For the first time since early July, more Americans approve of the job President Barack Obama is doing than disapprove, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll that shows his approval rating now at 50 percent.
American Atheists, the organization behind several pro-atheism billboards, is no stranger to controversy. But this time, it was about more than just religion--many people found their Harrisburg sign racially offensive.
British author Salman Rushdie will appear at a conference in New Delhi Friday, less than two months after death threats derailed his last trip to his native India.
Hoping that governmental reform can end a year of violence, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that new, multi-party parliamentary elections will be held on May 7.
For the first time since his arrest in 2009, Iran has admitted publically that Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has been convicted of religious crimes.
KONY 2012 CEO Ben Keesey has recorded a video responding to accusations that the charity is a scam and that its videos are misleading, and thanking all of Invisible Children's supporters for donating to help stop the brutal reign of Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony.
An alarmingly large amount of Republican voters in Mississippi and Alabama believe President Barack Obama is Muslim and doubt evolution, according to a new poll.
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum sought to distance himself from his GOP opponents with an op-ed tying Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney to radical environmentalists sounding the alarm on climate change.
In a June speech outlining his timetable for U.S. troops' exit, President Barack Obama vowed that the withdrawal would come at a time the United States found itself in a position of strength in Afghanistan.
Most of us are familiar with the variety of scrumptious Girl Scout cookies, including Samoas and Thin Mints. Here are five facts that you may not know about the Girl Scouts.
Pope Benedict XVI gave a speech to a group of U.S. bishops about promoting the Catholic Church's teaching on sexuality and marriage.
On Wednesday, evangelical leader Pat Robertson called for legalizing marijuana. Sounds odd, but plenty of conservatives before him have argued against the criminalization of cannabis.
Legislators passed a controversial bill this week in the Utah Senate, which would allow public schools to offer an abstinence-only sexual education curriculum - or no sex-ed program at all. The measure would prohibit Utah public schools from teaching students that contraceptives can be used as a means of preventing pregnancy and infection from sexually transmitted diseases. It would also ban teachers from discussing homosexuality.
On March 6 hundreds flocked to Tel Aviv to observe the Jewish holiday of Purim. To celebrate the salvation of Jewish people from genocide in ancient Persia, city dwellers dressed as zombies on the eve of Purim to partake in the annual Zombie Walk.
The greatest impersonation he does is that of a normal person.
Star magazine is the latest in a long line of tabloids to claim that Will Smith is not as straight as he lets on, this time citing a relationship with Duane Martin.
The international hacktivist group Anonymous on Wednesday claimed the takedown of several Vatican Web sites. Anonymous accused the Catholic Church of corruption and crimes that the church has been committing for centuries as a reason behind the attack on Vatican City network.
New Hampshire's Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to exempt religious institutions from having to include contraceptive coverage in health insurance plans.
Holi, a Hindu festival, heralded the beginning of spring as people across India celebrated the festival of colors Thursday.
Mitt Romney's campaign told his Republican presidential rivals Wednesday they can't catch him and suggested they got out of the way -- even though the candidate failed to deliver a knockout punch on Super Tuesday.
Hacktivist members of the Italian arm of Anonymous, a formless international organization dedicated to freedom of expression, internet freedom and funny viral online content, set their sights on the Vatican, launching a denial of service attack that temporarily knocked the Vatican.va homepage offline on Wed. March 7, 2012.
Fran Drescher, lady of the famous The Nanny laugh and star of the TV Land comedy Happily Divorced, had harsh words for outspoken marriage equality opponent Kirk Cameron Tuesday night.
