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The man who proved Christian slaves were not slothful

by Bill Federer -- [caption id="attachment_3101144" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Richard Allen[/caption] Richard Allen was born to slave parents in Philadelphia and sold with his family to a plantation in Dover, Delaware. As a more…

Missing mom found alive after 42 years

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (NBC NEWS) A 42-year mystery was solved this week when police tracked down a long-missing Indiana mom in Texas, where she had been living under an alias. Lula more…

Obamacare 'poster boy' now says he's a girl

by Cheryl Chumley -- [caption id="attachment_3100634" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Marcelas Owens watches President Obama sign Obamacare into law.[/caption] The 11-year-old boy seen standing alongside and gazing at President Obama during the historic White House more…

Rolling Stones roll into Cuba for free gig

by Cheryl Chumley -- [caption id="attachment_3100194" align="aligncenter" width="600"] The Rolling Stones (Credit: NBC)[/caption] The iconic rock band The Rolling Stones has touched down in Cuba for a free historic concert in the more…

NBA uses All-Star game to push LGBT agenda

by Cheryl Chumley -- [caption id="attachment_3100014" align="aligncenter" width="601"] The NBA is threatening to move its All-Star game from Charlotte, N.C., due to that state's passage of a bill perceived by the association more…

Comedian Garry Shandling dead at 66

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (NBC News) Garry Shandling, the envelope-pushing comedian best known for playing a fictional talk show host on "The Larry Sanders Show," died Thursday in a Los Angeles-area hospital, more…

'Great Spirit' spoke to Indians through these men

by Bill Federer -- Who were the first African-American missionaries sent out from the United States? George Lisle, the first ordained African-American, went in 1782 to Jamaica with other freed slaves to more…