The finding comes as evidence points to a leveling off in the long decline of religious identification and practice in ...

Sixteen years after its grand opening on Waterloo Boulevard, the Church of Scientology in Brussels is reintroduced in Destination: Scientology as a cultural landmark—and a hard-won beacon of religious ...

Experts warn potent synthetic opioids are spreading rapidly across Europe and may devastate users who believe they are buying other drugs. Gus was a 21-year-old set to pursue a career in journalism.

Spirit: An animating or vital principle held to give life to physical organisms. Etymology: Latin spiritus, literally, “breath,” from spirare “to blow, breathe.” We can’t see it, hear it, touch, taste ...

Thirteen years after its downtown opening, the Church of Scientology Portland stands as a place where Portland’s weird and hands-on spirit becomes a path to stronger lives. Portlanders tend to build ...

How much is your life worth in Iowa? If you’re a patient at the Woodward Resource Center, a residential care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities, it’s not worth nearly enough—and ...

It took several staff members and police officers to force him down onto a mattress while another strapped his wrists and ankles with belts. Once secured, they left him there—helpless for nearly two ...

More than 40 kids as young as 12 were used to smuggle drugs in a network whose ringleaders were sent to jail. If you ever doubt how low drug dealers will go to peddle their poison and destroy lives, ...

In public, Banfield accurately described him as a creep, a sleaze and a pedophile. In private, she begged a friend to find out if he wanted to date her. Poor little Ashleigh Banfield. Way back in 2012 ...

Are you vaping or—intrigued by social media advertising and the urging of friends—planning to start? Despite the flood of commercial propaganda claiming vaping is safe, the bitter truth is that it can ...

New and long-term studies reveal millions of Americans continue to believe in miracles, prayer and the transformative power of scripture. Though some voices claim that religion is fading in ...