It seems that in many parts of the world, even with all our diverse cultures and beliefs, the act of hanging a protective charm on our doors to bring luck or keep evil spirits out of our homes is wide

One shies away from fortune-tellers and from fortune-telling. We should take each day as it comes and not fall prey to delving into the future. Anyway, whatever will be will be. So why this undue curi

Exactly 65 years after the first nuclear attack on Hiroshima, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament’s two-week exhibition at London’s Friends House offers an insightful reminder of the effects the apoc

A federal judge on Thursday reinstated Endangered Species Act protections for wolves in Montana and Idaho, saying the government made a political decision in removing the protections from just two of

Camden is preparing to permanently shut its library system by the end of the year, potentially leaving residents of the impoverished city among the few in the United States unable to borrow a library

If you know who decapitated three goats and left the bodies in full view near San Jose's Alum Rock Park -- and you've been sitting on the information -- perhaps $2,500 might loosen your tongue. Sa

The Greece Town Board can open public meetings with prayer, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Charles Siragusa ruled Thursday that the prayers at the board meeting are not unconstituti

The Senate confirmed Elena Kagan Thursday as the Supreme Court's 112th justice and fourth woman, selecting a scholar with a reputation for brilliance, a dry sense of humor and a liberal legal bent.

There was a period, last November, when unremitting lightning brought day to the night skies over windward Kauai, as thunder boomed, cracked and rolled. Brisk winds swept in rains so heavy and insiste

For couples having trouble conceiving, it might be just what the witch doctor ordered. A pair of mystical 5-foot-tall ebony fertility statues are on display through Aug. 29 at the Ripley's Believe

Same sex couples in California do have a right to be married, according to a ruling issued today in federal court in San Francisco that overturns a ban on gay marriage in the state. US District Chi

Despite claims by the TSA that electronic body scan images "cannot be stored or recorded," some federal police agencies are in fact saving tens of thousands of images, according to a report by CNET Ne

Purslane sprouts from sidewalk cracks, invades gardens and earns contempt from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which classifies it as a "noxious weed." It also happens to be a "superfood" high

Pancreatic tumor cells use fructose to divide and proliferate, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a study that challenges the common wisdom that all sugars are the same. Tumor cells fed both glucos

Nearly three-fourths of oil from the BP spill is gone from the Gulf of Mexico, with 26 percent remaining as a sheen or tarballs, buried in sediment or washed ashore, U.S. scientists said on Wednesday.

Okanagan Wiccans, Druids, Pagans, Witches, Heathens, Shamen, and members of many other earth-based faiths will gather to celebrate their Pagan pride Aug. 21. More than 100 gatherings around the wor

Many popular dietary supplements contain ingredients that may cause cancer, heart problems, liver or kidney damage, but U.S. stores sell them anyway and Americans spend millions on them, according to

When Gina Mitlo looks into the future, she sees herself running a successful fortune telling business. Selectmen approved her vision last night, as the board granted Mitlo a license for her busines

Archaeologists revealed today that they have discovered the first evidence in the UK of stonework painted with a pattern, suggesting Neolithic people enjoyed decorating. It comes a week after the r

Pagans and other spiritual seekers in LA and the surrounding areas celebrated Lammas or what is also called Lughnasadh, on Sunday, August 1st in a variety of ways. Some will celebrate the same Sabat o