Greetings from Jerusalem, whose holy sites host some of the oldest colonies of nesting swifts

The scythe-winged birds have nested in the cracks of the Western Wall and other holy sites in Jerusalem for thousands of ...
Jefferson Public Radio

An Israeli paraglider tries to save migrating swifts that nest in the Western Wall

Swifts have nested in Jerusalem's Western Wall since biblical times. Now one Israeli paraglider is trying to save them.
The ForwardOpinion

Aptly titled ‘The Darkest Light’ documentary wrestles with Shlomo Carlebach’s contradictions

I am speaking, of course, of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach. This weekend marked the premiere of The Darkest Light, an aptly titled ...

Was Jesus an only child?

One of Christianity's longest-running debates hinges on a passage from the Bible that refers to the brothers and sisters of ...
National Catholic Register

Why Sigrid Undset Still Speaks to the Church — and Where to Start Reading

As her cause for sainthood moves forward, discover (or rediscover!) the writings of Sigrid Undset, a Nobel prize-winning ...
PBS

Required Bible stories for Texas students challenge separation of church and state

Passages from the Bible will now become required reading for public school students in Texas. The Republican-controlled state board of education approved the mandatory reading list on Friday, the ...
New York Post

Horrifying moment Big Bear Lake eaglet plunges from nest

One of Big Bear Lake’s beloved bald eaglets took a horrifying plunge from her nest Sunday morning after losing her footing during an accidental first flight caught on the area’s wildly popular live ...
The Verge

Nest’s quest to fix your thermostat

On Version History: Why an Apple legend decided to reinvent the thermostat, and why he thought it might change everything. On Version History: Why an Apple legend decided to reinvent the thermostat, ...
Android Police

I'm ditching Google's new Home Speaker for a 6-year-old Nest Audio, and the specs prove I'm right

Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...
Yahoo

Religion row as Texas makes Bible stories required reading in schools

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A copy of the Ten Commandments is displayed in a Texas classroom [AFP via Getty Images] A Texas education panel has approved plans ...
USA Today

Bible stories become required reading in Texas public schools

The Texas State Board of Education on June 26 approved a mandatory reading list for public schools that includes select stories from the Bible. The measure includes a list of texts that would be ...
PBS

Texas education board approves Bible stories as required reading in public schools

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas education board on Friday approved a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes Bible passages, widening conservative efforts to ...