Review: Leaving the Children of God 'sex cult'
Faith Jones’ vivid memoir “Sex Cult Nun” chronicles her 23 years in the infamous Children of God cult and her slow journey to leave Original Article
Jacqueline Avant, wife of music legend, killed in shooting
A Los Angeles philanthropist and the wife of music legend Clarence Avant has been fatally shot in Beverly Hills, California Original Article
WHO nations launch steps toward deal to fight pandemics
The head of the World Health Organization is hailing steps by its member states to launch work toward an international agreement to help prevent, prepare for and respond to future pandemics in the wake of COVID-19 Original Article
Biden HIV/AIDS strategy calls racism 'public health threat'
The Biden administration in its new HIV/AIDS strategy is calling racism “a public health threat” that must be fully recognized as the world looks to end the epidemic Original Article
Justices signal they'll OK new abortion limits, may toss Roe
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority is signaling it will uphold Mississippi’s 15-week ban on abortion — and may go much further to overturn the nationwide right to abortion that has existed for nearly 50 years Original Article
Outside Supreme Court, crowd amplifies abortion arguments
It’s a crowded scene outside the Supreme Court, where hundreds of abortion debate partisans are trading chants while justices hear highly anticipated arguments inside Original Article
Detective: Brothers recounted how Jussie Smollet staged hoax
The lead investigator of an alleged attack on Jussie Smollett says two brothers arrested for the reported crime recounted for Chicago police how the ex-“Empire” actor orchestrated the elaborate hoax Original Article
Black artist Josephine Baker honored at France's Pantheon
France is inducting U.S.-born entertainer, anti-Nazi spy and civil rights activist Josephine Baker into the Pantheon, the first Black woman to receive the nation’s highest honor Original Article
NYC OKs safe sites for drug use, aiming to curb overdoses
New York City says the first officially authorized safe havens for people to use heroin and other narcotics have been cleared to open in the city in hopes of curbing overdoses Original Article
Polish women protest attempts to further restrict abortion
Women’s rights activists in Poland used red paint symbolizing blood to protest a government plan to register every pregnancy in a national database and a proposal to further restrict abortion Original Article