Sharon Weinberger is the national security and foreign policy editor at The Wall Street Journal. Previously, she was the Washington, D.C., bureau chief for Yahoo News, and before that, the ...

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Sheer drama. That's what the Great Sand Dunes are. Starkly beautiful desert dunes set against a backdrop of pretty, ...

California is home to three of the best national parks in the country, according to Lonely Planet. The travel guide recently ...