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Ken Burns, left, and Dayton Duncan created the PBS documentary 'The National Parks: America's Best Idea.' Gannett News Service Pinnacles National Park got its name because of the spires and rocky remnants of an ancient volcano.

The beauty pageant each April at the Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater, Texas, requires traditional skills like interview poise, evening-gown fashion and talent, but also some ability and inclination to milk and skin rattlers.

New information on a story you saw only on Eyewitness News after we were the first to expose a woman accused of ripping off $18,000 from an immigrant.

A bridge on Interstate 5 collapsed into the Skagit River north of Seattle, sending cars into the cold water but somehow managing not to kill anyone.

Last night, BART Directors voted to remove the rush-hour bike ban for a full five-month trial, ushering in all day access for bikes and sending bike riders on both sides of the Bay into fits of glee.

Channel 9 Eyewitness News has confirmed that the body of a missing Seminole County businessman and father of three has been found in New York.

News Corp., set to split in two this June, announced a new slate of board members for each company as well as a $500 million stock repurchasing fund for the publishing business.

Amanda Bynes has much more to worry about than tabloids publishing old pictures of her.

Anthony Weiner officially declared his candidacy for New York City mayor late into the night on Tuesday.

The Knick : Steven Soderbergh indicated that Liberace bio-romance Behind the Candelabra , debuting to critical praise at Cannes ahead of its bow Sunday on HBO, would mark his retirement from directing.

Initial unemployment claims dropped back to a level indicating moderate job growth last week after a spike the previous week raised alarms about the labor market recovery.

Are cord-cutters most likely to subscribe to Aereo? Not necessarily, according to early returns.

Fox News figures scapegoated Islam and promoted Islamophobia following an attack in London reportedly perpetrated by radical extremists which has been denounced by Muslim organizations in Britain.

MATILDA THE MUSICAL will be featured on WNBC TV's "News 4 New York at 5" tomorrow Friday May 24 when the four girls who share the title role speak to Erika Tarantal about making their Broadway debut in the blockbuster show.

Earlier this year, the network pushed "Nightline" one hour back, from 11:35 p.m. to 12:35 a.m., in order to move Jimmy Kimmel's late night show up.

Charlie Ergen is apparently still trying to beef up his wireless spectrum hoard, with reports that the Dish Network chairman and CEO has offered up to $2 billion for wireless frequencies owned by bankrupt broadband provider LightSquared.

Wrestling News World.com has a nice interview up with Nigel McGuinness of Ring of Honor where he talks about his career as a whole, his time in TNA, the differences of ROH compared to both TNA and WWE and much more.

May 23--PHILLY'S OWN Kate Flannery has chosen her first post-"The Office" assignment.

Facebook is a lot like crystal meth - it's highly addictive and will probably cause your teeth to fall out.* Android users are always one tap away from a snarky status update or a friend's vacation pics.

A protective father goose whose babies will soon hatch in a nest on the roof of a New York home is guarding them so fiercely the neighborhood is living in fear of his attacks.