Mexican officials said the remains of the Aztec palace and house built by Hernán Cortés were found near the Plaza del Zócalo.
Author: Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY
Colorado squirrel tests positive for bubonic plague, health officials say
The rodent was found in Morrison, a town outside of Denver in Jefferson County. Health officials said it was the first case of plague in the county.
One bar’s shocking way to keep customers at a safe distance: An electric fence
The pub’s owner, Johnny McFadden, who is also a farmer, says he decided to employ the electric fencing to keep his employees safe.
A New York grad died after rushing into rough ocean water to save the lives of two friends
Mark Alston, 23, said his brother was always “really caring.” Jalan Alston rushed to save two friends struggling in the water at the New Jersey shore.
Former football player, Marine catches toddler dropped from burning building: ‘I just did my best’
Phillip Blanks, a former football player and Marine, dove to save a child from a burning building last week. Harrowing video caught the act.
Who was Mary Kay Letourneau, the former teacher who raped her sixth-grade student and then married him?
Mary Kay Letourneau, the teacher who raped her student then married him after being released from jail, has died. Here’s what to know about the case.
Another Confederate statue in Richmond, Va., comes down along Monument Avenue
The bronze monument to Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart on horseback was hoisted from its granite base as crowds cheered early Tuesday.
‘Tiny bug slayer’: Meet the pint-size ancient ancestor of dinosaurs discovered in Madagascar
Standing about about 4 inches tall, Kongonaphon kely could be one of the last common ancestors of all dinosaurs and pterosaurs.
Amy Cooper, white woman who called police on Black bird watcher in NYC, has been charged
Cooper is facing a misdemeanor charge of filing a false report, Manhattan’s district attorney announced Monday.
At least 8 people, including 3 children, killed after planes collide over Idaho lake
The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office said three children were among the passengers in one of the planes that crashed into Lake Coeur d’Alene.