From 1790 to 1952, only "white people" were eligible to become naturalized U.S. citizens. That fact alone explains why for most of our history, immigrants and their descendants fought to be considered white. ...more

January 3, 2010

There's been a lot of talk recently about how oil drilling has made the Texas and Louisiana coast look dirty. ...more

November 10, 2009

Court records show actor Morgan Freeman has settled a lawsuit related to a 2008 car accident that seriously injured him and a passenger. ...more

November 5, 2009

You can argue all you want about who invented punk rock. But that wall-of-noise guitar sound, those thick, distorted chords that define the music? That's Ron Asheton. ...more

January 9, 2009

Paddlings, swats, licks. A quarter of a million schoolchildren got them last year - and blacks, American Indians and youngsters with disabilities got a disproportionate share of the punishment, a study by a human rights group found. ...more

August 20, 2008

Catfish farmers across the South, unable to cope with the soaring cost of corn and soybean feed, are draining their ponds. ...more

July 19, 2008

Folks from all across the nation have a passion for Southern cooking, a specialty of cookbook author and sweet tea connoisseur Martha Hall Foose. ...more

July 15, 2008

Thousands of ham radio operators are showing their emergency capabilities this weekend. ...more

June 28, 2008

Thousands of ham radio operators will show their emergency capabilities this weekend. ...more

June 27, 2008

"Everybody Eats Lunch," by Cricket Azima (Glitterati Inc.; $16) ...more

June 11, 2008