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2 dead in stabbing at church in San Jose, California

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Georgia Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Raphael Warnock speaks during a news conference Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, in Atlanta. Control of the Senate won’t be decided until January runoffs in Georgia after neither party Wednesday locked down a majority, launching a mammoth battle to shape President-elect Joe Biden's agenda and determine the balance of power in Washington. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Raphael Warnock dodges Fidel Castro ‘lovefest’ question

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - Stephen F. Austin forward Nathan Bain (23) drives for the game-winning basket against Duke forward Jack White (41) during overtime in an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., in this Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, file photo. Bain provided one of college basketball’s signature moments last season, a buzzer-beating layup in overtime to give unheralded Stephen F. Austin a stunning upset over Duke. But that became just a sliver of the story that night. His layup won a game -- and rebuilt a home, rebuilt a school and rebuilt a church, all of it directly impacting the lives of hundreds of Bahamians who have dealt with enormous challenges for the last 14 months and counting. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

After Hurricane Dorian, a layup helped the Bahamas rebuild

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Jury sets penalties in failed church construction project

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Pastor receives civilian service award in South Carolina

By JAMES HICKS and The Index-Journal - Associated Press

Amid declining membership, Virginia church seeks a new home

By CASEY FABRIS and The Roanoke Times - Associated Press

During a break between morning church services, Beverly Sides, right, with the Prestonwood Cultural Impact Team shows Suzie Brewer election voter guides for various north Texas counties at Prestonwood Baptist Church Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, in Plano, Texas. Evangelical churches and their suburban members are a key to President Trump's voter support in Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

White evangelicals hope to keep changing Texas red for Trump

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

A woman and child walk past Laurae Caruth, right, volunteer with Christian Cultural Center Social Justice Initiative's voter registration drive, as she sits at a table where she registers voters, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. &quot;I'm out here volunteering because of how important it is to exercise the right to vote,&quot; Caruth said. In recent election cycles, predominantly Black congregations across the country have launched get-out-the-vote campaigns commonly referred to as “souls to the polls.” But instead of packing buses and vans to shuttle people to early voting sites this year, church leaders say they are organizing caravans for absentee ballot drop-offs and in-person early voting. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Black churches mobilizing voters despite virus challenges

By AARON MORRISON - Associated Press

The E. Barrett Prettyman United States Court House is seen, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, in Washington, D.C. The building houses the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Judge blasts D.C. mayor’s coronavirus church shutdown

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Attorney: Contractor got $454K for ‘pile of dirt’ at church

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Birmingham church bombed in ‘63 planning virtual remembrance

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In this undated self-made photo, Noel Alexander is seen in the hospital in Louisiana. Alexander had helped build Pine Hill Baptist Church in west-central Louisiana. He'd been its music minister, served on numerous committees and he and his wife kept the church's books. After he died from COVID-19 at age 79, his visitation and funeral were scheduled for the church he loved. But his family said that when they arrived, they were told they couldn't hold either the visitation or the funeral in the spacious building currently used for services because of the pandemic. Pastor Tri Evans says the church voted recently to apologize and create a new fund in Alexander's honor. (Noel Alexander via AP)

Pandemic fear: Church to apologize for funeral refusal

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY - Associated Press

Winds from Isaias tear down parts of old Virginia church

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Black Dallas church alleges intimidation by pro-police rally

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This June 16, 2010, file photo, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., participates in a ceremony to unveil two plaques recognizing the contributions of enslaved African Americans in the construction of the United States Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington. Lewis, who carried the struggle against racial discrimination from Southern battlegrounds of the 1960s to the halls of Congress, has died. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed his passing late Friday, July 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

John Lewis funeral to be held at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist

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In this file photo taken on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, the Rev. John Koletas leaves Grace Baptist Church in Troy, N.Y., where he presides. The upstate New York pastor, who supports gun ownership rights, says he plans to raffle a legal AR-15 rifle during an upcoming Sunday service. (AP Photo/The Albany Times Union, Lori Van Buren) ** FILE **

John Koletas Grace Baptist Church targeted by Black Lives Matter

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Billy goat stands on front steps of Rose Bower M.B. Church on July 7, 2020, in McComb, Miss. (Ernest Herndon/The Enterprise-Journal via AP)

‘Holy goat:’ A goat guards a Mississippi church

By ERNEST HERNDON and Enterprise-Journal - Associated Press

Judge could decide soon on new trial in 1985 Georgia murders

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Standing outside Terry's Creek Baptist Church, Magnolia, Miss., with Spike are, from left, Catherine Brown, Tom Gunther and the Rev. Laverne Summerlin on June 18, 2020. (Ernest Herndon/The Enterprise-Journal via AP)

Dog makes folks welcome at Terry’s Creek church

By ERNEST HERNDON and Enterprise-Journal - Associated Press

Pastor Joshua Manning poses outside his Community Baptist Church in Noel, Mo. (Lauren Manning via AP)

Joshua Manning closes church in Noel, Missouri due to coronavirus

By Jim Salter - Associated Press