(Archaeologists find a remarkably preserved Incan mummy: a girl, sacrificed in the Andes Mountains.) “The ceremonial offerings made to the lake were both symbolic and political acts intended to ...

A few days before Christmas in 1995, the pilots of an American Airlines Boeing 757 wound up lost over the Andes mountains in South America. Under pressure to make it to the airport quickly, they began ...

Emergency crews pulled nine adults from a sinking sailboat in the choppy waters of the San Francisco bay. Four stages, 600 miles and a late winning pass by Ross Chastain. See why the Coke 600 shines ...

At last, here it is, a global guide to help oval-ball enthusiasts plan the best places to take in a fixture - close to home ...

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The Andes Mountains also play a role. They act as a natural barrier, blocking moist air from the Amazon from reaching the west. On top of that, high atmospheric pressure over the region leads to ...

Owner Ali Fazli, 36, believes the problems began because the shop did not initially put up a union flag to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, like other businesses along Elliott Street. “The ...

Library staff in Barrow, Penrith and Kendal dressed in 1940s costume and Union Flag colours as they welcomed members of the public for tea parties, complete with vintage crockery, quizzes and ...

Located at an elevation of 3180 metres amongst the Andes mountains in Peru, Chavín de Huántar is a large 1st millennium BCE ceremonial complex. It was built and frequented by the Chavín, a major ...

On October 13, 1972, the Fairchild FH-227D aircraft transporting a delegation of the Old Christians rugby club to Santiago, Chile, crashed in the Andes mountains. The accident, which came to be ...

A San Rafael man lobbying the Tamalpais Union High School District to launch a girls flag football program says it is violating federal discrimination law by failing to approve a team this spring.