New legislation to extend formal Indian status to the grandchildren of aboriginal women who married non-natives could add as many as 45,000 people to the Indian registry.
A series of strong aftershocks from last month's devastating quake rocked Chile as a new president was sworn into office and immediately urged coastal residents to move to higher ground in case of a tsunami.
A northern Mississippi school district will not be hosting a high school prom this spring after a lesbian student sought to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.