“A California atheist has won a settlement of nearly $2 million after being sent to jail on a parole violation for objections he made about participating in a faith-based rehab program. Barry A. Hazle Jr., 46, served time for a conviction of methamphetamine possession in 2007. As a condition of …

“A prominent modern Orthodox rabbi at a Georgetown synagogue was arrested by D.C. police on Tuesday morning and charged with voyeurism, according to a department spokeswoman. Barry Freundel, 62, of the Kesher Israel Congregation, was being held in police custody Tuesday and was likely to have an initial appearance in …

“Navarro College, a community college in The Great State of Texas, sent rejection letters to multiple applicants from African countries because ‘Navarro College is not accepting international students from countries with confirmed Ebola cases.’ One such rejection letter sent to a Nigerian applicant was, of course, immediately posted to Twitter, …

“Advocates say by abolishing tipped minimum wage, US could help reduce sexual harassment in the food industry Nakima Jones is done staying quiet. She doesn’t want to wear ‘sexy’ shirts to work, to have her young son plead with her to change out of the tight shirt that’s her uniform …

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“Anita Sarkeesian, creator of the popular Tropes vs. Women video series, is at the center of yet another death threat. The Standard Examiner reports that the director of Utah State University’s Center for Women and Gender, along with several other people, received an email promising a mass shooting if they …

“A Baptist pastor is warning that God will escalate the Ebola crisis when North Carolina begins performing same-sex marriages. During his Sunday sermon following a series of court actions that effectively struck down North Carolina’s constitutional ban on marriage equality, Berean Baptist Church Pastor Pastor Ron Baity suggested that homosexuality …

“A new poll last week revealed disturbing trends about the increasingly dire media coverage of the Ebola story in the United States. Measuring the rising anxiety among news consumers, a Rutgers-Eagleton poll of New Jersey residents found that 69 percent are at least somewhat concerned about the deadly disease spreading …

“The Central Intelligence Agency has run guns to insurgencies across the world during its 67-year history — from Angola to Nicaragua to Cuba. The continuing C.I.A. effort to train Syrian rebels is just the latest example of an American president becoming enticed by the prospect of using the spy agency …

“A second nurse at a hospital here tested positive for Ebola on Wednesday, the third case of disease confirmed in Dallas in the span of 15 days and the first to heighten fears far beyond the city. The nurse, Amber Joy Vinson, 29, took a flight earlier this week from …