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ROME – Worried about the lure of the devil, a Vatican-linked university on Thursday debuted its latest course offering: a class on Satanism, black magic and exorcism. The class for clergy and seminarians at Rome’s Pontifical Academy “Regina Apostolorum (search)” has arisen from alarm about Satanic practices among young people, …

WASHINGTON – When a roadside bomb in Iraq (search) exploded on Feb. 9, Army Sgt. Jessica M. Housby became the 21st female soldier killed in action since the war began nearly two years ago. That may seem a small number, given that hostile deaths among U.S. troops recently surpassed 1,000 …

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – A woman concocted a heartbreaking story of how her soldier husband died a hero in Iraq (search) — and then admitted the story was all a hoax. “I think I need some serious counseling,” 24-year-old Sarah Kenney told The Daily Sentinel newspaper on Wednesday editions. “This …