In 1942, Rabbi Azriel David Fastag, a cantor composer from the Modzitz hasidic sect, was squashed onto a train together with thousands of his Jewish brethren, on their way to the Treblinka death ...

Washington, DC – The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) is deeply alarmed by recent reports on the administration’s draft strategic plan for the Department of the Interior, including the ...

This amazing photo shows a lamb being born on a farm, with the Northern Lights as a backdrop. Katie McMillan took the image of her dad Euan at work shortly before midnight on April 15 on the ...

National Park Week (April 19—27 ... CEO Toby O’Rourke told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ExploreNational parks near me: When are free entry days for 2025 Campgrounds across the country ...

“I was born in Paradise Valley Hospital in National City, and I was raised my whole life in Chula Vista,” Martinez-Gomez said. His birth certificate confirms those details, but on April ...

Today's state and national parks were created or expanded because of the CCC, too. In 1933, the Ohio River spilled over, flooding Louisville, Kentucky. Franklin Roosevelt blamed soil erosion and ...

The Vatican official who runs the Holy See after the death of one pope and before the election of another is no-nonsense Irish-born American Cardinal Kevin Farrell. The 77-year-old, born in Dublin ...

What you need to know before traveling to 10 popular parks. Staffing cuts at Yosemite, above, and other popular national parks are likely to make the coming vacation season especially challenging ...

Farrell, a no-nonsense Irish-born American, said the financial duties are far more important than the ceremonial ones and the ones for which he is more qualified. Farrell already heads top Vatican ...

The Interior Department is supposed to oversee 400 national parks and historic sites, uphold treaty rights with over 500 recognized Native American tribes, manage more than 500 million acres of ...

"One is not born a saint, one becomes a saint," the nun chortled. Rovira was also a child at the time, but has heard many stories told by older nuns about the boy who would go on to become one ...