BOSTON — A German beer hall that’s one of Boston’s oldest restaurants is up for sale. The Boston Globe reports the historic Jacob Wirth Co. restaurant...
On May 4, 1959, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Gene Autry and other musical luminaries sat down to formal dinners and golden statues in Los Angeles...
WASHINGTON -Drawing a clock. Counting backward by sevens. Rattling off words that begin with “F” before a minute’s up. They may not sound like difficult tasks,...
NEW YORK— McDonald’s says it aims to use all recycled or other environmentally friendly materials for its soda cups, Happy Meal boxes and other packaging by...
DETROIT— Among the many shiny models vying for attention at Detroit’s North American International Auto Show are the revamped Volkswagen Jetta, Hyundai Veloster and Kia Forte....
WINNIPEG— A former chair of the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce says it’s about time that men-only clubs open their doors to women. Jodi Moskal, an electrician...
BAGHDAD— When Iraqi forces drove Islamic State militants out of eastern Mosul a year ago, Nashwan Shakir Mahmoud raced back to his home, hoping that his...
The world my children live in is divided in two, as Frantz Fanon wrote in 1952 in “The Wretched of the Earth.” It is a world...
LONDON — A U.S. Army dog that attacked a machine-gun nest during World War II was posthumously awarded Britain’s highest honour for animal bravery on Monday. Chips, a...
TORONTO—It started when his groomsmen wanted to get in shape for his wedding. So Phil Mackenzie came up with a plan. Now the retired Canadian rugby...