(RNS) Kenneth Starr, the independent counsel whose long-running probe led to the impeachment of former President Bill Clinton, has been named the new president of Baylor University, the world’s largest Baptist university. Starr, who has been the dean of the law school at Pepperdine University since 2004, was chosen unanimously by Baylor’s board of regents…

DHARMSALA, India – The Dalai Lama says he is happy about meeting with President Barack Obama in Washington later this week. The Tibetan spiritual leader left for New Delhi on Tuesday from the northern Indian town of Dharmsala where he has lived since fleeing Tibet 50 years ago. He leaves Wednesday for Washington and is…

(RNS) By the end of January, plenty of New Year’s resolutions have been broken. For those who have ignored pledges to hit the gym every day, or stay away from “American Idol,” a broken resolution is little more than an annual defeat of the will. But for people trying to get their alcohol problem under…

Toronto (RNS/ENI) As the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, open on Friday (Feb. 12) many are focused on praying for the athletes, for the community hosting the event, and, just as passionately, for snow. The British Columbia cities of Vancouver and Whistler are hosting the winter games, but the Vancouver area has been hit…

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