Cinco de Mayo -- the unofficial U.S. holiday long believed to have been imported, with celebratory beer, from Mexico -- isn't a Mexican holiday at all but rather an American one created by Latinos in the West during the Civil War, according to new research by a California professor.

The historic vessel which provided the setting for Humphrey Bogart's only Oscar winning performance has been resurrected from the scrapheap by a movie loving Florida couple.

American Sarah Chang is one of the world's greatest violinists. She traveled to Buenos Aires to swap the formality of classical music for the passion of tango.