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Unlike many places in America where Latinos are a relatively new minority group, Texas Hispanics were there before white Anglos. In some ways, having once been part of Mexico has lessened the tensions between whites and Latinos. But that's not always the case.

This week marks the 150th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg. While it's widely known as the critical turning point of the Civil War, the small Pennsylvania town has seen many other battles since then — over how the historic site should be preserved and remembered.

Tourists have been flocking to Death Valley for the 100th anniversary of the hottest day ever recorded there, or anywhere else on earth for that matter. They've been frying eggs on the pavement. For a proper fried egg, the Park Service says use a skillet and use a lid to keep in the moisture.

Illinois has suspended non-emergency roadwork to help keep traffic moving over the July 4th holiday weekend, the most heavily traveled summer holiday. The…

Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell have been friends and collaborators since they first met in 1974. While they always wanted to make an album together, they never did until recently. Old Yellow Moon includes songs by Crowell, Patti Scialfa, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson among others.

Four years after a derailment that left nearly two-dozen people injured, the Louisville Zoo is again offering train rides.Director John Walczak says the…

Ft. Campbell's Blanchfield Army Community Hospital will close or limit services on Fridays in response to mandatory federal budget furloughs.Last month,…

Hear the band perform a stripped-down session, recorded at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee.

Today we celebrate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, on this day in 1776, declaring independence from Great Britain. While legal separation…

Illinois high school juniors will be given a writing test for the first time in years next spring.The test will be part of annual standardized tests, but…