Eve Conant

With an African-American president and the economy in bad shape, extremist groups are trying to enter the mainstream—and they're having some success.

The Economist's John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge's new book, "God Is Back," argues that as the world grows more modern, it also becomes more religious.

Cartel-related violence has moved well beyond American border towns.

Jay Dobyns convinced the Hells Angels he was one of them. And that may have been the easy part. After going undercover, he's been a man on the run.

Nineteen hijackers died on 9/11. What should be done with what's left of them?

Transcendental meditation is meant to make kids calmer, happier. But for some parents, it's having the opposite effect.

What does Barack Obama believe? It's a question that an army of surrogates, out trying to assure religious voters of his faith, is answering again and again.

Deborah Jeane Palfrey saw a business opportunity and took it. But her success was also her downfall.

The pope's word wasn't the only thing the audience in Washington was waiting for.

In this church, the pope's visit is just a reminder of an ancient schism.

How hard will Benedict push them to enforce orthodoxy?

Benedict talks to bishops about the wounds of the sex abuse scandal. But many victims want an explicit apology—and action.

My generation doesn't know how to be thrifty. That could spell disaster.

If there's one woman who might take some small comfort in the Eliot Spitzer sex scandal, it's Deborah Jeane Palfrey, a.k.a. the "D.C. Madam." Her trial on federal charges of prostitution-related racketeering and money laundering is set to begin in April.

Chanel Vamp Lip Gloss, Jimmy Choo heels, Gauloises cigarettes, Absolut vodka: they're the kind of brand-name products you'd expect to find in a glossy magazine.

Democrats want to steal religious voters, and they're looking to a Pentecostal pastor for help.

Can evangelicals and liberals come together over abortion, gay rights, and the role of religion in public life?

Randolph College needs cash, so it's selling some paintings. Some say the school is also selling its soul.

For 25 years, evangelicals have voted Republican. But the Democrats are courting, and their efforts may have a prayer.

A physician's arresting debut short-story collection sheds light on the dark corners of doctoring—and tells good tales in the bargain.

Officials investigating the deadly Minneapolis bridge collapse are looking at an unlikely culprit: pigeons.

Survivors of Minneapolis's bridge collapse said there was little warning. But the warning signs were in place years before.Long before Wednesday's accident, which killed at least four and injured around 80, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MDOT) had warned about problems with the bridge.

A new study finds that blacks who kill whites are more likely to face execution.

An Atlanta lawyer with a potentially deadly contagious disease talks about a journey that has triggered fear and outrage.

Public-health and homeland-security officials admitted to slip-ups in their handling of the Andrew Speaker TB case. Will the government be ready next time?

They'd come to pay their respects to the past, but the talk soon turned to the future. The country's leading conservative Christians convened in Lynchburg, Va., last week to bury the Rev.

Andrew Speaker says he's being unfairly attacked for his decision to fly to Europe and get married after being diagnosed with a rare form of tuberculosis

So, now what? The woman nicknamed the "D.C. Madam," who faces racketeering charges for running what federal authorities believe was an illegal prostitution ring, has given the phone records of her escort business to several news agencies.

Jewish and Muslim chaplains have dual roles: tending to their flocks and educating everyone about different traditions.

We're told to pick our battles if we want to make a difference in the world. Activist and writer Ralph James Savarese thought he and his wife, Emily, had done just that.