Immigration Assistance Program: Fixing what's broken

Legal project is often all that's between a defendant and the gavel

by Mike Cooper

This Modern World (Jan. 17)

The debt ceiling

by Tom Tomorrow

John Brennan, Sami al-Hajj and the blight of Guantanamo

by Amy Goodman

Bizarre crimes from Charlotte police files (Jan. 17)

A five-dollar idiot, bird beating, more

by Ryan Pitkin

Bayard Rustin: Unsung hero of the civil rights movement

No room for an out gay man in King's circle

by Charles Easley

To Bieb or not to Bieb

Justin Bieber is huge now, but which historical teen star's path will he follow?

by Corbie Hill

The Oscars: Miss directed

The Academy errs by ignoring Ben Affleck and Kathryn Bigelow

by Matt Brunson

The Island, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Taken 2 among new home entertainment titles

This week's reviews of what's new on Blu-ray and DVD

by Matt Brunson

Mama: When Jessica Chastain met Norbit

Rating: **

by Matt Brunson

Rust and Bone not polished enough

Rating: **

by Matt Brunson

'Timeline' ties past to present

New sculpture in Latta Park honors past and present

by Grace Cote

Rage against the Machine: Mum's the Word

History gets the drop on production company

by Perry Tannenbaum

The Friday Arts Project focuses on food

A Place at the Table will satisfy the culturally hungry

by Keia Mastrianni

Five fitness professionals share their menus

Only 8 percent of new year's resolutions succeed — take a cue from these folks

by Lauren Blake

Dan the Answer Man

Savage addresses the crowd

by Dan Savage

Weekly horoscope (Jan. 17-Jan. 23)

The sun returns "home" to Aquarius this week

by Vivian Carol

Bank of America's deal lets bank off the hook

Taxpayers, welcome to the sucker class

by John Grooms