Rachel Carson was a marine biologist who wrote three books about life in the ocean, before a letter, published in The Boston Herald, prompted a change of focus. The ...

A version of this article first appeared in the Reno Gazette Journal on July 22, 2007. American frontiersman Christopher "Kit" Carson — namesake of Carson City, Colorado's Kit Carson County, New ...

In our Inside Look stories, Herald-Leader journalists take you inside places around Lexington and Kentucky that you maybe haven't seen before. Read more. Story idea? hlcityregion@herald-leader.com. A ...

Nearly half a century ago, comedian Johnny Carson chose unity over punchlines after an assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. A clip comparing Carson’s 1981 Oscars monologue to reactions to ...

On Friday, the Cardinals kicked off the third round by selecting Carson Beck with the No. 63 pick. He was the third quarterback drafted, behind Fernando Mendoza (first overall to the Las Vegas Raiders ...

Carson Beck spent his college football career crossing the Florida-Georgia line. Now he's heading to Arizona to start his professional career. Ranked as the sixth-best quarterback on USA TODAY Sports' ...

Less than a minute after taking the green flag from the pole position in Saturday night’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Kansas, Carson Kvapil was upside down. Kvapil’s car flipped on the ...

Carson’s Back Porch will open in Lexington on May 18. Reservations start May 4 on carsonsbackporch.com and May 18 on OpenTable. The former Gus’s space has been repainted and extensively remodeled ...

When the Army’s first privately run dining facility opened two months ago at Fort Hood, Texas, the lines got long. There weren’t enough ordering stations. Plus, there was a bit of initial confusion ...

Actor Paul Reubens never got the opportunity to sit across from Johnny Carson as a guest on “The Tonight Show,” and he always wondered why.” According to the book “Love Johnny Carson,” written by Mark ...

Actor Paul Reubens never got the opportunity to sit across from Johnny Carson as a guest on "The Tonight Show," and "always wondered why." According to the book "Love Johnny Carson," written by Mark ...

Ben Carson is releasing a new children’s book aimed at teaching young readers about the role of religious faith in America’s founding 250 years ago. As the U.S. approaches its 250th anniversary this ...