In Mexican border cities like Juarez more than 1,600 people murdered last year; climate of fear complicates activists' work to help victims' families

Find came as workers were digging foundation for underground parking garage in Los Angeles, California

City pledges to reduce climate changing emissions 20 percent by 2012

Experts from Texas have been working in remote areas of Afghanistan to help nomadic herders better manage their sheep, goats and cattle

Most U.S. schools avoid religion, but it's part of the curriculum in Modesto

Last time anyone heard Felix Mendelssohn's 'Fantasy and Variations for Two Pianos and Orchestra on the Gypsy March from Weber's 'Preziosa'' was in London, on May 2, 1833

New exhibition makes case for action on climate change

Aviation investigators recovered flight's 'black box' voice and data recorders Friday, sent them to Washington for analysis

High cost of home heating oil has sparked a renewed interest in a more traditional form of fuel

President has often drawn inspiration from Abraham Lincoln, who, like him served in Illinois legislature and a brief time in US Congress before entering White House

Laid off Caterpillar workers stand to be rehired once plan is in place

Renovation means no lines and a civil ceremony wedding in a 'New York minute'

Florida's temporary restrictions are response to concerns by conservationists over growing Asian demand for fresh-water turtles

Some schools feature foods made only with ingredients grown locally