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06/22/2011Venus Williams Defeats Kimiko Date-Krumm at Wimbledon
Venus Williams prevailed over Japan’s Kimiko Date-Krumm, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 8-6, on Wednesday to advance to the third round of the Wimbledon Championships.
- 06/13/2011
Archaeologists Discover for First Time Ancient Church in Acre, Israel
Archaeologists unearthed a 1,500-year-old structure, believed to be a church, in the northern city of Acre, Israel. It is the first time the Israel Antiquities Authority has found solid proof that the city of Acre played a role in early Christianity.
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06/11/2011Joe Biden Meets Pope During Surprise Vatican Visit
Vice President Joe Biden met with Pope Benedict XVI in an unannounced, closed-door meeting at the Vatican on Friday. No details were given about what the two men discussed.
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06/09/2011TOMS, the Charity-Business Pioneer, Expands Into Eyewear
TOMS, the company famous for its business model of giving away one pair of shoe for every pair sold, is expanding its charity-business work into a new field: eyewear.
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06/08/2011Towns Evacuate as Arizona Wallow Fire Grows
The unrelenting Wallow Fire in eastern Arizona gained more ground Wednesday evening, forcing the evacuation of two towns.
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06/07/2011Wallow Fire Engulfs 300,000 Acres; Still Uncontained
The Wallow Fire has now scorched over 300,000 acres in eastern Arizona, making it the second largest wildfire in the state’s history.
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06/07/2011Arizona's Wallow Fire Has 'Erratic' Behavior; Over 230,000 Acres Burned
Arizona’s Wallow Fire, the third largest wildfire in the state's history, is still uncontained as of Tuesday. In less than two weeks, the fire had burned over 230,000 acres of land in eastern Arizona.
Tags Wallow Fire - 06/06/2011
Atheist Richard Dawkins: Delete Church Influence in Irish Constitution
Atheist spokesman Richard Dawkins, while in Ireland to attend the World Atheist Convention, said the Irish Constitution should be reformed to remove the influence of the church.
- 06/05/2011
Arizona's Wallow Fire Forces Evacuation of 2,200 Residents
Arizona's uncontained Wallow Fire, the third-largest wildfire in the state’s history, has burned through over 144,000 acres of land, and counting.
Tags Wallow Fire - 06/05/2011
Texas Graduation Takes Advantage of Prayer Ruling, Goes All Out
The graduation ceremony at Medina Valley High School in Castroville, Texas, on Saturday was filled with prayers and was likened to a revival meeting.
Tags Free Speech - 06/04/2011
Former Student on Harold Camping's Change From Solid Bible Teacher to False Doomsday Prophet
The key to understanding why Harold Camping has turned into a false doomsday preacher is in his formal educational background, said a seminary president who knew Camping from the 1950s.
Tags Education - 06/04/2011
Christian Left Criticizes Religious Right; Holds Counter Event
While the media spotlight Friday was on the religious right’s Faith and Freedom Coalition conference, nearby the Christian left staged its own modest event meant to challenge “the misguided priorities and immoral economic agenda” of the right.
- 06/03/2011
Texas Gov. Rick Perry Calls Graduation Prayer Ban 'Reprehensible'
Texas Governor Rick Perry on Friday criticized a federal judge’s decision to ban prayer at a high school graduation ceremony, calling the ruling “reprehensible.”
Tags Free Speech - 06/03/2011
Texas Valedictorian Fights Agnostics Over Graduation Prayer
A Texas valedictorian is fighting to appeal a court’s ban on prayers at graduation ceremonies, with her own being this Saturday.
Tags Free Speech Court Cases - 05/31/2011
Harold Camping Bashed as False Prophet on Family Radio Airwaves
Harold Camping, whose been allowed to keep his Open Forum slot on Family Radio despite his false rapture prediction, was confronted Tuesday by a former follower who pressed the radio preacher to admit that he was a false prophet.
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