Why have thousands of United Methodist churches in the US quit the denomination?
The United Methodist Church has been undergoing a major upheaval as more than 7,000 congregations across the country, one quarter of the total, decided whether to leave the denomination or remain United Methodist. This splintering resulted from a long-simmering debate...
Missing at age 11, found six years later in France: British teenager pops up on a dark, rainy night
By JILL LAWLESS and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The vehicle’s headlights silhouetted the exhausted teenager walking alone in the rain in deepest rural France, with a skateboard tucked under his arm. “I said to myself, ‘That’s strange. It’s 3 am...
Dismayed by Moscow’s war, Russian volunteers are joining Ukrainian ranks to fight Putin’s troops
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — When Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ignited into war, back in Moscow, a young Russian who now goes by the name of Karabas was plunged into despair. Shocked by images of what was happening to Ukrainians in Russian-occupied areas, he decided to...
