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Americans are divided over illegal immigration, with nearly equal numbers saying undocumented immigrants should be allowed to stay in the United States permanently, granted temporary worker status or required to return to their native countries, according to a new poll.

Philipp Meyer talks about his dark novel American Rust, and how the story of life in a Pennsylvania steel town reflects broad trends in blue-collar America.

Only one member of Congress is religiously unaffiliated, but more than 1 in 5 Americans is.

Cormac McCarthy's latest book, The Road, is a story about the journey of a father and son through a post-apocalyptic American landscape. But it may be a comment on conditions today.

As part of a series of commentaries on the abuse at Abu Ghraib prison, Deborah Johnson, a former television producer, says she is angered by the scandal and will protest the U.S. policies she believes led up to it.

For three decades, the Smithsonian Institution has been collecting work by African-American artists, work that is now on display at the American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. The exhibition offers a wide-ranging and colorful view of African-American life.

After receiving a briefing on the federal budget, Republicans and Democrats took bold decisions when it came to defense spending. And they proposed cuts that go far beyond what both parties in Congress have proposed.

President Bush responds to a new videotaped message from al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, as the White House says the tape is being analyzed for actionable intelligence.

The rules that dictate what can be built and where were often meant to be exclusionary, experts say. With homes too few and rents too high, many cities are loosening rules to encourage more housing.

In the 1960s, Americans lived very long lives — among the longest in the world. Since then, we've improved our lot, but not as fast as the French, the Australians, the Swedes, the British, the Canadians, the Dutch, the Germans and the Japanese. They are galloping away from us. What happened?