An increasing number of people are combining conventional heating methods, such as an oil furnace, with nontraditional methods, such as heating stoves and pellet stoves, in an effort to buffer against frigid temperature and the fluctuating nature of oil prices. The shift is being spurred by a tough economic climate and the federal government’s tax credit for eco-friendly wood stoves and pellet stoves.

As attendance declines, churches improvise with jazz and flamenco bands to attract worshippers during Lent.

Despite a massive outreach by the U.S. Census Bureau to quell fears, illegal immigrants are reluctant to participate in interviews.

The Puerto Rican government is aiming to stop identity fraud by forcing its citizens to get new birth certificates starting July 1. Across the U.S. and in New York City, the home of the mainland’s largest Puerto Rican population, some are skeptical of the Puerto Rican government’s motives.

Bird feeding is a billion-dollar industry, but is it always good for the birds?