The estimated time when whites will no longer make up the majority of Americans has been pushed back eight years — to 2050 — because the recession and stricter immigration policies have slowed the flow of foreigners into the U.S.

Monika Jones, 28, loves red wine. What she doesn’t love is the “monster mouth” it gives her.“I’ve found that red wine not only stains my teeth — it turns the inner part of my lips a dark magenta after just two glasses,” says Jones, a Seattle writer. “My friends call it ‘monster mouth.’”
The nonprofit conservative group has sued the U.S. Secret Service after the Obama administration again denied a request for copies of the list of visitors to the White House.

Houston Mayor Bill White abandoned his campaign for U.S. Senate on Friday in favor of a run for Texas governor.
A senior adviser to President Barack Obama says the government will catch up to the demand for swine flu vaccine within a week.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan will travel to Denmark next week to support his hometown of Chicago's Olympic bid.
Here's your chance to help figure out who has been visiting the White House during the early months of the Obama administration.

The Obama administration says it will release information on most visitors to the White House, starting at the end of this year. Msnbc.com's Bill Dedman reports.

The city that became a post-civil rights movement emblem of the political power held by African-Americans could have a white mayor for the first time in a generation — a possibility that has some in the black community scrambling to hold on to City Hall.

A freshman Kansas congresswoman said Thursday that her remark about fellow Republicans seeking a "great white hope" was not a reference to someone who could challenge President Barack Obama or his political agenda.
Roddy White was back at practice for the Atlanta Falcons after ending an eight-day holdout.
Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith hardly seemed irritated that Pro Bowl receiver Roddy White skipped the first two sessions of training camp Saturday in a contract holdout.
A look at the achievement gap between black and white students on nationwide reading and math tests in 2007, according to a new Education Department report. Tests were graded on a 500-point scale.

Despite unprecedented efforts to improve minority achievement in the past decade, the gap between black and white students remains frustratingly wide, according to an Education Department report released Tuesday.

Julie White hasn't yet finished her summertime gig in the Public Theater production of "Twelfth Night" in New York's Central Park, but she already has her next theater job lined up.
Some time ago, pinot grigio became almost synonymous with Italian white wine. While there is a broad range of Italian whites available these days, from arneis to soave, Gavi to grillo, pinot grigio has a prominent place on the spectrum because it is widely grown and easy to find on store shelves in this country. Pick out a few of them and chances are you’ll find at least one that stands out.
Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen and outfielder Jermaine Dye have been ejected from Wednesday's game against Cleveland by home plate umpire Mike DiMuro.

A publicist for The White Stripes says drummer Meg White is engaged to musician Jackson Smith, the son of punk singer Patti Smith and late MC5 guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith.
Sheldon White has been promoted to vice president of pro personnel by the Detroit Lions.
President Barack Obama's chief of staff is urging Republicans to step up and offer their own on ideas on how to overhaul health care and energy policy.
President Barack Obama says the United States is seeking a "new beginning with Cuba."

In a story March 29, The Associated Press reported that the House had quietly shelved a "Green the Capitol" program to zero out the U.S. Capitol's carbon impact by December 2008. While the House has abandoned the "Green the Capitol" program's goal of carbon neutrality, other aspects of the "Green the Capitol" program are ongoing.
Ole Miss forward Malcolm White has decided to transfer.

