If you've ever wanted an example of how a food product can defy logic, we present to you the humble Fig Newton. On paper, ...

Emily Craven is running her sixth marathon, raising funds for a summer journalism internship program at Fig City News.

Lloyd W. “Fig” Newton, a great-grandson of slaves, grew up on a South Carolina farm in the twilight of the Jim Crow era, when African Americans had to use separate bathrooms, enter doctors' or ...