Adult Friendship

"There were no redeeming characters, no characters who were role models for young Muslims, defini... Middle eastern appearance.

"There were no redeeming characters, no characters who were role models for young Muslims, definitely not part of the mainstream unless you were a victim. I noticed there was this gap."

Abdel-Fattah -- an Australian-born Muslim of Palestinian-Egyptian heritage -- set about filling it. An insurance litigation lawyer, she wrote her first novel Does My Head Look Big in This? on the often lat...

Anyone with information about the case or who may be a victim is asked to contact the Special Vic... Sex crime charges filed af

Anyone with information about the case or who may be a victim is asked to contact the Special Victim's Unit of the Brevard County Sheriff's Office at 454-7071.

A Melbourne man who authorities contend had a string of sexual incidents with children dating as far back as 1979 was charged with 46 counts of capital sexual battery following a three-week investigation by the Brevard County She...

The Orlando Sentinel ORLANDO, Fla. - At sundown Friday, when members of the Southwest Orlando Jew... Converts lead holiday serv

The Orlando Sentinel ORLANDO, Fla. - At sundown Friday, when members of the Southwest Orlando Jewish Congregation began services for Rosh Hashana, they beheld a sight that might seem unusual to those outside the faith.

The synagogue's rabbi, cantor and congregation president are all "Jews by choice" - converts to the faith - from Baptist, Episcopal and Catholic backgrounds.

"Sounds...