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School team nicknames like the Chieftains and Braves may soon be a thing of the past in Wisconsin, where a new law allows the state to ban race-based mascots and logos. If a complaint is upheld, school districts face fines of up to $1,000 a day. But residents disagree over whether the new law is needed.

President Obama traveled to Ohio on Friday to break ground on the 10,0000th road project funded by the economic stimulus money, which he says has created much needed jobs. But pollsters say Americans don't believe all that asphalt the government is paying for is putting us on the road to recovery.

Britain's election Thursday is expected to be the most exciting poll in 20 years -- and one that's likely to change the balance of parliamentary power. A strong showing by the third-party Liberal Democrats could force the next government into unaccustomed give-and-take to be effective.

The census confirms it, San Diego's neighborhoods are going through some big changes. We'll discuss how ethnic majorities are shifting in communities throughout San Diego County.

of the title (and this is not really a spoiler considering how the book was promoted and what the trailers have revealed) is a kind of sea creature that looks like a cross between a dragon and a pleiseosaurus. And since the story is set in Scotland, the creature might be none other than the famed Loch Ness Monster.

When Kevin Sargeant was diagnosed with autism in elementary school, even his mother didn't think he'd ever hold a job. But that's all changed, thanks to a high school program designed to prepare autistic students for the workplace.

American mothers as a whole do not breast-feed their babies as much as medical professionals would like. Health experts say African-American moms are less likely to nurse than whites and Hispanics. The federal government, some hospitals and nonprofits are trying different strategies to close the breast-feeding gap among black women.

The Vatican is delving into the case of a 6-year-old boy in Washington state whose doctors say a flesh-eating bacteria nearly killed him. The Catholic Church is trying to determine whether his recovery is a miracle that can be attributed to a Native American who lived in the 1600s.

Extreme Film Fest Creates Controversy

The requirement, announced Wednesday by the new conservative government of Prime Minister David Cameron, applies only to those from outside the European Union. The government said migrants will need to show they can speak English as well as a 7-year-old before being granted a visa. Critics call the new rule discriminatory.