It's not easy to ask people to volunteer at the busiest time of the year. ...more

December 13, 2008

As many as 10,000 people took to the streets in San Diego and similar numbers marched in Los Angeles on Saturday to protest passage of an anti-gay marriage ballot initiative, authorities said. ...more

November 10, 2008

Brigham Young University has yanked the diploma of a man who created a calendar featuring shirtless Mormon missionaries and who was later excommunicated from the church. ...more

October 21, 2008

Child by child, Texas authorities are acknowledging that many of the children seized during a raid on a polygamist sect's ranch can safely live with their parents or guardians. ...more

September 5, 2008

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August 19, 2008

A Las Vegas man who devised a calendar that features shirtless Mormon missionaries is facing a disciplinary hearing and possible excommunication because of the project. ...more

July 13, 2008

The members of a polygamist sect raided by authorities two months ago have their children back, but with a criminal investigation looming, the sect's troubles may not be over. ...more

June 5, 2008

Families from a polygamist sect began trickling back to the Yearning For Zion Ranch on Tuesday - exactly two months after child welfare authorities and law enforcement first arrived at its battered metal gate looking for a caller to a domestic abuse hot line. ...more

June 4, 2008

More than 400 children taken from a polygamist sect's ranch two months ago began returning to the arms of their parents Monday, hours after a judge bowed to a state Supreme Court ruling that the seizure was not justified. ...more

June 3, 2008

Parents' hopes of quick reunions with more than 400 children removed from a polygamist sect's ranch were dashed Friday after their attorneys and a judge clashed over proposed restrictions. ...more

May 31, 2008