GRAFTON, W.Va. On this 100th anniversary of Mother's Day, the woman credited with creating one of the world's most celebrated holidays probably wouldn't be pleased with all the flowers, candy or gifts.

INDIANAPOLIS Three-week-old Kevin fussed in mother Melissa Lankey's arms until she started singing softly to him, "Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so." The newborn began dozing within seconds.

WASHINGTON Emily again topped the list of most popular baby girl names last year, registering as No. 1 for the 12th straight time. Jacob led among names for boys for the ninth year in a row.

NEW YORK No constituency is more eager to see a woman win the presidency than America's feminists, yet - despite Hillary Rodham Clinton's historic candidacy - the women's movement finds itself wrenchingly divided over the Democratic race as it heads toward the finish.

We asked children up to age 12, to pay tribute to their mom’s by drawing a sketch of them for Mother’s Day. Dozens responded, drawing mom with varying degrees of accuracy — lots of stick figures out there — and an abundance of love.

SANTA FE, N.M. Authorities say the leader of an apocalyptic sect in northeastern New Mexico has been released from jail after his son posted his bond.

NEW YORK Conservative legal advocates are recruiting pastors nationwide to defy an IRS ban on preaching about politicians, in a challenge they hope will abolish the restriction.

YONKERS, N.Y. The queen of hip-hop soul is establishing a foundation to help women develop careers and gain self-confidence.

WASHINGTON Agents selling private health insurance plans to the elderly and disabled would be barred from cold-calling, door-to-door solicitations and pitching their products outside hospital waiting rooms or pharmacies, under a federal rule proposed Thursday.

WASHINGTON A consumer advocacy group petitioned the government Thursday to pull the birth-control patch off the market, calling it far riskier than the pill.

WASHINGTON When 83-year-old Helen Long left her North Carolina home without notice last January, her daughter called state police.

NEW YORK Author Brian McLaren is among the most influential American religious thinkers of the last decade.

WASHINGTON Nearly two-dozen conservative Christian leaders have signed a letter to the Senate Finance Committee questioning an investigation into six large ministries that preach a gospel of prosperity.

JERUSALEM Israel staged its 60th birthday bash with fireworks, air force flyovers and a great sense of pride Thursday, but also with uncertainty about its future and doubts about prospects for peace with the Palestinians.

DHARMSALA, India The Dalai Lama's envoys and Chinese officials disagreed more than they agreed at weekend talks on how to move beyond the unrest in Tibet, one of the Tibetan spiritual leader's representatives said Thursday.

NEW YORK More than a quarter-century has not diminished the theatricality of "Top Girls," British playwright Caryl Churchill's incisive dissection of how women deal with power and class.

Prominent evangelicals urged Christian conservatives Wednesday to support "an expansion of our concerns beyond single-issue politics," angering some leaders on the religious right who have been closely allied with the Republican Party.

KUFR QASSEM, Israel The highway leading to this Arab town in central Israel was lined with blue-and-white Israeli flags Wednesday to mark the country's 60th Independence Day. But no banners fluttered in Kufr Qassem itself.

Women who stop smoking dramatically reduce their risk of heart disease and stroke by 20 percent within five years, and have a lung cancer risk similar to that of a non-smoker after 30 years, a new study shows.

Every month, Phil Davis receives a deposit of American money in his Czech bank account. And every month, he sees that deposit shrink.