Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, in collaboration with the Friends of Hopewell Furnace, will accept essay submissions ...

The facts support that (the officer’s) actions were responsive and defensive in nature,” the Jackson County prosecutor said, ...

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March 17 is officially observed as Evacuation Day in Boston, even though St. Patrick’s Day falls on the same date. Here's the ...

The Schoolcraft “Firecracker 5” is back in 2025 after a hiatus in 2024 due to ongoing reconstruction of U.S. 131. The annual run is a significant fundraiser for Schoolcraft Athletic Boosters.

I’m a fan of great speeches. Whether real or fictional, great speeches have the capacity for informing and identifying. A good speech causes words to go beyond being mere words. They become a clarion ...

One morning in October of 2023, Miami police were called to remove a “squatter” who had, or so the ecclesiastical complainants claimed, taken up illegal residence in one of South Florida’s oldest ...

St. Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying, Catholicism, Irish nationalism and, perhaps most famously, the color ...

Toronto's main stock index rallied on Friday as technology and financial shares led broad-based gains and Mark Carney was ...

The event gives seventh graders throughout Philadelphia’s five-county area the opportunity to spend a day touring one of the ...

Kosovo's ex-President Hashim Thaci, who is facing war crime charges, has been briefly released from a European Union-backed court to visit his ill father.

The 21-gun salute is one of the highest military honors, performed for dignitaries, heads of state and fallen service members ...