A girl walks home alone at night. Anything could happen to her in the shadows. And terrible things have happened to girls like her before. She considers her options before continuing on into the dark.

TWIN FALLS — The city has received nine applications from residents and faith leaders to provide an invocation at the beginning of City Council meetings since it voted in March to approve the opening ...

The Chicago City Council, like many other legislative bodies, typically opens meetings with an "invocation"—essentially, a prayer or moment of reflection. Clergy from a wide range of religious ...

A leader of a Central Florida group of atheists, humanists and nonbelievers said he felt disrespected by Lake County officials who responded to his secular invocation at a county commission meeting ...

The Clark County Council observes a moment of silence before their meeting at the Public Service Building in Vancouver, Tuesday May 9, 2017. Ariane Kunze/The Columbian After months of revision and ...