Search results for

This month we are collecting your stories about the good things Americans are doing to make their communities better. Some of your contributions will become blog posts and the project will end with a story that weaves together submissions to make a story of Americans by Americans for Americans.

Conservative Christians are rallying on behalf of fast-food chain Chick-fil-A after comments by the restaurant's president in support of "traditional" marriage sparked a public outcry. The mayors of Boston, Chicago and San Francisco warned the chain not to come to their cities. But former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and other conservatives have organized a pro-Chick-fil-A day.

Woodside is a ghost town, a former railroad stop outside Salt Lake City. It has a dead gold mine, a geyser, old buildings and a pair of free-range llamas. The town is said to be near a former hideout of Butch Cassidy's gang.

The cab driver stuffed a mattress, radio, mini-fridge and teddy bear in his car and parked it outside his flat. He's trying to rent it out to tourists for about $80 a night — much cheaper than most hotels. But there are rules: no smoking, and no pets. He says he's calling it "Hail-a-Hotel."

A federal judge in Connecticut has ruled that part of a federal law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman and denies federal benefits to…

Michael Phelps is master of the medals. The swimming sensation has set the Olympic record for most medals won, helping the U.S. to the gold medal in the…

(Airs: 7/20/12 & 7/21/12) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week's Gazette: Questions are…

Gore Vidal came from a generation of novelists whose fiction gave them a political platform. Norman Mailer ran for mayor of New York City; Kurt Vonnegut…

Massachusetts is going to have a so-called “ three strikes” crime law. Governor Deval Patrick says he will sign a controversial crime bill aimed at…

Things are hopping at the London Games, with 20 medal events today. The U.S. women's quadruple sculls team netted the first American medal in rowing since 1984.