Search results for

Scholar Philip Jenkins argues that scriptures in the Quran are less brutal than those in the Bible. In his forthcoming book, Dark Passages, Jenkins points out that violence in the Quran is mostly defensive, but in the Bible, it is often a method of genocide.

Veterans and others express outrage as the Trump administration ends special protective status for Afghans who had relocated to the U.S.

A video titled "27 Questions Black People Have For Black People" misses a whole lotta history when it comes to black people in America.

David Greene talks to Foreign Policy columnist James Bamford about the future of NSA Director Admiral Mike Rogers, whose tenure has been rocked by cyber-security breaches of classified material.

Press secretary Sean Spicer berated the press over its reporting on crowd size at the National Mall, but then he cited incorrect numbers for Metro ridership and falsely claimed the mall was full.

It’s easier to get to Sheila Consaul’s summer home by boat than by foot. It sits at the edge of an Ohio state park 30 miles east of Cleveland. “Unless...

Vanity Fair's Richard Lawson reflects on what figure skater Adam Rippon means to him. Rippon is the first openly gay American athlete to qualify for the Winter Olympics.

Lakewood Church occupies an arena that used to house the Houston Rockets. Questions had circulated online about why it wasn't being used to house those needing refuge from Hurricane Harvey.

So far, the McBride Fire has killed two people and destroyed more than 200 homes. Elsewhere in the U.S., crews have been battling large fires this week in Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado.

A large storm system is expected to hit this weekend, with snow and ice from Texas to the Carolinas and up the Eastern seaboard. The winter system could bring more than a foot of snow.