Chef Cecil Morris Jr., 46, of Mobile, Ala., knows what it's like to be on both sides of the soup kitchen line.He was homeless and addicted to drugs and alcohol in 1992 when he entered the local Salvation Army's...

A man from the West African nation Togo has admitted his role in the smuggling of dozens of girls and women who were forced to work at hair braiding salons.Smuggled ...

First the cars. Now, appliances. "Cash for clunkers" was such a hit concept that one Southern Baptist couldn't resist a twist on the phrasing.Christ for Clunkers ...

Despite many victories, the world still is besieged by poverty, pandemic diseases, social injustice, racism, gender inequality and political oppression.In fact, more than half the world, more than&nbs...

Ah yes, I remember thinking that as a teenager. Has anyone ever figured out where this mindset originates? Is it in the genes? Are we born with it? Is it a curse from our grandmothers? Is it a learned attitude?...

I thought it would never happen, at least not to me. After 14 years of ministering with youth and their families, I was going to take the great plunge. I was going to do the unthinkable: Become a senior pastor....

In Houston, Texas, thousands of students are returning to school to discover a new rule: no "sexting" -- the distribution of nude or semi-nude photographs or videos by text message.No Sexting ...

Two teenagers have been arrested on a hate crime charge in the racially charged beating of an Ecuadorean immigrant on New York's Long Island.Teens Arrested ...

Under fire from veterans groups and Congress for its handling of disability claims, the Department of Veterans Affairs is proposing new regulations that it says will make it easier for veterans to seek compensa...

"Unity is strength, our spirit is stronger than steel" . . . several dozen teenagers stand on a parade ground to chant communist slogans in unison before turning together to march to the canteen for lunch.T...