World & Nation
Paul Pressler, a leading figure of the Southern Baptist Convention who was accused of sexual abuse and later settled a lawsuit over the allegations, was 94.
June 16, 2024
Messengers approved a resolution urging couples to “consider the ethical implications” of reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization.
June 12, 2024
The Southern Baptist Convention will vote on a constitutional ban on churches with women pastors. It already kicked out Saddleback Church of California.
June 7, 2024
UCLA Sports
Kiki Rice and Charisma Osborne helped UCLA overcome the absence of Lauren Betts in the Bruins’ 84-55 win over California Baptist in the NCAA tournament.
March 23, 2024
Opinion
Saddleback Church expelled. Women denied ordination. The Southern Baptist Convention thinks it’s arresting a slide to liberalism, but it’s really on a slippery slope away from Christ’s teachings.
June 17, 2023
Gaza health workers say an Israeli strike on a school in northern Gaza has killed at least 22 people.
Sept. 21, 2024
California
The Southern Baptist Convention rejected appeals from Saddleback, voting to finalize the ouster of the Orange County megachurch over its female pastors.
June 14, 2023
One hundred fifty Los Angeles firefighters responded to the fire at Victory Baptist Church. Two remain off duty because of injuries suffered that night.
March 5, 2023
Politics
More than 4 in 10 adults have at least one step relative, and about 16% of children live in a household with a step parent, step sibling or half sibling, according to Pew Research.
Sept. 19, 2024
Two new books, ‘Paris in Ruins’ and ‘Monet: The Restless Vision,’ capture the energy of a movement that reinterpreted history and presaged modern art.
Sept. 20, 2024