Mississippi Rifle .54 caliber M1841 rifle, made under contract by Eli Whitney, 1849. This gun derives its nickname of the "Mississippi rifle" from the Mississippi Riflemen led by Jefferson Davis. Gift ...

Struggling as an independent country, the Republic of Texas sought to become part of the United States. Although many in ...

Mexico City's Day of the Dead was celebrated on Wednesday Oct. 30 with the switching on of the city centre lights and the opening of a surrealist-inspired mega-event in the capital's main square.

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Venezuelan migrant Lisbeth Contreras and her children cross the Suchiate River, which marks the border between Guatemala and Mexico, from Tecun Uman, Oct. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) Updated ...

a traditional Mexican offering for the Day of the Dead, in Xochimilco, south of Mexico City, capital of Mexico, Oct. 29, 2024. Nov. 1 and 2 mark the Day of the Dead in Mexico. (Photo by Francisco ...

Deyanira Contreras, director of Kids Campus Santa Fe New Mexico’s program also made permanent a pay raise for day care workers that initially had been funded with temporary federal pandemic aid.

A sugary, citric, fluffy delight. “Pan de muerto” or “bread of the dead” is baked in Mexico every year, from early October to mid-November, amid Day of the Dead celebrations. Shaped like a ...

Here’s where to stay to experience them. Women arrange marigolds on a Day of the Dead altar in Oaxaca, Mexico. The November 1 and 2 holiday, celebrated in both Mexico and U.S. border states ...

At 6:25 AM local time, the exchange rate peaked at 20.17 pesos per dollar before easing slightly. The dollar was quoted at 20.1551 pesos, indicating a 0.45% depreciation of the Mexican currency ...

AP Photo/Fernando Llano Pan de muerto, or “bread of the dead,” traditional for Mexico’s Day of the Dead, sits for sale at a bakery in San Rafael neighborhood of Mexico City, Thursday ...