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A civil rights activist holds a placard during a 2020 demonstration in Bengaluru, India, condemning the proposal in several states of laws against so-called "love jihad." That's an unfounded conspiracy theory spread by Hindu nationalists who accuse Muslim men of wooing Hindu women in order to force them to convert to Islam.

In India, boy meets girl, proposes — and gets accused of jihad

New state laws make it harder for interfaith couples to marry. The idea is to halt forced marital religious conversions. But they've emboldened extremists to interrupt weddings.

As the White House tries to try to move forward on agenda items, moderate Democrats Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., have emerged as key players. They have clashed with party leaders and progressive members.

Democrats are having a unity problem. That's familiar territory for them

At their historic high tides, Democrats were not really more united than they are now. They may have been less so. The difference was they had enough votes to abide their disunity and still prevail.

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks during the House select committee hearing in July on the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Rep. Schiff reveals impeachment regrets, tensions on Capitol Hill after insurrection

In a wide-ranging interview with NPR's Michel Martin, Rep. Adam Schiff discusses his regrets from President Donald Trump's first impeachment trial and his relationship with his GOP colleagues.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, pictured at a press conference in May 2019. He said on Thursday that his administration is pursuing the prosecution of a local newspaper reporter who alerted the government to website security flaws.

A Missouri newspaper told the state about a security risk. Now it faces prosecution

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch says it alerted officials to a security flaw on a state website. Gov. Mike Parson described it as a hack that be investigated and could cost taxpayers $50 million.

House adopts voter ID bills, sends it to Whitmer for likely veto

<a href="http://www.scarehouse.com/">The ScareHouse</a> in Pittsburgh is curated in part by sociologist Margee Kerr.

Things That Go Bump In The Lab: Halloween And The Science Of Fear

This week, the Hidden Brain podcast explores the science of fear — traveling to a haunted house curated by a scientist to investigate what scares us, and why some people enjoy feeling fear.

Former President Bill Clinton speaks during funeral services for Hank Aaron in Atlanta earlier this year.

Former President Bill Clinton expected to leave hospital Sunday

His spokesperson says Clinton, who was admitted to a California hospital to receive treatment for a "non-Covid-related infection," will remain there overnight to get IV antibiotics.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the chamber will vote next week on voting rights and will aim to move President Biden's spending agenda this month.

Voting rights set for Senate vote as Democrats push Biden's agenda

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., says the Senate will vote next week on voting rights as Democrats try to advance much of President Biden's agenda.

Scenes after heavy rainfall flooded a commuter parking lot in Reston, VA with some cars completely submerged.

Floods threaten to shut down a quarter of U.S. roads and critical buildings

A new report says floods could shut down a quarter of the country's critical facilities like airports, hospitals, government buildings, and schools — and the roads that take you there.

In this June 16, 2021, file photo, people attend the morning session of the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Nashville, Tenn.

Southern Baptist leader resigns amid internal division over sex abuse review

President and CEO of the SBC's Executive Committee Ronnie Floyd announced his departure Thursday in a statement critical of recent decisions related to the third-party review.

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