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In his book Under the Banner of Heaven, author Jon Krakauer examined the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and of fundamentalist splinter groups, who are not Mormons and who broke off from the church after it abandoned the practice of plural marriages. The book excerpt below looks at the history of the polygamous community in Colorado City, Ariz.

A highway north of Tampa, Fla., had to close temporarily Wednesday morning after a semitrailer carrying cases of Coors Light beer crashed. Minor injuries were reported.

Testimony continues Wednesday in the two week defamation trail of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

The Southern Decadence festival in New Orleans attracted hundreds of thousands of people over this past Labor Day weekend. It's a celebratory event but the city also saw it as an opportunity to educate and vaccinate attendees about monkeypox.

By one estimate, about a third of poll workers have quit since 2020, leading to a national shortage.

Maine schools have applied to the Environmental Protection Agency for funds to buy electric buses. And the EPA announced on Thursday that it is doubling its Clean School Bus Program funding for this year, to nearly $1 billion.

On Jan. 4, 2007, Nancy Pelosi made history as the first female speaker of the House. She talks with Deborah Amos about her new book, Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters. Pelosi comes from a devoutly Democratic family, and she charts her journey from stay-at-home mom to politician.

Fairfield Interim Superintendent Stephen Tracy presented a five-part plan on Tuesday that includes enhancements to education for all students in the district and an increase in diversity.

Sen. Patrick Leahy has been hospitalized for observation and testing.

The Suffolk County Human Rights Commission will utilize a public, online platform where residents can submit comments about interactions with county police.