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A record number of U.S. military personnel -- more than 11,000 service members -- were legal immigrants who became naturalized last year, drawn by the promise of citizenship.

Forty years ago, the Stanford Prison Experiment revealed that people tend to conform — even when that means otherwise good people doing terrible things. Now Philip Zimbardo, the psychologist who created that study, has a new project: proving that regular people can be taught to be heroes.

For 23 years, Morning Edition has observed an Independence Day tradition: hosts, reporters, newscasters and commentators reading the Declaration of Independence aloud.

Aug. 2: the day of debt reckoning. According to President Obama, the U.S. will default on its obligations that day if Congress does not raise the debt ceiling. With this debt-ocalypse just under a month away, one begins to think about what would happen if Americans wake up that morning to find Congress still deadlocked.

Why Democrats charge Republicans with wanting the economy to fail, why President Obama is running out of options, and an economist who says voters — not just politicians — bare the blame.

After years of contentious litigation, Albert Barnes' art collection, which includes hundreds of paintings by Matisse, Picasso and others, is moving from its longtime home in Merion, Pa., to downtown Philadelphia. Whether separating the art from the building is a good idea depends on whom you ask.

The primary election for mayor of San Diego is about a year away, but the race is already heating up. Several well known republicans and one high-profile Democrat are running.

The ACLU and some minority groups are preparing to challenge the San Diego County Board of Supervisors in court over redistricting. Every 10 years the census is taken, political boundaries are redrawn by the Supervisors themselves.

On Tuesday, the San Diego Unified Board of Education gave the green light to a new budget for the school year. One school board member put it this way: the budget is going to cause grave damage to our schools in San Diego.

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was freed without bail at a court hearing in New York City, but his passport was retained and he still faces charges of sexually assaulting a hotel maid. The move came after prosecutors reportedly found inconsistencies that raise doubts about the housekeeper's credibility.