OCALA -- George Newkirk lived his Quaker faith and died the way he lived."We have lost a very fine man of peace," said Lee Wiggins, a Catholic chaplain, who, like Newkirk, was a member of the Greater Ocala Ministerial Association. "He was so welcoming

The flowers have been selected, the Veterans' Memorial Center has been booked, and the three-piece band has been chosen. The e-invitations have gone out and relatives are flying in. The brides - and there will be two of them - might not have time to buy

These kids have an odd mission: figuring out over the course of a school year how to most effectively give away $20,000 provided by the nonprofit Seattle Foundation. This is philanthropy boot camp.

The tables have turned on the Iowa farm boy who grew to be a mostly behind-the-scenes activist for social justice and now is about to receive a top honor for his life’s efforts.

Here's the latest news on gay marriage from around the world. The good news this week? Prop 8 seems to be behind in the polls again this week, though it's still way too close to call.