Tina Turner on her way to Swiss citizenship
GENEVA (AP) - Tina Turner is on her way to becoming a Swiss citizen. The American rock diva has lived in the Zurich suburb of Kuesnacht since the mid-1990s...
Young illegal immigrants get chance for papers
(AP) - Hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants scrambled to get papers in order Wednesday as the U.S. started accepting applications to allow them to avoid deportation and get a work permit — but not a path to citizenship...
Hawaii verifies Obama's birth records
HONOLULU (AP) - The state of Hawaii has verified President Barack Obama's birth records to Arizona's elections chief after a nearly three-month back and forth that Arizona officials said could have ended without the incumbent's name on its November ballot....
Haiti's president denies dual citizenship
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haitian President Michel Martelly is trying to quell rumors that he is not a Haitian citizen...
Photos capture blacks claiming citizenship in Great Depression
The 'Claiming Citizenship: African-Americans and New Deal Photography' exhibit captures moments of African-Americans learning to read, being taught new job skills and creating art during the 1930s...
Perry town hall guests asked to prove citizenship
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (AP) - People attending a Rick Perry presidential campaign event Wednesday were asked to prove they are American citizens...
Tone deaf Trump: ‘The blacks’ remark is beyond the pale
OPINION - When I heard that Trump claimed to have a great relationship with 'the blacks' I thought it was the name of some new band I'm not hip enough to listen to...
Why blacks take birtherism more personally
OPINION - The attacks on the president's citizenship, combined with the personal jabs against Mr. Obama and his family, are an affront to the entire black community...
House leader Cantor says Obama is a US citizen
WASHINGTON (AP) - Appearing Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," Cantor refused to call people who question Obama's citizenship "crazy."...
Army birther pleads guilty to 1 of 2 military charges
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - In videos posted on YouTube, Lakin had aligned himself with so-called "birthers" who question whether Obama is a natural-born citizen...
