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Mexican President Felipe Calderon has told nonessential Mexican workers to stay home for a five-day partial shutdown of the economy. The move is an effort to stem the spread of the swine flu that has killed up to 176 people and sickened thousands.

Academics, activists and Black history advocates were in Jacksonville, Fla. last week where they showed defiance of educational policies that ban books and discourage knowledge about Black history.

The federal government says it will restore grizzly bears to the North Cascades region in Washington state, where they have not been seen since 1996.

The Good Samaritans who sprang into action the day a Kentucky State Trooper was shot at Lexington’s Bluegrass Airport two weeks ago have received the state’s highest honor.

In the face of less than favorable weather conditions the Lex 250 Commission has made some changes to Tuesday night's festivities around Central Bank Center.

A mix of snow and ice blanketed a large swath of the northern U.S. over the weekend, after a major winter storm hit parts of the Upper Midwest, the Great Lakes region and the Northeast.

A rare fossil find suggests that young pterosaurs may have been hunted by the ancestors of crocodiles.

Foster + Partners architecture firm beat out four competitors to design the memorial, which will also feature statues of the queen and her husband, Prince Philip.

Lexington is moving closer to a deal that may finally result in a long-sought-after new government center.

Gloria Molina was an outspoken advocate for working-class people in East Los Angeles. Several public spaces in the city are named in her honor.