Problem gambling is on the rise around the country. Even in Wisconsin, one of the few states that hasn’t legalized online sports betting, a gambling helpline based in Green Bay has seen an uptick in calls and growing demand for its addiction services. (Wilson, Wisconsin Public Radio)
Read MoreThe live show, “Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After,” debuts May 27 at the Disney’s Hollywood Studios park at the Orlando, Florida resort. In the show, the three baddies of old-school Disney movies plead their cases before an audience that they are the most misunderstand villain of them all. (Schneider, Associated Press)
Read MoreTheir exchange displayed the unique mix of vulnerability, humor and faith that has captivated their audience, including many young women who see Halili and Reitsma as role models for how to follow Jesus in a modern world often at odds with the Bible’s message of purity, self-sacrifice and humility. (Netburn, Los Angeles Times)
Read MoreThe count is likely lead to demands to raise the country's quotas that reserve government jobs, college admissions and elected offices for some categories of castes, especially for a swathe of lower and intermediate castes that are recognized as Other Backward Classes. India's current policy caps quotas at 50%, with 27% reserved for OBCs. (Associated Press)
Read MoreA coalition of survivors of clergy sexual abuse demanded Wednesday that cardinals entering the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis pick a pope who will adopt a universal zero-tolerance policy for abuse and himself has a clean record handling cases. (Winfield, AP News)
Read MoreThe Convention has 30 fewer churches, dropping from 46,906 in 2023 to 46,876 in 2024. This decline includes those that closed and those that still exist but are no longer affiliated with the SBC. Church-type missions also declined, dropping from 2,474 to 2,321. (Earls, Baptist Press)
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