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NEW YORK (AP) — The new 1 World Trade Center opened to great fanfare last month as the first tenants moved into the 1,776-foot tower through a vast lo...

PARIS (AP) — Each newborn got 21 cannon shots, the bells tolled for 15 minutes and the air filled with the sound of boat horns when Monaco's royal twi...

PARIS (AP) — Monaco is expecting a double dose of royal babies — but only one twin will get to be the principality's future ruler. Her Serene Highness...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is taking some whole grains off the school lunch line. A massive year-end spending bill released Tuesday doesn't allow scho...

GENEVA (AP) — Flying could get cheaper next year as airlines say they will finally start passing on some of the savings made on plummeting oil prices....

Busy lives may require sacrifices, but forgoing handmade gifts for the holidays doesn't have to be one of them. We only need to plan well to have our ...

Rumor has it that mulching your garden beds or trees and shrubs could starve your plants. It's a rumor that has circulated for the past 40 years or so...

PARIS (AP) — The well-heeled Marilyn Monroe reportedly once said if you give a girl the right shoes, she can conquer the world. The allure of high-hee...

The first time I heard of quinoa was more than 14 years ago. I was at a bustling little restaurant called Le Loup Blanc in Paris. The menu was plug-an...

NEW YORK (AP) — There's an Android phone for everyone. Need to swim with it? Get a waterproof model. Travel a lot? Get one with longer battery life. T...

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a year after federal regulators issued new privacy rules for kids' mobile apps, online stores are flooded with cute and si...

OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) — McDonald's says a global sales figure fell 2.2 percent in November, as U.S. sales continued to fall and it fought to recover fr...

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are making a final push this month to give schools a temporary break from healthier school meal standards. The sch...

Like Thanksgiving, Christmas is one of those holidays that requires aroma. On Thanksgiving, we need the house to smell of turkey and stuffing and swee...

MYSTIC, Conn. (AP) — Mystic Seaport has announced it will restore the Mayflower II, the replica of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America in 16...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — The USS Arizona is one of the nation's most hallowed sites, an underwater grave for more than 900 sailors and Marines kill...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Christmas is always an over-the-top event at the White House. Five things to know about how the White House team is going big with t...

WARREN, Mich. (AP) — General Motors Co. says it's been restoring some prized Chevrolet Corvettes extracted from a sinkhole at a Kentucky museum. GM ha...