Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Birmingham native Mary Badham returns home on Thursday to reminisce about her role as the rambunctious Scout Finch in the 1962 film classic "To Kill a Mockingbird." Badham, who ...

• Finch was the maiden name of author Harper Lee's mother.• Rock Hudson was the studio's first choice for the role of Atticus Finch. James Stewart was also offered the part, but he thought the script ...

Pass the cornbread and turnip greens, please. And save me a slice of that Lane cake. Clif and Maureen Holt of Birmingham's Little Savannah Restaurant and Bar will cook up a downhome Southern feast as ...

MARION — It's taken 55 years, but readers will soon be treated to another Harper Lee novel. In a surprise announcement Tuesday, HarperCollins Publishers said it will release "Go Set a Watchman" on ...

A classic piece of Southern literature makes the leap from the page to the stage Tuesday when Broadway in New Orleans at the Saenger Theatre presents "To Kill a Mockingbird," with Richard Thomas in ...