Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old Minneapolis poet, wife and mother, was shot and killed Wednesday by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, setting off nationwide protests over the ...

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Over the years, my friends would often ask me where I would spend my Holy Week break, and I would simply say I would travel somewhere. It has become something of a tradition for me to take advantage ...

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The famous words "'Twas the night before Christmas" shaped the holiday by popularizing stockings, reindeer, and even Santa Claus. But the classic poem also sparked a centuries-long controversy. Now, ...