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A coach involved in a crash in which a motorist died was carrying Jehovah's Witnesses home from a Christmas meeting. A spokesman for the Christian sect said the passengers had been visiting its ...

In fact, by the age 23, he’d hung up his boots to become a Jehovah's Witness instead. Explaining the peculiar shift in lifestyle, he told religious magazine Watchtower: “My father had been a ...

From racial terror to literacy tests to modern-day voter suppression, efforts to silence Black political power have never stopped.

Many Bath residents of a certain age fondly recall the lido as the place to be, especially during warm weather ...

A 'loving mum' and a 'great nan' are among those who have been remembered in this week's funeral notices serving the Devon ...

Serena Williams lashed out at the cacophony of boos she received from the Indian Wells crowd during her 2001 final against ...

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of U.S. adults identify as Christians. Note: 1% did not answer the question. Figures may not sum to 100% due to rounding. Explore charts about: Explore charts about: Search by region, state, or metro ...

White T-shirts get a lot of attention, but let’s not forget their equally versatile counterpart: the exceedingly wearable, deceptively simple black T-shirt. It’s a staple you can wear to work ...

Centuries of racism, along with the harmful strong Black woman stereotype — that Black women are more resilient and inherently stronger than white women — have had catastrophic effects on the ...

Alexis Ohanian is the entrepreneur husband of 23-time Major singles winner Serena Williams, and has previously suggested that getting traction for women's sports is akin to the early days of Reddit, ...