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Many of the 350,000 Latina girls turning 15 this year will celebrate with a bash called the "quinceanera." It's a rite of passage, and a growing industry in the U.S. Julia Alvarez, author of Once Upon a Quinceanera, shares aspects of the ceremonies with Renee Montagne.

Fresh Air's TV critic looks at three lavish DVD box sets: David Lynch's deliciously eccentric Twin Peaks, the legendary '90s comedy Seinfeld, and the cult-classic teen drama My So-Called Life.

To honor the voices stilled when the Twin Towers were destroyed Sept. 11, a team of independent radio producers set out to compile a "sonic memorial" -- an audio project commemorating the life and history of the World Trade Center. This story introduces that project.

Christopher McCandless, the subject of the book Into the Wild, lived — and died — in a bus outside Denali National Park in Alaska. The bus became a shrine to him — but now, as a movie version of the book is released, a piece of that bus has been auctioned on eBay.

President Bush promises swift action and assistance to those in fire-ravaged southern California. Joined by Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwazenegger, he toured the charred remains of neighborhoods and met with distraught residents.

The Memorial Day ritual serves to commemorate the sacrifices of U.S. service members who have fought and died in foreign wars.

An East African crowned crane has turned up in wetlands of Rancho Cucamonga. How the crane got there is a mystery. Romantics at heart, these birds mate for life.

The anthem of the Pittsburgh Steelers, "Renegade" by Styx, was played in Los Angeles as they faced the Chargers. Chargers players were not happy.

The Oregon Department of Justice wants a new trial in the landmark $1 billion Linn County timber case.

A shotgun, a rifle, 800 rounds of ammunition and a bullet-proof vest were stolen from an unmarked San Mateo Sheriff’s vehicle in the Tenderloin on Friday. Firearms stolen from law enforcement agencies have been involved in multiple high profile Bay Area murders. A Bay Area News Group investigation published last year determined that at least … Continue reading A Bay Area Second Amendment Addendum →