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Adam Namm, U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador and musician member of Samay Blues Band.

Singing The Blues, A U.S. Envoy Hopes To Boost Ties With Ecuador

In South America, left-wing governments hostile to the U.S. are tossing out diplomats or shunning them entirely. In Ecuador, U.S. Ambassador Adam Namm is using music to do something about it.

Robert Herendeen, National Park Service ranger, speaks to visitors at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Rangers like Herendeen have the task of collecting items left at the wall — including human remains.

Human Ashes Left At The Vietnam Memorial Find A Not-Final Resting Place

To some, the Vietnam memorial is a sacred space and a fitting place for deceased veterans. But the National Park Service says it's not equipped to care for the remains that are being left there.

Visitors walk along the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. A new sign warns visitors that human remains left there will not be added to the memorial's permanent collection.

Human Ashes Left At The Vietnam Memorial Find A Not-Final Resting Place

To some, the Vietnam memorial is a sacred space and a fitting place for deceased veterans. But the National Park Service says it's not equipped to care for the remains that are being left there.

H. B. Emmez, a YMCA employee who took part in the U.S. intervention a century ago, is the only American buried in Vladivostok's Naval Cemetery.

In Russia, Scant Traces And Negative Memories Of A Century-Old U.S. Intervention

As Americans accuse the Kremlin of interfering in their elections, and Russians fiercely deny it, there's no debating that the U.S. once intervened militarily in Russia — with few, if any, results.

U.S. troops wearing new sheep-lined coats march in downtown Vladivostok in November 1918.

In Russia, Scant Traces And Negative Memories Of A Century-Old U.S. Intervention

As Americans accuse the Kremlin of interfering in their elections, and Russians fiercely deny it, there's no debating that the U.S. once intervened militarily in Russia — with few, if any, results.

Adrian Quesada of Ocote Soul Sounds, Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath, The Echocentrics, and Spanish Gold.

Guest DJ With Adrian Quesada, A Man Who Needs Four Bands

Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath, The Echocentrics, Ocote Soul Sounds and Spanish Gold all capture the vision of the Austin musician. This week on Alt.Latino, Quesada spins some of his favorite music.

Review: Algiers, 'Algiers'

The gospel-punk band's self-titled debut couches its invective in feedback, guitar noise, bruising drum machines and Franklin James Fisher's guttural howls.

Designed by famed architect Mary Colter, Phantom Ranch opened in 1922. Over the years, it's been staffed by countless "ranchers," as they call themselves, who live and eat together, only spending a few days above the rim each month.

Life Below The Rim Of The Grand Canyon At Phantom Ranch

Employees and guests alike will tell you that it's impossible to explain the feeling at Phantom Ranch, a bunkhouse and restaurant on the canyon's floor. It's a vibe you have to experience to get.

Scattered Showers, Light Flooding Expected Through The Weekend

A flash flood watch will remain in effect from noon through Friday evening for the mountains and deserts, while rain is expected throughout San Diego County. A rain advisory for coast waters is in effect for Friday.

The temple of Sharfadin in Northern Iraq is 800 years old, and followers of the Yazidi religion consider it one of the most sacred sites in the world. Though ISIS tried to destroy it, a small group of Yazidi fighters kept the shrine standing.

Outmanned And Outgunned, Fighters Defend Yazidi Shrine Against ISIS

Led by a celebrated Yazidi fighter, a small band of Kurdish peshmerga survived a months-long ISIS onslaught. Unlike others in Syria and Iraq, this sacred place still stands, nearly unscathed.

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