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Growing up in the 1980s was a one-of-a-kind experience, especially for girls navigating a world caught between tradition and change. From cassette tapes to cable TV, that era shaped a generation of ...

Detroit's boldest decade left behind some engineering decisions nobody brags about.

The accusations of assault have rattled communities across the country that have revered the labor icon for decades.

Dolores Huerta and the late César Chavez are both credited with leading a movement that got growers to negotiate for better wages and working conditions for farm workers.

The Hockey Hall of Fame intends to keep the puck Jack Hughes slapped to score the gold-medal winning goal for the United States in the Milan Cortina Olympics, despite Hughes wanting to ​gift it to his ...

This video explores the legacy, organization, and mission of the Marine Corps’ Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalions, tracing their development since the 1980s. It covers doctrinal platoon and ...

In September 1980, a Titan II missile armed with a nuclear warhead exploded inside its silo in Damascus, Arkansas. Toxic fuel vapors filled the underground complex before a massive blast hurled debris ...

U.S. News and World Report has released its first-ever Best Home Health ratings, a report that measures care quality and patient experience. A dozen North Bay agencies were among the best. More than ...

Once ranked the fourth best place to live in the United States, Des Moines has fallen completely out of the list of U.S. News & World Report's annual Best Places to Live list. While Des Moines may ...

From the WCNC Charlotte Archives: Reporter Dee Early at the Republican Women's Club Auction of personal gift items from 1980 Presidential nominees. Hillary Clinton's Epstein deposition paused after ...