Retail Evangelism

Published December 1, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Essayist Julie Hauserman has seen the light: it's blue and it's spinning on top of a pole at Kmart. She says it's time for Americans to heed the call of our national religion: shopping.

Federal shutdown could disrupt patient care at safety-net clinics across U.S.

Sarah Boden

A network of almost 1,400 federally-funded health clinics form an essential safety net for patients who have nowhere else to go. But even a temporary government shutdown could force cutbacks in care.
A Philadelphia Phillies fan was refused entry into the ballpark. Why?

The fan's support animal was not a service dog, and the Phillies have a rule about that. The fan's support animal happened to be 5' long alligator named Wally.
National & International News

Dozens are dead after a blast in Pakistan at a rally celebrating birthday of prophet

The Associated Press

A powerful bomb exploded near a mosque at a rally celebrating the birthday of Islam's Prophet Muhammad in Pakistan, killing at least 52 people and injuring dozens more, officials said.