Officials in central Virginia approved a Walmart Supercenter early Tuesday near one of the nation's most important Civil War battlefields, a proposal that had stirred opposition by preservationists and hundreds of historians. ...more

August 26, 2009

Barack Obama won't be sworn in until next week as the 44th president of the United States, but the list of people naming babies after him is already growing. ...more

January 12, 2009

Get ready for the in-law in chief. President-elect Barack Obama's mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, is moving into the White House at least temporarily to join Michelle Obama and the two children, transition officials said Friday. ...more

January 9, 2009

Barack Obama won't be sworn in until Jan. 20 as the 44th president of the United States, but the list of people naming babies after him is already growing. ...more

January 9, 2009

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson is going back to the small screen after his foray into Republican presidential politics over the last year. ...more

November 21, 2008

and this is one of them - when I think I could write a column simply extolling the virtues of Little Bo Peep, recipients of the Medal of Honor and the essence of our precious bodily fluids, and some of you beloved readers would still seize the moment to rant like Old Yeller toward the end about Republicans versus Democrats. ...more

August 24, 2008

Officials at a small Civil War museum made an intriguing discovery while sifting through storage: A document long treated as a photo reproduction of the terms of Gen. Robert E. Lee's surrender appears, upon closer inspection, to contain actual signatures and date to 1865. ...more

August 3, 2008

LITTLE ROCK - Built using a cast-iron facade shipped in pieces from New York, the Capital Hotel opened to great fanfare in 1877, with rooms going for up to $4 a day. ...more

December 16, 2007