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The Splash Mountain ride at Disney parks in California and Florida is being recast.

Part of the seal comes from the family crest of Isaac Royall, Jr., a slaveowner who played a key role in founding Harvard Law School.

A school board in Jacksonville, Fla., has decided that one of its schools should no longer be named after Ku Klux Klan grand wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest. He was also a general in the Civil War. Nathan Bedford Forrest High School received its name in the 1950s, and for decades the decision has been debated.

A new poll finds the presidential race is neck and neck in Florida. The poll found President Obama and Mitt Romney locked in a virtual tie in the state.…

"This is history in the making," South Australia Premier Jay Weatherill said of the battery, which sits next to a wind farm. It was tapped early to support the power grid during a heat wave.

Baba Siddique was close to several Bollywood superstars and known for throwing lavish parties.

Climate activists say Biden's staff picks are a sign of his seriousness about tackling the issue. But banning anyone with fossil fuel ties could wipe out a lot of experience in getting things done.

Cuba and the U.S. now have embassies in Washington and Havana. The Cuban flag now flies in D.C.; Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Havana later this summer to raise the American flag there.

Scouting has been the official program for Mormon boys for more than 100 years, but that may change after a vote allowing openly gay leaders. A Brigham Young professor says a split would be wrenching.

The group, which is a rebrand of a group that attended the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Va., has created an image of Americana bolstered by racism, antisemitism and neo-fascism.