Accounts from the state of Kerala, India, are unequivocal in their descriptions of Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese admiral who, in 1498, became the first European to traverse the sea route from the cities ...

Jesús Luzardo retired 22 straight batters after giving up four runs in the first inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies stormed back to beat the reeling New York Mets 6-4 on Thursday night to complete ...

The Imperial Valley isn’t exactly California’s tourism hotspot. The nearby Salton Sea, once a thriving resort area in the 1950s and 60s, has become an environmental cautionary tale as its shores ...

San Diego lies approximately 150 miles to the west. The drive from either direction takes you through some of California’s most stark and beautiful desert landscapes, with mountains rising in the ...

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All BART services were shut down Friday morning until 9:30 a.m. due to a “computer equipment problem,” according to a BART advisory. As of 9:30 a.m. the company has “resumed limited East Bay service,” ...

Little Isaiah Marrero has made the big time. The 3-year-old from East Dundee will have his photograph shown Saturday morning on arguably the world’s most famous video display — in downtown Manhattan, ...

EAST LIVERPOOL — Due to absences, city council had enough members in attendance to pass a few action items on first reading; however, it appears that members will have to meet another time later this ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Madison fire are on scene for a fully-involved camper at an auto repair shop on the city's east side. The fire department responded to the 2200 block of S Stoughton Road at 5:56 p.m.

Netanyahu's cabinet to discuss Gaza City offensive plan Gaza health authorities say Israeli gunfire and strikes kill at least 30 people Evacuation concerns raised amid severe shortages in Gaza ...

A Los Angeles Police Department employee accidentally shot himself Friday at City Hall East, two sources told The Times. The gun was the employee’s personal weapon and the bullet left a graze wound, ...

The city of Albuquerque may be pledging to spend $5 million on making changes to East Central, but what its Department of Municipal Development is proposing doesn’t seriously address the root causes ...