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Max Miller was a hard-bitten San Diego reporter in the 1930s who wrote a much praised account of S.D.'s port community titled "I Cover the Waterfront." Culture Lust contributor Randy Dotinga decided to find out if the book holds up.

You may have noticed some campaign ads don’t let facts get in the way of a convincing message. But can you trust what those glossy mailers say? Rebecca Tolin sat down with a political science profess

Money and President Obama's support may not be enough to surmount the now former White House chief of staff's lack of relationships with black and Latino voters in the Windy City.

Carie Lemack, who lost her mother on Sept. 11, says she will never quit trying to prevent that kind of tragedy from happening again. Ten years later, Lemack is still on that mission — and she's not only founded two nonprofits, she's also made an Oscar-nominated documentary and is on a first-name basis with Sen. John Kerry.

Rep. Bob Filner's Push for Chiropractors at VA Centers Raises Questions

The spirit of summer starts to take hold every Memorial Day weekend and Culture Lust has plenty of ideas for how you can celebrate, arts and culture style.

The U.S. capability to monitor the Earth's weather and climate is "at great risk," according to a new report by the National Academy of Sciences. The report says that budget cuts and other problems will mean fewer observation instruments in orbit over the coming years.

After months of rumblings, Mount Redoubt in Alaska is erupting. The volcano is sending plumes of ash as high as 9 miles into the sky, and scientists say the explosions could go on for weeks. Communities across the central part of the state are bracing for ash fall and flight disruptions.

Nicholas Blanford is the Beirut correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor. His new book, Killing Mr. Lebanon, is about the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

Microsoft's Bill Gates testifies before Congress about the need to make it easier to hire foreign-born workers. He says the U.S. is losing its position as the global innovation leader due to limits on H1-B visas for these employees.