For generations of Americans, a sharpened No. 2 pencil has represented childhood and coming of age. Still a fixture of back-to-school shopping lists, it outlines a child's first letters, erases their mistakes and lets them doodle in the margins when they daydream. For decades, sweaty hands ...
TABOR, S.D. (AP) — It's red. It's soft plastic. And it probably contains your favorite beverage. The red Solo cup belongs on any list of the country's most distinctly American objects, but it's actually more than a single object. It is a symbol of the American psyche — a country that ...
SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — "Rocky Raccoon checked into his room, only to find Gideon's Bible." Paul McCartney explained those famous lines in the song by The Beatles, saying these Bibles "were in every hotel in America." He'd never seen something like that in England. For more than a ...
BUÑOL, Spain (AP) — Thousands of revelers — including many lured by a Bollywood film — descended on a small Spanish town on Wednesday for the annual La Tomatina food fight, where they painted Buñol red with tons of overripe tomatoes. Loaded trucks plodded through the crowd with ...
YORK, Maine (AP) — As a morning fog lifted over Maine's York River, Mike Masi and his two interns stood on a dock sorting through a mound of one of the region's most despised crabs and hoped to find a few that would end up on a gastronome's plate somewhere in New England. The trick is to ...
LEWISTOWN — St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Lewistown has announced its First Sunday schedule for the remainder of 2026. Scheduled events provide an opportunity for the community to experience quality entertainment of various genres at no charge. This is a monthly event for the community to enjoy a concert or lecture. The event is free, though a collection is taken to benefit a deserving service within the community. As the name implies, it is held on the first Sunday of the month at 2 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 21 S. Main St., Lewistown. No reservations are needed. ...
