In the nonprofit legal center Steven Schwartz runs from a converted furniture store in Northampton, Mass., the e-mail was very good news: By week's end, a check for $243,000 would be on its way. ...more

December 21, 2008

Brett Favre gave the Tennessee Titans a painful reminder Sunday. He will pick apart the best NFL defenses when given too much time. ...more

November 24, 2008

The widow of an Iraq war veteran who committed suicide while in outpatient care for depression at a Veterans Administration hospital has sued the federal government for negligence. ...more

October 7, 2008

If all goes as the Sons of Confederate Veterans plan, a jumbo red flag with the historic, familiar blue X and white stars will permanently unfurl, within the next year, at the prominent crossing of interstates 4 and 75. ...more

June 16, 2008

Whenever the "system" fails to produce the results we all wish for every child, it can be a painful reminder that no matter how hard we work to improve our child welfare system, there will be heartbreaking cases of abuse. ...more

February 6, 2008