DENVER, Colorado -- As an advocate for eugenics, former Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo is hardly a trailblazer. He follows in the footsteps of pioneers such as Strom Thurmond, George Wallace and David Duke. But what Tancredo lacks in originality,...
The Salvation Army was founded in 1865. Its first converts were alcoholics, heroin addicts, prostitutes and other "undesirables" unwelcome in polite Christian society. And for nearly 150 years, these undesirables have been running one of the most luc...
One of the country's oldest dialects, which traces its origins to before the American Revolution, has become extinct after the last person to speak it died.
Winthrop Quincy Endicott Lowell VI, the last surviving heir to the Endicott compost fortun...
Two more financial institutions were closed Friday by federal regulators, bringing the total number of U.S. failed banks this year to 132, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said. Republic Federal Bank was the first casualty of the morning. Mo...
After two decades of work, doctors and medical researchers in the United States believe they have evidence that abnormally low levels of serotonin -- a chemical in the brain that helps control breathing during sleep -- plays a pivotal role in causing...
More trouble for John Edwards surfaced this week when a close family friend told various gossip publications that the disgraced former Democratic presidential candidate struck his cancer-stricken wife during a shocking marriage-ending brawl.
Afte...
Heather Mills, former wife of Paul McCartney, has struggled over the past few years to change her public image from that of an attention hungry, gold-digging opportunist to an inspirational role model for disadvantaged women worldwide. Mills lost par...
Up-and-coming porn starlet Corrine Hard was rapidly becoming a household name until she received a summons to appear before a Congressional Grand Jury to testify about her alleged use of performance enhancing drugs.
Hard, a former yoga instructor,...
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. -- According to the 2010 Farmers' Almanac, this winter will see rough and frigid conditions where temperatures will average below normal for about three-quarters of the nation.
Significant snowfalls are also forecast for parts of...
LOS ANGELES, California -- Singer Katy Perry and British comedian Russell Brand have been on the fast track to marriage since last fall, according to reports. On December 31, their engagement became official.
Because neither Perry nor Brand has un...
ASPEN, Colorado -- R&B sensation Bobby Brown left a successful stint with New Edition in 1987 to pursue a solo career, which garnered him a string of Top 10 Billboard hits and a Grammy Award. But Brown's increasingly bizarre behavior throughout t...
WICHITA, Kansas -- Soon after the September 11 attacks in 2001, U.S. President George W. Bush issued an executive order authorizing the National Security Agency (NSA) to conduct surveillance of certain telephone calls without obtaining a warrant from...
Martin Freneticksburg, a college freshman, found himself diagnosed with social anxiety disorder last September after he pledged to a fraternity only to crumble under the ridicule and embarrassment of the customary hazing. Martin is not alone. Doctors...
Since its founding in 1978, Lego City has suffered through a history of controversial expansion, interminable redevelopment and what most residents consider "pure chaos." Accusations of illicit gerrymandering -- executed through back door political...
There's an old Haitian proverb: "Behind the mountains, there are mountains." Behind those mountains are smaller mountains. Behind those smaller mountains is an enclosure. And behind that enclosure is a tropical paradise rented out to a Caribbean crui...
Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. It has suffered from a history of political violence that reaches back to the 1950s when "Papa Doc" and "Baby Doc" Duvalier purged the military, installed rural militias and subjugated Haitians...
The cherished children's story "The Emperor's New Clothes" is a short tale by Hans Christian Andersen about an emperor who cares for nothing but his finery. He hires two weavers who promise to fashion him a splendid suit made from a fabric invisible...
CHINO, Calif. -- It's difficult to trace the origins of tattoos and similar body art -- which Western societies often regard as a form of mutilation -- primarily because tattoos transcend culture and geography. Tattooing has been a practice since the...