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The Spanish and Mexican vaqueros taught American cattle workers how to manage livestock.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee declared a severe weather state of emergency for 14 counties in the western part of the state. Oregon and British Columbia also saw extreme flooding and high winds.

In his latest book "The Least of Us," Quinones delves into the explosion of fentanyl and methamphetamine production in Mexico — and how American communities like Peoria are working together to battle addiction.

Hospitals in Florida are in a tight spot. They will soon have to choose between obeying a federal rule requiring healthcare workers to be vaccinated or a state law banning vaccine mandates.

A gang leader in Haiti has called a week-long truce and says he will let vital gasoline trucks service stations around the country. Gas shortages have brought Haiti to a near halt.

After eight days of testimony and hours of closing arguments, the 12 jurors began deliberating Tuesday morning. Rittenhouse is charged with five felony counts and faces life in prison if convicted.

After declining most of the fall, new infections are up again in more than half of U.S. states, worrying experts about what the holiday season may bring.

A month after the U.S. Department of Education announced it would overhaul the troubled Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, thousands have begun to see their student loan balances disappear.

Campaign contributions from out-of-staters and so-called dark money groups will be banned in Illinois judicial campaigns beginning in January under legislation Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law Monday.

A new study examined 77 bird species in the Amazon over a 40-year period. It found they were rapidly evolving due to rising temperatures because smaller birds shed heat more efficiently.