The global Muslim population stands at 1.57 billion, meaning that nearly 1 in 4 people in the world practice Islam
The Forum on Religion and Public Life report provides a precise number for a population whose size has long has been subject to guesswork, with estimates ranging anywhere from 1 billion to 1.8 billion.
-Fire crews responded to the 400 block of Ocean Avenue in Ocean City for a 2-alarm blaze that broke out shortly after 10p.m. Wednesday.
A 2-story duplex caught fire and early reports indicate that several people had to be rescued from inside.
Fire crews were able to safely remove residents from danger, however several people have been displaced for the time being.
A Virginia man says he became "infuriated" when he discovered that his 16-year-old son brought home a book he'd been given in school that contained references to homosexuality, drug use and explicit sexual behavior.
The father's complaint has led to a school review of the novel, "Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky, which has been a source of controversy in other schools across the country.
A jury has awarded a 53-year-old man $9 million in compensatory and punitive damages after he sued his doctor’s office, claiming treatments for erectile dysfunction left him permanently scarred and sexually aroused for two days,
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