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Jockey Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to a Triple Crown in 1973, died on August 22, 2025 at age 84. In this June 24, 1979 "Sunday Morning" report, Turcotte talked about life after a terrifying accident at Belmont Park when he fell off a horse and suffered injuries that made him paraplegic.

Experts at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute care for endangered species on 32,000 sprawling acres in Northern Virginia.

"Here There Are Blueberries," a play about a Nazi officer's photo album, in part, examines the role of young secretaries at Auschwitz and asks: How much did they know?

A tour bus with more than 50 passengers lost control and rolled over on the New York State Thruway near Pembroke, killing five people, police said.

Justice Department officials argued the program provides an unconstitutional advantage based on race or ethnicity.