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JOSEPH, Ore. — For many of the 7,000 or so people who live in rugged, mountainous Wallowa County tucked up in the northeastern corner of Oregon, the century-old Wallowa Lake Lodge has been an untouchable heirloom for more than half its life.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The first time I viewed the Charleston Harbor, I was standing at the former site of Gadsden’s Wharf, where more than 40% of the nation’s enslaved Africans had arrived centuries ago when they were forced into chattel slavery.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Bret Tennis started working around Garden of the Gods 17 years ago.

The Galápagos Islands are a bucket-list destination for many travelers, bird lovers and nature enthusiasts, and it’s no wonder why: The biodiverse region of the world has been famous for centuries as a natural paradise.

More than seven months after losing his U.S. Senate bid, Republican Herschel Walker’s campaign still has nearly $4.5 million in its account. And some donors are pressing to get their contributions back.

School safety agents across New York City will be outfitted with bullet-resistant vests as soon as next school year as the NYPD tries to tamp down the growing increase in youth-on-youth violence, the Daily News has learned.

In active shooter attacks, private preschools are especially vulnerable because teachers are generally not trained for them, small children are less able to regulate themselves and law enforcement officials are less likely to warn about emergencies, an expert in the field told educators Saturday.

Del. Cia Price has been on Twitter for nearly a decade.

BALTIMORE -- Samantha Hart hardly recognized her father when she picked him up at the Baltimore County jail.

California could soon divest its public pensions from fossil fuel companies, as the state legislature looks to force the nation’s largest non-federal retirement funds to sell off nearly $15 billion in assets.

Single-sided deafness (SSD) is a hearing impairment that affects at least one in every 1,000 babies born. These infants have severe-to-profound hearing loss in one ear with normal or near-normal hearing in the other ear. The condition can also develop in older children and adults.