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The cartels' business models are similar to those of big-box stores and franchises, says Tom Wainwright, former Mexico City bureau chief for The Economist. His new book is Narconomics.

The news was announced recently by health and government leaders in American Samoa, which has a population of about 54,000.

The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. ET on Saturday at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.

The dining room, with the dining table at its center, didn't catch on in America before the late 1700s. These rooms — and the family meals held in them — became a place to cultivate social values.

The deployment of anti-aircraft missiles escalates tensions in the region. The U.S. insists that the airspace and waters of the region remain open to international navigation.

Meet the Zomba Prison Project. It's a band of singers and musicians — and they're all in a jail in Malawi.

Author Ethan Canin says two odd talents contributed to his main character becoming a mathematician: He can always tell where he is on Earth and he can draw things perfectly.

The Everglades lost half its ecosystem after Tamiami Trail was built through the heart of the national park in the 1920s, cutting off water flow. Now, restoration efforts are finally taking effect.

Known for her recent work in Downton Abbey and the Harry Potter films, the Oscar-winning actress now stars in The Lady in the Van, a film about an elderly woman who lived in a van for 15 years.

Over 20 people have been sickened in two new outbreaks of foodborne illness linked to alfalfa sprouts. For something many deem a "health food," sprouts continue to be a vexing food-safety challenge.