When she was just 12, Carolyn Wagner cut loose a black man who her father and other Klansmen had whipped and then tied to nearby railroad tracks. Shortly after white supremacist James von Brunn’s fatal shooting attack this spring at the United States read more

(Chicago Tribune (IL) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) WASHINGTON _ Desiree Rogers described herself as “giddy with excitement” when she was picked to be social secretary for the new Obama White House. “This is the perfect combination of some of the skill read more

HONOLULU — Marine sanctuary officials planned to return to Hawaii waters with modified equipment Friday to try to cut loose a young humpback whale entangled in several hundred yards of heavy plastic rope. The rope runs through the animal’s mouth read more

This Canadian Cowboy is determined to climb back into the saddle. Just four days after breaking his lower left leg in a high-impact crash at Lake Louise that dashed his hopes of competing on home soil at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Calgary’s John read more