You’ll meet unassuming German cars that quietly outpace flashier rivals and upend expectations on the […] ...

Leon Draisaitl was named captain of Team Germany for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 on Monday.

A wounded pigeon named Cher Ami helped save a battalion of American soldiers, becoming one of the most recognized animals in ...

A gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics weighs 506 grams, or just over 1.1 pounds. It’s a fairly heavy necklace. Sorry, Max Langenhan. The additional neck pain might be worth it. Langenhan — a ...

The latest census estimates show more than 68 million people in the U.S. identify as ethnically Hispanic. And many of them ...

Right now, the surname evokes scandal, instantly linked to Jeffrey Epstein and the Epstein Files. But beyond this notoriety ...

Asta — Asta's Latin and Greek origins hold the meaning of "bright as a star" or "star," while its Old Norse roots hold the meaning of "divine love," "god" or "beautiful" as a shortened form of the ...

San Antonians get pretty acquainted with the city's street names over the years of sitting in traffic. But over time, the street names start to become known not for the figures in San Antonio and ...

In a space-age milestone, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched a wheelchair-using engineer and handicap advocate to the edge of space Saturday, a 10-minute trip that allowed her to enjoy a few minutes of ...

Blue Origin's next New Shepard mission is scheduled to launch Thursday, Dec. 18, from West Texas. The suborbital flight lasts about 11 minutes, offering passengers a few minutes of weightlessness and ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Villa Aurora is a sprawling home that ...

German Americans make up one of the nation's largest ancestry groups, with nearly 45 million people claiming German roots. But if you want to see where that heritage runs deepest, the latest Census ...