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Many national parks, including Yellowstone, are raising visitor fees.

Just In Time For Summer: National Parks Hiking Entrance Fees

The fees will be used for park enhancements to make up for federal budget cuts.

Lannie Castagne teaches first grade at Brimley Elementary School. She does monthly reading assessments to make sure her students are on track.

A Recipe For Success With Two Student Groups That Often Struggle

When it comes to test scores, students at Michigan's Brimley Elementary School are well above the state average. About half its students are Native Americans, many are from low-income families.

Confederate Flag Merchandise Is Delicate Topic For Retailers

Some businesses are removing Confederate flag imagery following last week's fatal shootings at a S.C. black church. But not every business is handling the Confederate flag issue in the same way.

Teenaged Female Shortstop Could Be Signed by MLB Team

David Greene talks to Lindsay Berra of MLB.com about a 16-year-old French baseball player, who became the first female prospect to make herself eligible to be signed by a Major League Baseball team.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal announced his bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday.

5 Things You Should Know About Bobby Jindal

The 44-year-old Indian-American governor, who entered the presidential race Wednesday, was once seen as a rising star in the GOP. But presidential hopes are dimming.

A mural memorializing Baltimore resident Freddie Gray adorns a wall near the place where he was tackled and arrested by police. <em>The Baltimore Sun</em> says it has acquired a copy of the unreleased government autopsy report in the case.

Autopsy Attributes Freddie Gray's Death To 'High-Energy Injury,' Report Says

The death of the unarmed black man was a homicide that resulted from "acts of omission" by the police, according to The Baltimore Sun.

Hillary Clinton spoke Tuesday at Christ the King United Church of Christ in Florissant, Mo.

Hillary Clinton's 3-Word Misstep: 'All Lives Matter'

Speaking at a church on Tuesday, Clinton said what had kept her own mother going was "kindness along the way from someone who believed she mattered. All lives matter."

State workers take down a Confederate national flag on the grounds of the state Capitol on Wednesday in Montgomery, Ala.

Alabama Governor Orders Removal Of Confederate Flags From Capitol

The decision is part of a growing backlash against symbols of the Confederacy following last week's racially motivated mass shooting at a black church in South Carolina.

Archaeologists in Madrid study remains buried under the Convent of the Barefoot Trinitarians on Jan. 24. Tests proved the remains belonged to Miguel de Cervantes, the author of <em>Don Quixote</em>. Cervantes wanted to be buried at the convent because the nuns raised money and paid a ransom for his release when he was a young man held captive in North Africa.

The Reason Cervantes Asked To Be Buried Under A Convent

Tests have confirmed the bones under a Madrid convent belong to Spain's most famous writer. He wished to be buried there because the nuns raised money and paid a ransom when he was captive in Africa.

Panama was found to have the most people with high well-being, and Afghanistan the least, in a new Gallup world index.

U.S. Slips In World Well-Being Rankings; Panama Is No. 1

As a region, the Americas fare quite well in Gallup's new global index of personal well-being, but the U.S. fell from No. 12 to No. 23 worldwide.

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