MOUNTAIN VERNON, Virginia. (AP) — George Washington never cut down the cherry tree, despite the famous story of the oppositebut he packed a few bottles of fruit at his home in Mount Vernon. Dozens of bottles of cherries and berries — impossibly preserved in storage pits discovered in the cellar of his mansion on the … Read more
FRANKFURT, Ky. (AP) — The Biden administration’s efforts to expand protections for LGBTQ+ students hit another obstacle Monday, when a federal judge in Kentucky temporarily blocked the new Title IX rule in six additional states. U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves called the regulation “arbitrary in the truest sense of the word” in granting a … Read more
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Southern Baptists narrowly rejected a proposal Wednesday to write into the denomination’s constitution a ban on churches with female pastors after their opponents argued it was unnecessary because the denomination already has a way to oust such churches. The vote received the support of 61% of delegates, but it fell short of … Read more
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Even as they prepare to vote on a formal ban on churches with female pastors, delegates to the Southern Baptist Convention The annual meeting voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to exclude one of those churches from its ranks. The messengers, as the voting representatives are called, voted 6,759 to 563 to oust First Baptist … Read more
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia. (AP) – The University of Virginia will pay $9 million in a settlement related to a 2022 campus shooting that killed three football players and injured two students, an attorney representing some of the victims and their families. But some families are demanding more: the immediate release of an independent investigation into the … Read more