Many of the items we use every day, like zippers and escalators, were once brand names. Here are some trademarked names that are often used as generic terms today. You might think you’re riding around ...

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Did you know that Seattle has a partnership with a city in France? Nantes, a city along the Loire River in the western part of the country, is one of our 20 sister cities worldwide, in places as ...

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San Jose resident Paulina Goff Stovall began her career as a professional pumpkin carver at age 18, just out of high school, when she carved a 600-pound pumpkin in the shape of a funnel web spider for ...

As a bear charged full speed across a clearing at him, Kelly Krpata knew he had only a few seconds to think. His mind went to the backcountry safety video he’d watched a few days before, required for ...

SCRANTON — A jury found Donnell Brunson, of Taylor, guilty of first-degree murder for the killing of his girlfriend in November of 2023. Police found Danielle Barbuti, 49, dead in her Lake Avenue home ...

Then, as now, voting matters: Ben Shahn’s 1944 lithograph was looking forward to a strong post-World War II labor movement. Collection of Michael Berg, Fairfax ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When it comes to utility knives, it's easy to think they're all the same, right? For most users, they're just a handle, a blade, and a few ...

Ask most NFL fans what they think about referees, and they'll likely say that the refs have it out for their team. Or the officials don't know what they're doing. And they definitely want the Kansas ...

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Forget scrolling—this weekend, you can actually step inside TikTok’s favorite version of New York City. Queens truck driver Joe Macken has spent the last 21 years carving a miniature version of the ...