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Many immigration rights activists cringe at the term "alien." But decades ago, that word was embraced as a humane alternative to terms like "undesirable" and even "wetback."

Tales from the South: Episode 256 Part I "Tellin' Tales" with Skip Rutherford and Mack McLarty. Music by the Salty Dogs.

The threat of a nuclear Iran places the United States and countries in the Middle East in an even more precarious situation, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. told…

The Hawker Hunter fighter jet, long out of service with the royal air force and navy, failed to complete an acrobatic loop and plowed into the A27 at West Sussex.

Most of the dead were Afghan civilians and scores more were wounded in the attack on a convoy. The Taliban have denied any responsibility.

At a time when the U.S. hopes Turkey can be a solid ally against ISIS, the country is facing multiple crises of its own: new elections, Kurdish unrest and a migrant wave.

Retired Lt. Col. Kris Roberts says decades ago, he was ordered to dig up dozens of unmarked barrels at a base in Japan, and not report that he'd found them. He believes he handled Agent Orange.

The Canyon Creek Complex fire has burned more than 54,000 acres in Oregon. Now, Oregon Public Broadcasting's Amanda Peacher reports that those who lost property are trying to move forward.

The New York Times apologized this week for using the term "mistress" to describe the great-grandmother of the late Julian Bond. Linguist Ben Zimmer explains the controversy surrounding the word.

Past festivalgoers endured dust storms and hundred-mile winds. "You have to be prepared for things like this," says Burning Man blogger John Curley. But an insect infestation? Not this time, he says.