Thirteen years after its downtown opening, the Church of Scientology Portland stands as a place where Portland’s weird and hands-on spirit becomes a path to stronger lives. Portlanders tend to build ...

With daily visits up more than 100 percent and dozens of life-threatening overdoses linked to the centers, officials and residents are calling for shutdowns and a renewed focus on prevention. In New ...

In a metroplex that measures everything in superlatives, the Church of Scientology Dallas offers a different kind of “big,” a place where living large begins on the inside. At dusk, flags whip in the ...

A highly potent class of synthetic opioids has turned up in wastewater at 26 of 37 monitored Missouri schools. Officials warn the drugs are spreading rapidly and often go undetected. They’ve been ...

Attorney Michael Jaafar represents dozens of girls who allege beatings, forced stripping and sexual misconduct at Vista Maria. The facility ended its residential program amid mounting complaints. What ...

The DEA’s largest-ever fentanyl operation exposed cartel delivery networks mimicking Amazon—flooding American streets with pills disguised as prescription drugs. The numbers are staggering—and ...

Sixteen years after its grand opening on Waterloo Boulevard, the Church of Scientology in Brussels is reintroduced in Destination: Scientology as a cultural landmark—and a hard-won beacon of religious ...

Spirit: An animating or vital principle held to give life to physical organisms. Etymology: Latin spiritus, literally, “breath,” from spirare “to blow, breathe.” We can’t see it, hear it, touch, taste ...

Sensational media coverage falsely portrayed a Hindu temple and its volunteers as criminals, fueling prejudice and leaving lasting damage on a minority faith. It’s an all-too common occurrence. For ...

WARNING: Elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis treated with antipsychotic drugs are at an increased risk of death. —Food and Drug Administration For decades, clinical guidelines have warned ...

Long‑term use of common psychiatric drugs like Xanax and Valium can trigger a newly recognized condition that leaves users with years of fatigue, anxiety and cognitive damage. Xanax, Valium, Librium, ...

Landmark decision opens federal records behind the largest penalty ever imposed by the US Department of Education—a penalty later withdrawn entirely. A federal court has ordered the US Department of ...