IRVING, Texas – The day before he presumably assassinated President John F. Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald surprised his wife by stopping by the house where she was staying, a small ranch house in the Dallas suburb of Irving. As he left the next morning, according to investigators, Oswald grabbed his Carcano rifle from the garage [...]

Should sequestration-related budget cuts come to fruition, national parks would turn to “ghost towns,” one concerned group is warning. The Coalition of National Park Service Retirees (CNPSR) on Thursday released a memo and documents indicating the National Park Service would reduce the number of park rangers, services and park hours to comply with federal budget [...]

THOMASVILLE, N.C. — By the early 1920s, Thomasville was known as “The Chair Town,” thanks in large part to the Thomasville Chair Co. In 1922, the company built a 30-foot-tall replica of a Duncan Phyfe armchair in the center of town. “The project kept three men working 20 hours a day for one week and [...]

The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday ordered domestic airlines temporarily halt the use of Boeing 787 aircraft because of “a potential battery fire risk.” The federal agency issued an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) ordering the stop. The AD will remain in place until “operators of U.S.-registered, Boeing 787 aircraft … demonstrate to the Federal Aviation [...]

ATLANTA – This year looks to be a promising one for foodies. The National Restaurant Association found that locally sourced meats and seafood and locally grown produce will be among the hot trends for 2013. In making its predictions, the association surveyed more than 1,800 members of the American Culinary Association. Sustainability and healthy options [...]

Walt Disney World guests might soon be able to “plan their itineraries ahead of time,” thanks to new technology the company is planning to announce next year. On an analyst call earlier this month, Bob Iger, chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Co., briefly mentioned the new technology, but indicated additional details would be [...]

ATLANTA — Any destination worth its salt ends with a gift shop, but what’s with some of the more bizarre tchotchkes for sale? That’s what travel writer Doug Lansky explores in his latest book, Crap Souvenirs (Perigee Trade Paperback, $10.95). Lansky, a Stockholm-based travel writer, takes a look at some of the zanier souvenirs for [...]

HILLIARD, Ohio – After selling his cable business a little more than a decade ago, Steve McCoy started collecting early television receivers. Years earlier, as a teenager, McCoy worked in a television repair shop, fixing sets from the 1940s. At the time, he wasn’t aware television was even around before World War II. But, that [...]

DELAWARE, Ohio — On a semi-regular basis, my wife and I set out to create a list of the best eateries. A seemingly straight forward and simple task, we often fail. Not because we can’t name any. Rather, there are just too many unique and wonderful places out there. Our list of five quickly grows [...]

GRAND CANYON, Ariz. — There really aren’t any words to aptly describe that first glimpse of the Grand Canyon. Massive? Mind-boggling? Grand? All true, yet they just don’t do justice to that first experience of seeing the Grand Canyon. Words simply fail to describe the grandeur and the beauty of this one-of-a-kind natural landmark. Carved [...]