VIDEO: The Trump administration is proposing the creation of a “Space Force” as another branch of the U.S. military. It may be a ways off, but the Pentagon is setting up a new space command structure so that Congress could create a Space Force in the near future .

ON THIS DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY On August 10, 1846, the Smithsonian Institution was created. As one of the most popular tourist destinations in Washington, D.C., the Smithsonian has expanded to 19 museums and galleries, including the recently opened National Museum of African American History and Culture, nine research facilities, and the National Zoo

After four years of growth , the total number of hate incidents in the six most populous American cities declined by nearly 15 percent from January through June, according to police department data .

StreetLight makes regular visits into the woods , looking for homeless people like Frankie. The organization leases six apartments and owns three houses for clients to live in, and can help with other housing alternatives .

A new South African political party wants the government to expel all foreigners, claiming they bring crime into the country and are responsible for high unemployment. But analysts say the African Basic Movement party will not win big in next year’s general elections .

VIDEO: Using techniques from the end of the 18th century , this artist creates unique jewelry with a vintage flair. Artist Hugo Kohl, who studied finance, took his passion about jewelry and over 25 years, has turned it into a career .

Pakistan will have unilaterally fenced “sensitive areas” along the country’s largely porous border with Afghanistan by the end of the year, discouraging terrorist infiltration in either direction, officials tell VOA .