April 6, 2011 -
It's official: The South's Latino communities are the fastest-growing in the country. On March 24, the final batch of 2010 Census data was released, and the results were striking: The number of U.S. residents identifying as Hispanic rose 43 percent over the past decade, accounting for 56 percent of the nation's total population increase -- a rate of growth far beyond earlier Census projections.
April 5, 2011 -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering dramatically increasing the allowable level of radioactive contamination in water, food and soil after radiological incidents such as spills or "dirty bomb" attacks.
April 5, 2011 -
By A.C. Thompson, ProPublica
April 4, 2011 -
New aerial images from the Gulf of Mexico are deepening concerns about whether seafood currently being harvested from those waters is safe to eat.
April 1, 2011 -
Arkansas latest in series of defeats for voter photo ID bills
April 1, 2011 -
By Laurie Lambert, Bridge the Gulf Just this past week I decided to leave my job as a food server at a