Census: Multiracial U.S. becoming even more diverse
WASHINGTON - The nation's minority population is steadily rising and now makes up 35 percent of the United States, advancing an unmistakable trend that could make minorities the new American majority by mid-century. More »
World Cup opens on a joyous, noisy note
JOHANNESBURG - Nelson Mandela would have loved it. The joy, the pulsating music and dazzling colors, the big party to celebrate the world's embrace of South Africa - even the scrappy 1-1 draw. Dashing the hopes of many, the anti-apartheid hero and former president couldn't make it to the opening of the World Cup on Friday. Nearly 92, Mandela is frail... More »
Foreign firms in Haiti ready for construction boom
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Like a small-town booster, Randall Perkins proudly shows off his base camp: air-conditioned bedrooms and offices for 120 managers, a mess hall that can serve 1,000 meals a day, a gym and an infirmary alongside his bulldozers and dump trucks. More »
Harvard student says he faces deportation from U.S.
An undocumented Harvard University student is facing deportation to Mexico after being detained by immigration authorities at a Texas airport, the student said Friday. Eric Balderas, 19, who just completed his first year at Harvard, said he was detained Monday by immigration authorities when he tried to board a plane from his hometown of San Antonio to Boston using a consulate card from Mexico and his student ID. More »
