World & Nation
Curanderos no longer recommend drinking jaguar blood for strength, but the medicine men still use herbs to induce abortions.
Nov. 4, 1990
California
The Discovery Museum of Orange County is seeking volunteers for a variety of positions.
Oct. 2, 1996
Speaking about the poor among the poor, Pope Francis on Thursday urged hundreds of thousands of worshipers gathered in the Bolivian lowlands to avoid a culture that would “discard” those people deemed less productive.
July 9, 2015
Travel & Experiences
Alcohol has been used since ancient times to fight colds, malaria, even menopause.
May 14, 2007
Archives
“This is Origanum maru , the hyssop mentioned in the Bible,” Jean Cozart says, bending to a tall plant.
Sept. 17, 1993
On the one hand, it is clear the Old World Village shopping center in Huntington Beach could use some aggressive marketing.
June 10, 1988
Sports
Seton Hall fires coach
March 18, 2010
In an appeal to indigenous Mexicans who have been leaving his church, Pope John Paul II donned an embroidered Indian stole and honored two controversial martyrs Thursday, calling them examples of how “one can reach God without renouncing one’s own culture.”
Aug. 2, 2002
Something About Mary: One of the biggest mysteries left over from the previous century (aside from why anyone ever let Pauly Shore have a career) is: What is the third secret of Fatima?
Jan. 5, 2000
Every French child learns the words early and seldom forgets: “ Sur le Pont d’Avignon , on y danse, on y danse . . . tout en rond ,” or, roughly, “we will dance and dance in a circle on the bridge at Avignon.”
June 7, 1987