Eddie Palmieri, the groundbreaking musician celebrated as one of the most innovative figures in rumba and Latin jazz, has ...

(AP) - Eddie Palmieri, the avant-garde musician who was one of the most innovative artists of rumba and Latin jazz, has died.

In 1960, a commercial flight was struck by a flock of birds, resulting in a deadly crash. Evidence was sent to the Smithsonian, where a woman named Roxie Laybourne successfully identified the species ...

Museums across the U.S. are displaying artifacts that represent and reflect landmark events of the Civil Rights era.