Elana Schor, Author at Greenfield Recorder

A Catholic priest V.M. Thomas enters a church for a special prayer on Good Friday in Gauhati, India, Friday, April 10, 2020. People around the world have begun celebrating Good Friday and Easter from the safety of their homes in an effort to help arrest the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

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In a test of faith, Christians mark Good Friday in isolation

by Joseph Krauss Associated Press, and Elana Schor Associated PressApril 10, 2020

JERUSALEM — Christians are commemorating Jesus’ crucifixion without the solemn church services or emotional processions of past years, marking Good Friday in a world locked down by the coronavirus pandemic.The chanting of a small group of clerics…

In this Oct. 19, 2017 photo, troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol Quick Response Force line in front of the Phillips Center on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Fla., ahead of white nationalist Richard Spencer’s speech.

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White supremacist propaganda spreading, anti-bias group says

by Elana Schor Associated PressFebruary 12, 2020

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks as supporters wave lighted signs during a fundraiser for the Nevada Democratic Party in Las Vegas. During the 2020 campaign, Sanders, who’s known more for eschewing organized religion than embracing his Jewishness, has shifted the way he talks about his faith and tied it to his broader worldview. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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Sanders defines a Jewish identity his way on the 2020 trail

by Elana Schor Associated PressJanuary 29, 2020

In this Sept. 1, 2017, file photo, religious leaders pray with President Donald Trump after he signed a proclamation for a national day of prayer to occur on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.

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Poll: White evangelicals distinct on abortion, LGBT policy

by Elana Schor Associated Press, and Emily Swanson Associated PressJanuary 2, 2020

President Donald Trump waves during a summit on transforming mental health treatment to combat homelessness, violence, and substance abuse, at the he Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Trump blasts Christian magazine that called for his removal

by Elana Schor Associated Press, and Jill Colvin Associated PressDecember 20, 2019

President Donald Trump prepares to sign an executive order targeting what his administration says is growing anti-Semitism on U.S. college campuses Wednesday.

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Anti-Semitism order raises tough issue of defining prejudice

by Elana Schor Associated PressDecember 13, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is silhouetted as she speaks during a rally Monday, Aug. 19, 2019, at Macalaster College during a campaign appearance in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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An apology, a packed rally, a plan: 24 hours with Warren

by Kathleen Hennessey Associated Press, and Elana Schor Associated PressAugust 20, 2019

Elizabeth Warren, 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful, speaks during the first day of the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum held Monday, Aug. 19, 2019 at the Orpheum Theatre in Sioux City, Iowa. (Tim Hynds/Sioux City Journal via AP)

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Warren apologizes for heritage claim, woos Native Americans

by Elana Schor Associated Press, and Josh Funk Associated PressAugust 19, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks about his "Medicare for All" proposal Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at George Washington University in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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2020 Dems grapple with how to pay for ‘Medicare for All’

by Elana Schor Associated PressJuly 19, 2019

Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., questions Secretary of the Army and Secretary of Defense nominee Mark Esper during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Warren pitches new constraints on private equity

by Elana Schor Associated PressJuly 18, 2019