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Amy Clayton teaches a fifth-grade history class at St. Jerome Academy in Hyattsville, Md. The school, which almost closed eight years ago, has experienced growth over the past few years, largely due to an influx of Catholic families who were drawn to Hyattsville by a desire to live among others who share their values.

Catholics Build 'Intentional' Community Of Like-Minded Believers

Nationally, Americans are growing disenchanted with traditional religion. But in a Maryland suburb, Catholics seeking more spiritual lives are banding together with others who share their values.

Roger Moore and Jane Seymour in <em>Live And Let Die</em>.

From Bond Girl To Medicine Woman: Jane Seymour's Big Break

The actress is best known for her role as Dr. Quinn, the physician on the American frontier. But her big break came years before, when she played 007's tarot-reading love interest in Live and Let Die.

The film includes scenes of ordinary Americans going about their daily lives and emphasizes the impact of war here at home.

Grand Rapids seaman killed in Pearl Harbor honored in 1942 propaganda film

“Today is the day that will live in infamy,” in the words of President Franklin Roosevelt. This is the 75th anniversary of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor…

Flint mayor says meeting with Gov. Snyder left her feeling "disappointment and anger"

Flint Mayor Karen Weaver says she felt “anger and disappointment” after a meeting with the governor this week, where he rejected her request to continue…

Super fast bus line coming to Grand Rapids in 2014

Michigan’s first bus rapid transit system will be built in the Grand Rapids area. Bus rapid transit operates similar to light rail, but because less…

Delegates hold up signs with the Clinton campaign slogan during last month's Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

How 'Stronger Together' Became Clinton's Response To 'Make America Great Again'

Hillary Clinton has struggled to find a message that resonated, but her motto "stronger together" found new meaning in recent weeks due to its contrast with Donald Trump's convention and message.

FCA debuts a new-old concept: The Chrysler Pacifica minivan

Fiat-Chrysler has introduced its new version of an old concept: the minivan.The automaker unveiled the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica at Detroit’s North American…

Crew members on one of the simulated Mars missions this spring included Pitchayapa Jingjit (from left), Becky Parker, Elijah Espinoza and Esteban Ramirez. Community college students and teachers in real life, the team members spent a week in the Utah desert, partly to experience the isolation and challenges of a real trip to Mars.

To Prepare For Mars Settlement, Simulated Missions Explore Utah's Desert

NASA plans to send people to the Red Planet in the 2030s. In the meantime, a remote location in southern Utah serves as a non-NASA training ground for the Mars-minded.

Remembering Mr. Hockey

Gordie Howe lived so long that most Americans don’t know that he set just about every record there is, he helped the sport expand, he got hundreds of…

Mustafa Abdul Saleh (at right front), a 20-year-old Kurd from Syria, confers with a Kurdish interpreter (left), during his trial in Szeged, Hungary. Saleh passed through a hole in the razor wire fence that Hungary has built on its border with Serbia. Breaching the fence is a criminal offense, and Saleh was expelled from Hungary and ordered back into Serbia.

Hungary Steps Up Arrest And Deportation Of Migrants

While Hungarian authorities are transporting some migrants directly to Austria, they are also arresting others for illegal entry — and deporting them after brief court proceedings.

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