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Judge orders quicker review of emails from Hillary Clinton aide

By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the State Department to speed up its review of emails from two key aides to former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Why we carry these tokens of faith

By Joshua Barajas

Faith is an intangible force, an intensely personal connection with one's beliefs. For many, religious faith is manifested in the items they keep close to them -- a book, a prayer card, a piece of jewelry. For Catholics, it can…

Column: Parents, use this Lady Gaga video to talk to your sons about rape

By Wendy Thomas Russell

If you are the parent of a boy between the ages of 11 and 18, Lady Gaga has just given you a golden opportunity to talk about rape. And, not to put too fine a point on it, but what…

Senate blocks anti-abortion bill; new showdown set

By Alan Fram and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

Senate Democrats thwarted a Republican effort to ban late-term abortions on Tuesday as GOP leaders strained to avoid a government shutdown in eight days over the dispute.

U.S. general: No policy to ignore sexual abuse of Afghan boys

By Associated Press

The commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan said Tuesday he expects U.S. personnel to report to military superiors any allegations of sexual abuse of boys by Afghan forces.

U.S. pharmaceutical company raises price of AIDS medication by 5,000 percent

By Alison Moore

The price of Darapim, a 62-year-old medical treatment used by AIDS patients, has increased by more than 5,000 percent after being acquired by pharmaceutical company Turing Pharmaceuticals for $55 million on August 10.

Study: Most people will receive a wrong or delayed diagnosis at least once

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

Most people will experience at least one wrong or delayed diagnosis over their lifetime, a report predicts, calling diagnostic errors a blind spot in modern medicine that sometimes causes devastating consequences.

Your holiday cheat sheet to Yom Kippur

By Wendy Thomas Russell

Yom Kippur is the last and most important of Judaism's 10 High Holy Days, which begin on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.

Column: I didn't choose my Mormon faith, but slowly and surely it has chosen me

By Cort McMurray

Faith is a little like potato salad, or Thanksgiving dressing: everyone has a favorite recipe; everyone is convinced that their recipe is the only way to do it properly; and everyone is horrified by the absolute mess everybody else makes…

Out of 30,000 Hollywood film characters, here's how many weren't white

By Laura Santhanam, Megan Crigger

Viola Davis’s historic Emmy win served as an important milestone for African American actresses this week, but data suggest that the entertainment industry could do far more to achieve greater diversity in film.