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Fast, Complex And Funny, 'Deacon King Kong' Is A Love Letter To New York City

James McBride's latest novel starts with a shooting: A broken down preacher shoots the local drug dealer, who dodges at the last minute, losing an ear — and kicking off a chain of consequences.

Pastor Tim Theriault preaches during a Sunday morning service at Biker Church USA, housed inside a large brick building in Bangor, Maine. The church purchased the building this year and has turned it into a warming shelter for homeless residents.

Bikers Get A Bad Rep, So They Started A Church Where They Feel Welcome

Though it began as a way to reach bikers in Bangor, Maine, the mission has now become broader, with a focus on teaching the Bible and offering services to those in need.

President Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend "Howdy, Modi!" at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, Sept. 22, 2019.

India Set To Welcome Trump, Whose First Stop Will Be In Modi's Home State Of Gujarat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host Trump for a two-day visit starting Monday. As Gujarat's chief minister, Modi oversaw impressive economic growth. But he also presided over a dark chapter.

Still Saving The Day: The Most Influential Dance Party In History

The Loft, a party that David Mancuso first threw at his Manhattan home in 1970, seeded a community — and cemented a belief system that continues to reverberate.

A young George Walker Smith in an undated photo

San Diego Civic, Religious Leader Rev. George Walker Smith Dies

Smith died at Kindred Hospital in San Diego on Saturday at the age of 91. The cause of death was not immediately released.

'The Boatman's Daughter' Dips Her Toes In Horror, Crime And Poetry

Andy Davidson's novel follows a young girl who scrapes a living working for local criminals along an Arkansas river — but its crime story bumps up against horror in a strange yet seamless fashion.

On the facade of the Wittenberg Town Church in Germany, a relief depicting Jews and a large pig is at the heart of controversy and a legal battle.

A German Jew Vows To Fight On To Remove Anti-Semitic Sculpture After Court Defeat

"This is a church, a holy place. You can't mix it with such a shameful assault on the Jews," plaintiff Michael Düllmann says of the medieval work portraying Jews with a pig.

Bobby Gillespie onstage with Primal Scream, circa 2000.

Pills, Police And Endless War: 20 Years Ago, Primal Scream Saw Our Future

The Scottish band's 2000 album XTRMNTR isn't as well remembered as its thematic twin, Radiohead's Kid A. But its dark premonition of a world in socioeconomic crisis looks startlingly accurate today.

H5N1 bird flu virus is the sort of virus under discussion this week in Bethesda, Md. How animal viruses can acquire the ability to jump into humans and quickly move from person to person is exactly the question that some researchers are trying to answer by manipulating pathogens in the lab.

How Much Should The Public Be Told About Research Into Risky Viruses?

The U.S. government this week is pondering how much the public needs to know about funding decisions for studies and experiments that involve tinkering with already dangerous viruses.

Both houses of Virginia's legislature voted to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, but the ERA's future is uncertain: Its original deadline elapsed decades ago. Here, an ERA supporter reacts to a Virginia Senate committee's vote to advance the ERA amendment last week.

Virginia Ratifies The Equal Rights Amendment, Decades After The Deadline

The ERA's provisions include a guarantee that "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged ... on account of sex." But its legal status is uncertain.

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