Filipinos including a 15-year-old were voluntarily nailed to crosses and scores more whipped their backs into a bloody pulp on Friday in a gory ritual to mark the death of Jesus Christ. The event has become an annual event that attracts thousands… 3/23/08 | 9:50 AM

At least 2,000 Christians from all over the world crowded the stone alleyways of Jerusalem’s Old City to mark Good Friday, retracing the route Jesus took to his crucifixion, many of them carrying heavy wooden crosses over their shoulders… 3/23/08 | 9:47 AM

Do you like that song on the MacBook Air commercial? Folksy French-Israeli singer Yael Naim has found success after her song “New Soul” played in the ads, pushing the song to No. 7 on U.S. music chart Billboard’s Hot 100. 3/23/08 | 9:45 AM

ESPN is reporting that Miguel Cabrera and the Detroit Tigers reached a preliminary agreement Saturday on an eight-year, $153.3 million contract extension, which would make it the fourth-richest contract in baseball history. 3/23/08 | 9:40 AM

“These brave individuals have lived out the words of the Gospel: ‘Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends’. And our nation’s fallen heroes live on in the memory of the nation they helped defend.” Pres … 3/23/08 | 9:36 AM

Shoppers are discovering an upside to the down economy- they are getting price breaks by reviving an age-old retail strategy: haggling. Major stores like Best Buy, Circuit City and Home Depot have begun allowing employees to negotiate prices… 3/23/08 | 9:29 AM

Really interesting article on the crazy amount of music, video, and media we collect as a society. Really good read! 3/23/08 | 12:18 AM