press

    Police say a church van overturned on an Alabama interstate, killing the driver and sending five passengers to the hospital.

    Aug 16, 2008 | Comments 0
  • God and Country Day Discount Extended to Atheists

    By The Associated Press

    The Wilson County Fair will offer atheists a God & Country Day discount admission on Sunday. Fair officials had been offering a church bulletin discount to Christian groups, but expanded it to others after a complaint.

    Aug 15, 2008 | Comments 3
  • Mourners Pray at Texas Bus Crash Site

    By Associated Press Writer

    Like others returning from a religious festival in Missouri, Hoang Vu stopped at the spot where a charter bus carrying fellow Vietnamese Catholics on the pilgrimage had crashed and killed 17 people.

    Aug 12, 2008 | Comments 0
  • Top Calif. Judge Faces Backlash Over Gay 'Marriage'

    By Paul Elias

    California Chief Justice Ronald George has spent more than half his life cultivating an image of a cautious jurist and earning a reputation as a politically skilled court administrator.

    Aug 12, 2008 | Comments 41
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