The challenging nature of today's wine industry hasn't deterred Mexican Americans like Lepe, whose parents are Jalisco natives. "My parents worked in the fields (harvesting lettuce). They worked really hard to put food on the table. They couldn't give us a lot," said the Salinas native, who's...

In the dark hours of winter in 1944, U.S. forces landed at the Gulf of Salerno, onto the German-fortified shores of Southwest Italy. President Franklin Roosevelt believed Germany could be defeated by puncturing through Italy. The 36th Infantry Division battled through the frozen terrain to meet...