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At Maryland university, students use photos to build interfaith understanding
BALTIMORE (RNS) — At a table with other University of Maryland students and campus leaders, Keven Guruswamy, a senior psychology major and Seventh-day Adventist, held up a photograph of his collection of Bibles arranged on a shelf.
Some of the Bibles were in Tamil, others in English. Some he acquired himself and others wer ... (full story)
Federal judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, dies at 92
NEW YORK (AP) — Alvin K. Hellerstein, a Manhattan federal judge who presided over cases involving President Donald Trump, former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and the 9/11 attacks during nearly three decades on the bench, has died. He was 92.
Hellerstein died Oct. 28 morning while surrounded by his family, Chi ... (full story)
Smoke from LA fires exposed millions of people to high levels of toxic heavy metals, study says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — At the height of the Los Angeles fires in 2025, millions of residents were exposed in a 24-hour period to toxic lead levels from smoke that were 80 times higher than the typical background level, according to a new study.
Researchers from the California Institute of Technology compared the chemical compo ... (full story)
6 citizens sue Trump, saying media ban deprives them of news as audience stakeholders
In the increasingly bitter legal standoff between President Donald Trump and media outlets whose reporting he dislikes, a new and crucial third party has emerged: citizens who watch and read the news and need it to do their jobs.
A lawsuit filed Oct. 26 on behalf of six such citizens — essentially representing the wider pu ... (full story)
Dangerous levels of lead and other toxins taint soil at Minnesota homeless encampment
Randolph Avenue meets Shepard Road in St. Paul near the banks of the Mississippi River, hemmed in by railroad tracks still serving the industrial corridor. Beyond the intersection, nearing the river, a winding network of dirt paths and pitched tents have become a makeshift neighborhood – St. Paul’s largest encampment &nd ... (full story)