News from around Johnson County as reported on Dec. 4 in the pages of the Daily Journal and the Franklin Evening Star from ...

The portrayal of Jesus varies widely across cultures, reflecting creativity and personal connections rather than exclusion.

A former missionary with an Ohio-based ministry has been indicted on federal charges of engaging in illicit sexual conduct ...

Smoke-kissed exterior giving way to tender meat with just the right amount of resistance – not falling apart like pot roast, but yielding easily to gentle pressure. That telltale pink smoke ring ...

Tucked away on Main Street in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania sits a bright yellow building that doesn’t scream “culinary destination” at first glance. But Harvey’s Main Street BBQ has become something of a ...

A report on Black Jews’ feelings and experiences post-Oct. 7, 2023, suggests many have felt increasingly marginalized in ...

Even progressive Yiddish journalists and activists who protested anti-Black violence in the South used racist stereotypes.

A major breakthrough has come in one of the most mysterious cases tied to the events surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has won the catchphrase of the year for her pledge to “work, work, work, work and work ...

Even for a president who has long made clear he’s no fan of Somalia, the latest round of contempt from Donald Trump was a ...

New York City kids raised in a progressive bubble often assume that the South is full of backward bigots. But some are ...

I grew up not appreciating liturgy. Morris Chapel was a Methodist (now a United Methodist) church in northern Indiana and I grew up there. My family had been in that ...