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- One factor behind falling share of Americans who call themselves º£½Ç´óÉñIn 2007, more than 78 percent of Americans said they practiced some form of º£½Ç´óÉñity. Today, in apparently the lowest figure in US history, 70.6 percent identify as º£½Ç´óÉñs, according to a new Pew study.
- Subway employee fired for lauding cop-killing. Rise of incivility or just poor filters?A Mississippi woman was fired from her job when she used the Internet to revel in the shooting deaths of two police officers.
- 'Deflategate' punishments handed down: Now what?The NFL came down hard on Tom Brady and the New England Patriots for the football-deflating incident. What are people saying around the league? And is this just the beginning?Â
- Hero's reward? Georgia vet charged after saving dog from hot carMichael Hammons, a US veteran,, was charged with criminal trespassing after smashing a window to free a small Pomeranian mix dog in distress from a hot car.Â
- Deflategate: Why MLB is pumping up baseball securityIn the wake of the NFL controversy over under-inflated footballs, Major League Baseball is beefing up security around baseballs.
- Arkansas couple dies protecting toddler from tornadoThe Mooneyhans were among five people killed Sunday after a line of powerful tornadoes battered several small communities in Texas and Arkansas. But they saved their 18-month old daughter.Â
- 'Deflategate': NFL suspends Tom Brady four games, fines Patriots $1 millionThe league suspended the Super Bowl MVP Monday for the first four games of the season, fined the championship team $1 million, and took away two draft picks as punishment for deflating footballs used in the AFC title game.
- Why N.Y. Gov. Cuomo vows to protect nail salon 'slaves'One salon on New York's Upper West Side neighborhood touting a starting wage of $10 a day to nail salon workers, reported The New York Times. Governor Cuomo said  he set up a multi-agency task force to recover unpaid wages and enforce health and safety regulations.
- Prince 'Rally 4 Peace' soars in BaltimoreThe pop star Prince performed a benefit concert Sunday in Baltimore after weeks of protests sparked by Freddie Gray's death.
- Cover StoryThe overbooked generationToday's young people are more overscheduled than at any time in history. How families cope with the extracurricular crush.Â
- Do kids today have too much homework?Not every child is overloaded, but homework remains a fraught topic in many homes. Here's why.
- FocusBehind America's seismic shifts on transgenderism, loving parentsSome of the most important changes involving transgender issues are happening at home. More and more, experts say, today’s parents are making different choices about how to handle the identity issues of their children.
- A cop’s cop finds support after coming out as transgenderGregory Abbink is the first openly transgender officer in the Austin, Texas, Police Department. After suppressing the issue for years, he decided, ‘You know what, I can handle this now. I can deal with it.’
- ESPN and outspoken commentator Bill Simmons parting waysBill Simmons, the outspoken ESPN writer who has helped lead the sports-media juggernaut into new content ventures, is leaving ESPN after the network said they are not renewing his contract.
- Anti-Muslim activist says she has no regrets about cartoon contestPamela Geller takes the hard-edge view that Islamic extremism sprouts not from fringe elements but from the tenets of the religion itself.
- Forecasters predict more heavy storms to hit southern Plains statesMassive storms spawned 51 tornadoes across the region on Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. Meteorologists say more are likely to hit this weekend.
- 'Deflategate' fallout: What is an appropriate punishment?The report from NFL independent investigator Ted Wells regarding the New England Patriots' actions before, during, and after the AFC Championship Game back in January has finally surfaced. What's the next step?
- Florida vs. Obamacare: A critical healthcare funding fightFlorida's Gov. Rick Scott's wants federal funds for hospitals that treat the uninsured. The Obama administration says no hospital funding unless Florida and eight other states expand Medicaid under Obamacare. Florida, Texas, and Kansas have filed a lawsuit.Â
- Deflatgate report: Is era of 'Teflon' Tom Brady over?The NFL investigation into the deflated footballs might do what none of the other New England Patriots controversies could: tarnish the legacy of Tom Brady, a four-time Super Bowl champion.
- How a Pizza Hut app helped save a Florida womanA Florida woman being held hostage, helped save herself and her children by sending a message in an online Pizza Hut order that asked employees to call 911.