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- Vaping bans: How one health crisis prompted a crackdown on anotherVaping was once considered safer than smoking. Now vaping crises among teens and adults is testing聽researchers and policymakers.
- First LookWedding sites reconsider promoting former plantations as venuesAdvocacy efforts have pushed websites like Pinterest and The Knot to review content that romanticizes former slave plantations and their histories.
- Is chastity old-fashioned? An NFL veteran鈥檚 take on Seventh Commandment.Vai Sikahema, now a Philly TV anchor, has seen benefits to observing chastity and fidelity. Part of a series聽on the Decalogue in modern life.
- When red and blue agree to meet 鈥 and not change each other鈥檚 mindsPolitical divisiveness is rife, but groups facilitating civil discourse abound. Participants find it鈥檚 harder work outside a workshop or classroom.
- Is saying 鈥業鈥檇 kill for those shoes鈥 OK? One woman and Sixth Commandment.Puppeteer Marilyn Price relies on her Jewish faith to make good choices and live life fully. Part of a series聽on the Decalogue in modern life.
- Cover Story鈥榊ou get to be the hero.鈥 Meet the on-call workers who save Thanksgiving.Meet the people who save Thanksgiving for us 鈥 those who unclog our sinks and take our frantic calls about how to thaw that bird.聽
- First LookHow a Chicago community is bringing its houses back to lifeCrushed by the 2008 mortgage crisis, the Chicago Lawn neighborhood is fighting crime by rehabilitating abandoned homes and apartments.聽
- Cancel culture鈥檚 flip side: Gen Zers befriend political foesA study of college students showed researchers that interfaith friendships have a positive influence on attitudes toward people of other views.
- Houston, we have a solution: How the city curbed homelessnessHouston has emerged as a national leader in tackling homelessness. Linking聽permanent housing to support services has helped.聽
- 鈥楪rowing up is hard鈥: How Fifth Commandment guided a child during divorceHonoring parents 鈥 the Fifth Commandment 鈥 can be hard for young people. Here鈥檚 one of their stories, in our series聽on the Decalogue in modern life.
- Why Salvation Army is shuttering some 鈥榣ast chance鈥 rehab centersThe Salvation Army says a drop in thrift shop revenues is a reason it has closed some of its long-term care facilities for treating substance abuse.
- 鈥楻emember the sabbath鈥: How one family lives the Fourth CommandmentFor Laura Nash, spending time together as a family on the Sabbath has been important. Part of a series聽on the Decalogue in modern life.
- One woman embraces Third Commandment in feeding 1,600 at ThanksgivingDebbie Hadden shows reverence for and trust in God, with a Thanksgiving dinner for 1,600 people. Part of a series聽on the Decalogue in modern life.
- California fires: When disaster fans flames of inequalityAround 2 million Californians lost power in preemptive blackouts and 180,000 people had to evacuate ahead of the Kincade Fire this weekend.
- Horseback riding, rodeo, and dancing: Welcome to Creole trail rides (video)American cowboys were a lot more diverse than Hollywood suggests. Now, that culture is being reclaimed by thousands of people of color.聽
- 鈥業 have to have humility鈥: How Second Commandment helped man find freedomPart 3 in a series聽on the Ten Commandments looking at聽how traditional religious codes matter in modern lives.
- First LookHomecoming Project connects ex-prisoners with spare roomsA new housing program in the Bay Area matches formerly incarcerated people with available rooms to help ease transitions back to civilian life.
- Multicultural churches are on the rise. Here鈥檚 why.Historically segregated, American churches are becoming more diverse. As multicultural congregations grow, so does the effort to be truly inclusive.
- A Confederate statue ... in a hoodie?The Confederate statues of Richmond, Virginia, are getting a neighbor 鈥 a statue of a hoodie-clad black man on a horse, by famed artist Kehinde Wiley.
- First LookNumbers of American 'nones' continues to riseThe portion of Americans who do not identify with a religious denomination, called "nones," is growing, according to new polling from Pew Research.聽