Crime Logs Show NYC Colleges Mishandle Sexual Assault Complaints
On an ordinary Tuesday night, Fordham University freshman Hailey went out with friends to a bar near their campus in the Bronx. Afterward, she met up with another friend, who…
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Deployed dad sends messages to kids with Legos
Zackary Trissell of Oklahoma’s Air National Guard returned home Tuesday from a nine-month deployment at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, but he’s been corresponding with his three stepchildren…
Diane Von Furstenberg Urges Designers To Promote Health And Diversity At New York Fashion Week
New York Fashion Week is days away and if it’s up to Diane von Furstenberg, we’ll be seeing a lot more diversity when it comes to the models who will…
Top Catholics And Evangelicals: Gay Marriage Worse Than Divorce Or Cohabitation
NEW YORK (RNS) A high-profile alliance of conservative Catholics and evangelical Protestants is set to issue a sweeping manifesto against gay marriage that calls same-sex unions “a graver threat” than…
Picasso’s Granddaughter Plans to Sell Art, Worrying the Market
MARSEILLE, France — Since Marina Picasso was a child, living on the edge of poverty and lingering at the gates of a French villa with her father to plead for…
‘God’s Bankers’ Author Gerald Posner Explains The Vatican Bank’s Secret History Of Hiding Mafia Money
Gerald Posner’s book God’s Bankers: A History of Money and Power at the Vatican chronicles the secret side of the Vatican Bank, the Catholic Church’s completely independent financial institution. Part…
Single dad creates salon-worthy braids
Single dad Greg Wickherst could barely contain Izzy’s hair in a simple ponytail. – Wickherst says all parents should try to break stereotypes with their children. “I think dads should…
This Is More Like 50 Shades Of Gray (Hair) To Us
There’s so much hype surrounding the film adaptation of E.L. James’ erotic novel “Fifty Shades of Grey.” But every single time someone name-drops that title, we can’t help but picture…
Everyday Things You Can Do To Lower Your Cancer Risk
This year, more than 1.5 million people are estimated to be diagnosed with cancer. Even more grim is the fact that half of cancer deaths stem from preventable causes. In…
Fiery Colonial Preacher Jonathan Edwards’ Collected Works Now Available Online
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (RNS) The collected works of Jonathan Edwards, the 18th-century preacher and one of America’s most famous theologians, are now available for download thanks to Logos Bible Software….
Ashley Graham’s Historic Plus-Size Ad Runs In Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue
If you thought the Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue couldn’t get any sexier, well — it just did. – Check out a preview of the SwimsuitsForAll ad shoot below:
Daily Meditation: Born Of Nature
We all need help maintaining our personal spiritual practice. We hope that these Daily Meditations, prayers and mindful awareness exercises can be part of bringing spirituality alive in your life….
Experimental Art Project Shows How, Like, So Unattached We Are To Material Things
When we survey the objects randomly floating in our various drawers, bags or pockets, we don’t typically process the wayward eye glasses, cell phones, lip balms or tubes of toothpaste…
Fire Cider Vinegar Recipe Is The Ultimate Homemade Cold Remedy
Here we are, right smack dab in the middle of cold season. Noses are running, throats are scratchy, and the dry air from the heater is making everything feel brittle….
Mashed Potato Butter Aioli Is The Comfort Food To End All Comfort Foods
Sometimes there’s nothing better than eating a spread not on a piece of bread or a cracker but straight out of the jar with a spoon. Nutella and peanut butter?…
Trusty Ingredient Combinations You Should Keep On Hand For Easy Dinners
Cooking dinner night after night can be a chore. No matter how much you love to cook, thinking up and putting together dinner recipes every night can feel like a…
‘Super Women’ Replace Super Models In Fashion Ads And The Results Are Epic
It’s safe to say that non-models are having a moment in the fashion industry. – We couldn’t agree more. Click here to read the entire story.
From The Womb To The World, These Babies Were Photographed Just Seconds After Birth
“Far from the clichés and platitudes, I wanted to show us, as we are when we are born,” photographer Christian Berthelot explains in his artist statement. Far from the pristine…
Commonly Confused Words: How To Avoid These Grammar Gaffes
By Writer’s Relief staff: There are some grammar guidelines that, no matter how often you review the rules, some writers are still going to mess up. And not just fresh-faced,…
Why Everyone’s Talking About ‘The Girl On The Train’
When Gone Girl burst onto the scene in 2012, with its intoxicating tale of marriage gone wrong and its fist-pump-inducing rant on the Cool Girl, the stage was soon set…
Microscopic Bacteria Eat Away At Cosmic Photographs, Unearthing An Entirely New Universe
“Man is equally incapable of seeing the nothingness from which he emerges and the infinity in which he is engulfed.” So reads the quote of French mathematician Blaise Pascal, emblazoned…
Childhood Anxiety Could Physically Change The Brain
Mental health issues may seem like adult-only problems, but they can also have a profound impact on younger minds. In fact, anxiety in preschoolers may lead to physiological changes in…
Stress Tip: Question Your Old Beliefs
For the next 30 days, GPS for the Soul and meQuilibrium are providing you tips on how to live a healthier, happier and stress-free life. See the previous stress tips…
For Teens, Falling Asleep Gets Harder With More Screen Time — Even If It’s During The Day
By: Laura Geggel Published: 02/03/2015 02:57 AM EST on LiveScience Teenagers who while away the hours on an electronic device — whether it’s a computer, cell phone, tablet or TV…
9 Habits Of People Who Never Get Jealous
Wearing green may be a fashion staple for spring, but seeing green isn’t quite the statement we want to make. When it comes to our emotions, jealousy is far less…
Miley Cyrus Rocks Sexy And Sophisticated Alexandre Vauthier Cutout Dress At The 2015 Grammy Awards
Welcome back, Miley Cyrus! The pop star skipped last year’s Grammy Awards to play Guitar Hero and do some organizing. But she definitely made up for it Sunday night when…
Coconut Oil Recipes For Those New To This Versatile Ingredient
Congratulations. You took the leap. You’ve heard about coconut oil. You’ve wondered about its taste and cooking prowess. And now, you finally bought a jar. (Or maybe you did months…
25 Soups So Unbelievably Creamy, You’ll Never Know They’re Vegan
No dairy? No problem. You can still have your creamy, hearty, delicious soup and eat it, too. Thanks to brilliant recipes that swap heavy cream for ingredients like cashews, buttery…
New Sweet Cheetos, Known As ‘Sweetos,’ Are Way Better Than You’d Expect
When we heard Cheetos was releasing “Sweetos,” or sweet Cheetos, our hearts dropped. Cheetos are pretty much perfect. Why mess with perfection? And not only that — why do it…
Open letter to parents: Why you should vaccinate your children
To any parents who are anti-vaccineor perhaps better described as vaccine-hesitantlet me say first that I can relate. When I had my first daughter nearly nine years ago, like probably…