She got the call from the hospital while standing in line for a food box from Metropolitan Ministries. ...more

December 19, 2009

Hundreds of handwritten prayer request cards are posted on the walls of Metropolitan Ministries' makeshift chapels across the Bay area. ...more

December 17, 2009

Chuck Mulhern had been traveling to developing countries on medical missions for 14 years, where he'd seen more than his share of misery. But the 4-year-old girl in the orthopedic ward of the Hospital del Nino in Lima, Peru, left a lasting impression. He brought her to the states so she could be fitted with a prosthetic arm and lead a relatively normal life. ...more

April 1, 2009

In October in Philadelphia, he was at the head of a parade before he was on the way out of town. ...more

March 28, 2009

Iran's most powerful figure dismissed President Barack Obama's extraordinary Persian New Year gesture, insisting Saturday - in an apparent attempt to keep the political establishment unified in an anti-American posture - that the U.S. administration's actions must match its rhetoric before Iran would alter its foreign policy. ...more

March 22, 2009

For the first time, the Lightning this week will hold a father/mentor trip, which has become a staple of many teams around the league. Many of the clubs, such as Washington and the New York Islanders last week, hold the trip during a two-game swing through the Sunshine State. ...more

February 16, 2009

In an uncertain reach across party lines, Senate moderates struggled for a compromise on economic stimulus legislation Thursday as the government spit out grim new jobless figures and President Barack Obama warned of more bad news ahead. ...more

February 6, 2009

Nearly 30 months after an Israeli soldier was captured, students demanded his release in a protest outside the prime minister's office in Jerusalem. ...more

December 22, 2008

Israel released 224 Palestinian prisoners Monday in a gesture to moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and jubilant detainees waving Palestinian flags jumped on the roof of one of the buses carrying them to freedom. ...more

December 16, 2008

Suzanne Evans has a reason to gripe. Several actually, when you consider she's been in and out of work (mostly out) since her husband died three years ago. Most of the collectibles she spent years acquiring have been sold off to make ends meet and if it wasn't for her friends, Evans wouldn't have a bed at night. ...more

November 16, 2008