Libby Phelps-Alvarez, the granddaughter of the founder of Westboro Baptist Church, recently appeared on Anderson Cooper's "Anderson Live" program to talk about her experience growing up in the church and what it's been like since she left over four years ago.

Transgender students in California are one step closer to playing on their school's one-sex sports team of choice or have access to a bathroom based on their chosen gender identity, not their physical sex at birth. The state Assembly passed a bill Thursday that would mandate school districts allow transgender students their choice.

A panel of experts with conservative values is set to discuss their views of the risks involved with a proposed change in the Boy Scouts of America that would allow gay youths to join local troops while continuing to exclude gay leaders. The discussion will be hosted by the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., and is scheduled for this coming Tuesday.

Malcolm X's grandson has been the subject of a report Thursday claiming that he has been killed in Mexico.

There were rumors. A naked woman had reportedly been roaming the backyard and someone had glimpsed a child staring from a window in the attic where no children supposedly lived. But inside the house at 2207 Seymour Ave., in Cleveland, Ohio, three captive young women and a child were desperately waiting to be freed from the horrors within.

A Texas judge ruled Wednesday that it was constitutionally permissible for Kountze High School cheerleaders to display banners with Bible verses at school sporting events.

Atheist professor and author Richard Dawkins is set to moderate a panel examining what the American Humanist Association says are the harmful effects of religious fundamentalism on children at its 72nd annual conference in San Diego.

A 911 operator has been widely criticized for the way she responded to the emergency phone call from Amanda Berry earlier this week, following her dramatic escape from Ariel Castro's home after more than 10 years in captivity.

According to a recently announced study, praying for close friends or romantic partners can lead to more forgiving and overall cooperative behavior.

Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried somewhere outside of Massachusetts, according to reports out on Thursday.