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In return, Israel is expected to free hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. The exchange would extend a fragile cease-fire that appeared on the brink of collapse earlier this week.

By Ashlie Miller When was the last time you were gobsmacked by love as a recipient or by learning of someone else’s love for another? I’m not talking about another predictable Hallmark love story or a ...

Just before Christmas, a court in Western Australia heard what should have been an otherwise run-of-the-mill mortgage repossession case.

It's still more than a year before Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively go to court for their defamation trial, but there have ...

Scripture speaks of flowers. Some of the most familiar verses are found in the romantic, poetic language of the Song of Solomon. Examples include “the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys,” and ...

Dozens of supporters rallied at the State Capitol on Friday for passage of HB 523, which extends equal protection to unborn ...