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Rafael López poses with his mariachi stamps in a classroom at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum. The set was launched in August.

For the first time, the Postal Service features mariachi musicians on stamps

For some in the Latino community, it's recognition of how their heritage and culture are part of the American fabric.

After the project cavers found Abby, they left a light for her while Gerry Keene went to get help to get the dog out.

A caving project became a rescue mission after a dog was found 500 feet down

Dogs don't usually dwell in caves, but sure enough, there was a dog curled up on the mud floor.

The baby calf and mother Bibi are healthy, and the zoo says they are "inseparable."

Fiona the Hippo gets a little brother

The 23-year-old mother Bibi carried the boy, who weighs at least roughly 60 pounds.

A photo illustration of items left behind in books at the Oakland Public Library in Oakland, Calif.

A librarian collects all the things left in books — from love letters to old photos

Librarian Sharon McKellar collects the found artifacts and posts them on the library's website.

Bogan monitors the plant and animal life along the river.

The water came back

Poor water practices made the Santa Cruz River practically disappear, but new efforts have some water flowing again. And when there’s water in the desert, life follows quickly.

The Line is an ambitious part of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's plan to diversify the kingdom's economy and remake part of its geography.

A 105-mile-long city will snake through the Saudi desert. Is that a good idea?

It will cost hundreds of billions of dollars to build.

Rabin's house sits just down the road from a border checkpoint, in a corner of Arizona where water is drying up so quickly that many of her neighbors have spent tens of thousands of dollars to deepen their wells, or dig new ones altogether.

“Not here for some agrarian fantasy”

Arizona plays a big role in providing Americans with fresh greens year-round, and its farmers are feeling the pressure to keep that going while cutting down on water. It’s also not an easy place to start farming from scratch.

Watch Live: House January 6 committee holds public hearings on its investigation

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This reconstruction of a marble archer shows the vivid colors that characterized Greek sculpture, and patterns that identify him as a fighter from Persia.

We know Greek statues weren't white. Now you can see them in color.

"For some, it will be a shock," said Max Hollein, the director of the museum. "But one has to understand that our current, whitewashed idea of Greek and Roman antiquity is wrong. It's false."