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Until 1958, Oakland had a system of streetcars that shuttled passengers from across the city to its Western edge, where they could catch ferries or commuter rail to San Francisco.

A regional garbage collection agency has tossed out plans to build a mega-landfill for Los Angeles' trash less than two miles from Joshua Tree National Park in the remote Southern California desert.

National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis says the furloughs will end on June 3, after just three days off, because the agency has found other ways to offset automatic budget cuts imposed by Congress.

Chicago is an ethnically diverse city and I can prove it with a book. The title of the book is "The Chicago Area Ethnic Handbook: A Guide To The Cultures and Traditions of our Region's Diverse Communities by Jeryl Levin and Cynthia Linton." In 1997, the Illinois Ethnic Coalition , published the first edition of The Ethnic Handbook: A Guide to the ... (more)

As we gear up for the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 , it's worth taking a look back at one man whose cars and engines dominated the field at a crucial moment in motorsports history: Harry Miller.

Stylish updated contemporary ranch w/an emphasis on "green" & energy efficient systems.

A GROUP of tourists found themselves on thin ice when they stopped for what they thought would be a relaxing picnic on a glacier on Sunday.

Here are discounts for people serving or who have served in the U.S. military. They range from Florida Aquarium passes to a chicken wing bargain at Hooters.

Nearly two years after space shuttle Atlantis blasted off for the last time, NASA on Thursday put out a "For Lease" notice for one of its shuttle launch pads in Florida.

The unveiling of a massive Lego model in Times Square has brought new meaning to the saying that everything is bigger in New York City.

The effort culminated in a concentrated military attack that started May 18, 1863, and a siege that started eight days later.

U.S. officials are equally excited, saying U.S. businesses have improved their sales to the South American country by 20 percent.

Its reputation as a place for presidential gatherings was a key factor in the White House's decision to host an international summit at the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands, officials confirmed Wednesday.

In California, the most popular locations for a vacation home are Big Bear Lake and Lake Arrowhead near Los Angeles, and in the north, Truckee and South Lake Tahoe.

A young man runs under an elevated section of subway tracks in The Bronx borough of New York, Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.

Tens of millions of Americans are going to get away this Memorial Day weekend, but not as many as last year.

In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011, file photo, a passenger walks through an American Airlines baggage claim area at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.

Each week, Miami dating expert Nikki Novo gives us advice on finding love in this hopeless place.

The world's largest collection of LGBT historical artifacts and documents, the Stonewall National Museum & Archives , has a new Executive Director.