Jeff Sessions Announces New Religious Liberty Task Force
Activist groups spoke out against the new task force, citing concerns about LGBTQ discrimination.

Concerns over prayer breakfast lead Congress to take it over
The organizer and host for this year's breakfast will be the National Prayer Breakfast Foundation, headed by former Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark.
By Patrick Semansky /AP
Historic Black churches receive $4 million in preservation grants
Churches across the U.S. will each receive tens of thousands of dollars to aid in restoring their historic house of worship.
By AP
FBI: Polygamous Leader Had 20 Wives, Many Of Them Minors
Samuel Bateman was a former member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints until he left to start his own offshoot group.
By Trent Nelson / The Salt Lake Tribune / APTop Stories

Source: Kyrie Irving going to the Dallas Mavericks
The blockbuster trade ends Irving's pairing with Kevin Durant before it ever had much of a chance to click.
By Frank Franklin II / AP
Lawmakers react to US shooting down suspected Chinese spy balloon
If you can't get enough of the Chinese balloon saga, turns out there's another sighting in Costa Rica.
By Chad Fish via AP
Democrats introduce bills intended to bolster Black history education
Advocates for the legislation said it would invest $10 million over five years in the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
By Mariam Zuhaib / AP