Oregon Bakery (Finally) Pays Fine For Refusing To Serve A Gay Couple
An Oregon bakery paid off the $135,000 fine levied against it in July after refusing to serve a lesbian couple in 2013 citing religious beliefs.

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

Exxon reports record profits on heels of Chevron
Critics say both inside and out of government those margins ought to renew interest in a windfall profits tax on big oil.
By Matt Brown / AP
The US is facing a critical shortage of high tech engineers
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, between 2016 and 2026 there has been and will be a shortfall of six million engineers, or more.
By Scripps News
Boeing bids farewell to an icon, delivers last 747 jumbo jet
Since 1969, the 747 has served as a cargo plane, a commercial aircraft capable of carrying nearly 500, and the Air Force One presidential aircraft.
By Jennifer Buchanan / The Seattle Times / AP