The small quakes include three more Friday that measured stronger than magnitude 3.0. The University of Utah Seismic Stations say the strongest was 3.5.

Nancy Werner has seen many storms blow through trees in her yard, but there's one storm she'll never forget.

Next to the letters, a Los Angeles Times editorial mentioned the 4,200 Americans killed in the Iraq war.

As the school made preparations for its recent Christmas program, the choir director became nervous about keeping his job over lyrics to an old hymn. Mat Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel, picks up the story.

Israeli security officials said the operation is likely to go on for several days, but that the objective is not to reoccupy Gaza. The depth and intensity will also depend on parallel diplomatic efforts, the officials on condition of anonymity in line with military regulations.

What was expected to be a simple prostitution arrest in mid-December grew into the biggest child-exploitation case Flagler County has ever seen, said Maj. David O'Brien, head of the Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division.

That's because of a recommendation before the State Bar of Arizona – the organization that licenses attorneys – to require all new lawyers to swear they won't let their personal religious perspective on homosexuality affect their representation of any client. Mathew Staver, chief of Liberty Counsel, warns that the proposal is just the "tip of the iceberg."

Over the past month, pranksters have nabbed dozens of baby Jesus figurines from public and private displays across the US. A nativity scene in suburban New York, a hospital in Wisconsin, ten crèche figures in a single Pennsylvania county and a Catholic church outside Boston were just some of the victims of Christmastime mischief.

Thousands of Israeli security personnel were placed on high alert and deployed around annexed Arab east Jerusalem after Hamas called for "massive marches" following the main weekly Muslim prayers.

At least when he went after the pledge of allegiance in 2005 he could halfway make an argument that there is an expectation, particularly for school children, that it be recited regardless of a child’s beliefs. But the oath of office? That’s one person’s vow to make. Millions of people are not being asked to say it too (and in fact should politely keep quiet while he does it).

"Violence, hatred and mistrust are also forms of poverty -- perhaps the greatest -- that must be fought," the pope said during a mass marking the Roman Catholic Church's traditional January 1 World Day of Peace, on the theme of fighting poverty and building peace.

After noticing several instances of tick-borne illnesses affecting humans during particularly hot times, Didier Raoult, a professor at the University of Marseille School of Medicine in France, decided it was time to test out if higher temperatures drive disease-carrying dog ticks to latch on to humans.

The gunman later was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy in a firefight alongside a snowy mountain road, authorities confirmed.

Recently, Dr. Ted Baehr says he learned about the distribution of a number of emails and blog posts that were supposedly from him or his organization. However, the emails were links to pornography, including homosexual content.

The region is known for such swarms — 1,000 to 2,000 quakes occur annually in the park. Yellowstone's 10,000 geysers and hot springs, including the Old Faithful Geyser, may be the result of this geologic activity.

One 9-year-old has told investigators that “something bad happened” when he was with Jeffrey Alan Wasley, Sgt. Brian A. Moore said. Another 16-year-old has said he was fondled by Wasley eight years ago when Wasley gave the boy magic lessons, the sergeant said.