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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