Lee descendant urges official removal of Confederate statues
Democratic lawmakers and others are urging official removal of Confederate monuments at the center of a politically fraught national debate…
Virginia city removes 176-year-old slave auction block
A 176-year-old slave auction block has been removed from a Virginia city’s downtown June 5, 2020, 3:09 PM 2 min…
AP Exclusive: NRA firearms auction at country museum nixed
For weeks the NRA has been publicizing plans to auction off firearms at a fundraising dinner at the Country Music…
Ivanka Trump in Abu Dhabi ahead of women’s conference
Ivanka Trump, daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump, has arrived in the United Arab Emirates February 15, 2020, 4:19 PM…
Descendants of extinct tortoise species found in Galapagos
Conservationists working around the largest volcano on the Galapagos Islands say they have found 30 hybrid giant tortoises partially descended…
Official: Spitting incident at museum not racially motivated
A Connecticut school official says she doesn’t believe race was a factor when a white student spat on a black…
Mountain lion fatally struck trying to cross LA freeway
A male mountain lion who successfully crossed a 10-lane freeway in Los Angeles two months ago was struck and killed…
Brain-eating amoeba kills man who swam in NC manmade lake
A North Carolina man has died from a rare brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a manmade lake at a water…
Fossil found in 1980s in Texas declared new genus, species
Experts say fossil remains discovered in the 1980s at the Big Bend National Park in southwest Texas have been identified…
Mount Rushmore Memorial to begin major construction projects
One of the country’s most popular tourist attractions is getting to the core of a multi-million dollar upgrade. The Rapid…
Hiker rescued from Mt. Washington may have to foot the bill
An 80-year-old hiker who was rescued trying to reach the summit of Mount Washington could end up footing the bill…