Muslim American NYPD Cadet Mohammad Salman Hamdani left off 9/11 memorial list
Police cadet Mohammad Salman Hamdani was working in Queens on Sept. 11, 2001.When he heard about the attacks, he rushed to Ground Zero, where he died trying to rescue others. His actions were cited in...
View ArticleCalifornia-based Cold War museum tries to preserve reminders of bygone era
The Wende Museum offers the rich resources of its Los Angeles-based collection to visitors, scholars and exhibitions.Almost 6,000 miles away from the divisive historical debates in Berlin, the Wende,...
View ArticleToo hot to handle? Public schools struggle with controversy
A ban on ethnic studies in Tucson, Ariz., and a resistance to teaching climate change as an accepted body of knowledge in certain school districts around the country raise a broader question.Are their...
View ArticleNew Yorkers trying to save lower Manhattan's history as Little Syria
A funny mix of people are fighting to preserve the remains of a once-bustling immigrant neighborhood on Washington Street in lower Manhattan.Carl Antoun has this infectious, youthful excitement for...
View ArticleNicaragua distillery trying to bring its rum to the world
At the Flor de Caña distillery in the town of Chichigalpa, workers refurbish white oak barrels that once held Jack Daniel’s and other varieties of Tennessee whikey — to be used to age rum.The oak and...
View ArticleNew movie uses found footage documenting life in Canadian Arctic, nearly 100...
In Edmonton, Canada, this weekend, a nearly hundred year old film had a reshowing on the big screen.The movie uses footage shot in 1919 for The Romance of the Far Fur Country, a movie shot by the...
View ArticleTurks outraged over French passage of genocide law
Turkey’s Prime Minister reacted angrily on Tuesday to a bill passed late Monday by the French Senate that would make it a crime to deny that Turks committed genocide against Armenians during the World...
View ArticleWestern media criticizied for planting surveillance cameras for when Nelson...
In the small village of Qunu in South Africa, surveillance cameras belonging to Western media agencies have been found outside the retirement home of Nelson Mandela, the much-loved former president and...
View ArticlePreviously unreleased audio sheds new light on Kennedy assassination
The National Archives on Wednesday released previously unheard audio from one of the most shocking times in American history.The two audio clips represent 42 minutes of conversation edited out of...
View ArticleWar, religious-themed restaurants in Ukraine spark controversy
The Ukrainian city of Lviv is one of the country’s most picturesque towns with a maze of cobblestoned streets and Old World charm.It's getting ready to host masses of tourists during this summer’s...
View ArticleControversial Protestant church putting down roots in Ukraine
When it comes to going to church, Ukraine is mostly Orthodox Christians, but Protestant churches are gaining a foothold.One of the biggest now is the evangelical Embassy of God, based in the capital...
View ArticleIncreasingly, more Americans think interracial marriage not just acceptable,...
In 1958, Mildred and Richard Loving were arrested in their own home, in the middle of the night, for the crime of miscegenation.When the Supreme Court declared miscegenation laws illegal in 1967, 16...
View ArticleNew book looks at role of Hoover in modern anti-terror culture
The FBI is unquestionably part of the lore of America, even if its tactics and motives sometimes raise questions.The FBI was formed in 1908 and directed by J. Edgar Hoover from 1924 until his death in...
View ArticleCatholic Church prepares to canonize first Native American saint despite...
The Roman Catholic Church is ready to canonize its first Native American saint.The Vatican recently announced that Kateri Tekakwitha, a Mohawk Indian, will be canonized later this year. Tekakwitha,...
View ArticleSwedish preservationists document likely cause of sinking of ancient sailing...
In 1628, the Swedish warship Vasa sank on its maiden voyage.Over the centuries, many have tried to explain what caused that embarrassing and deadly mishap. Researchers in Stockholm have now conducted a...
View ArticleAmerica's history: Interior department tries to better tell history of all...
There are thousands of national landmarks in the United States. But less than 3 percent of them are dedicated to members of minority groups, such as Latinos and women.Ken Salazar, Secretary of the...
View ArticleIranian Jew touts deep ties between Jews and Iran
Iran called on Tuesday for more talks with the United Nations nuclear watchdog group, claiming that their current nuclear program is strictly peaceful. That claim, though, is strongly rejected by the...
View ArticleDark humor makes a comeback in Russia
Remember Monty Python’s skit about “the world’s funniest joke?” Anyone who heard it died laughing.Well, the Soviet Union was finished off by not one, but tens of thousands of jokes. Russian...
View ArticleArchaeologist argues first Americans were from Europe 22,000 years ago
It’s the standing belief among most archaeologists that North America remained unpopulated until about 15,000 years ago, when Siberian people traveling over an Asian land-bridge traveled into Alaska...
View ArticlePHOTOS: America’s first pets are more than the presidents' best friends
Of all the animals on earth, only the first dog has its own Secret Service detail.Presidential pets have a long history at the White House. From President Teddy Roosevelt's eclectic menagerie of pets,...
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