New cricket stadium in Southern California heralds the sport's Olympic return after 128 years

American Jews’ toxic family feud over Israel

(RNS) — Divisions over Israel and the war in Gaza are testing longstanding political loyalties among American Jews, whose votes could prove decisive in closely contested congressional races.

What to know about Kenya's starvation cult after its leader is convicted on 191 murder charges

(AP) — Pastor Paul Mackenzie was convicted alongside 28 others who helped run a sect connected to Mackenzie's Good News International Church in coastal southeast Kenya.

Houthi rebels strike Yemen's government forces, killing at least 53

CAIRO (AP) — The attack wounded an additional 200 recruits at the military camp in the southern province of Shabwa, the provincial government there said.

40 days to arrive, 40 days to leave: How Armenian culture honors life’s most important moments

(The Conversation) — Armenian culture marks major events such as birth and death with a special period of 40 days, called ‘karasunk,’ as people transition from one state to another.

Anti-Hindu hate targets race and religion at once

(RNS) — When the framers wrote the Constitution, race stood at the front, but religion was always there alongside it.