As the second account of creation in Genesis concludes, the narrator leaves us with a striking detail: “The man and his wife ...

Raymond Lee Oyler set a fire that killed five firefighters in 2006. The California Supreme Court will decide if he remains on death row, writes Robin Epley of The Sacramento Bee.

Throughout my younger years, Mom used her index finger to poke me many times.  “Stand up straight,” she said as she pushed her finger into my back.  “Say, you’re sorry!” she whispered as she poked me ...