Malaysia's main body of Islamic clerics has issued an edict banning tomboys in the Muslim-majority country, ruling that girls who act like boys violate the tenets of Islam, an official said Friday. The N...

Six in 10 Americans think the U.S. is "uniquely blessed" by God, but a higher percentage -- almost eight in 10 -- think the country sometimes does more harm than good when it relates to the rest of the world, a...

They came in waves, ardent Jewish settlers, religious women from central Israel, black-clad followers of Hasidic courts and groups of teenage boys and girls ... Crammed into a dozen buses and escorted by t...

INO/Columbia Records' rockers Decyfer Down recently announced the addition of a new lead singer, T.J. Harris, formerly with Fighting Instinct."T.J. brings a unique vocal edge to the band with his dyna...

Tommy Woodard and Eddie James are The Skit Guys. They have been best friends since high school. Think of them as the wise guys in class who had everyone laughing and managed to make a career out of it. They've ...

A daily menu of five emphases can help people feel better about themselves and improve mental health and well being, as well as head off financial insecurity. (Story continues below.)Discuss...

Of the afflictions plaguing modern society, none may be worse than divorce. Loneliness has reached epidemic proportions, yet more than half of America's adult population is single -- the majority not by choice....

Ali is a highly trained German shepherd that spent eight years on narcotics patrol with the New Jersey police force, hunting down drug smugglers at airports and drug dealers on inner-city streets. Post-retireme...

Sex education is to be made a compulsory part of the national curriculum in primary and secondary schools under government plans to cut teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.A new personal, social ...

Debra Barnes has a thriving chiropractic practice, a nice home and a family who loves living in the South, but she said she would leave Mississippi in a heartbeat if health officials tried to force her home-sch...