P.T. Barnum once estimated that Jumbo was 13 feet tall. Thornton, at 6-foot-4, might only be half that size, but shares the characteristic of also being a “larger-than-life character,” to use ...

You never forget your first white-winged scoter, a big black sea duck with a white curve above each eye resembling the Nike ...

A Peabody woman suffered minor injuries and minimal damage to her home after a large tree fell in her yard on Wednesday morning, according to police. The tree fell on the home on Lincoln Road around ...

A Hyundai factory under construction near Savannah, Georgia, that was the subject of a massive immigration raid was previously touted by former President Joe Biden and other politicians as a win for ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the day. Russia launched ...

Since its launch in 2016 for the centenary of the Easter Rising, Stable of Ireland’s tricolour scarf, a new take on the familiar green, white and orange of the national flag, has become one of the ...

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When “Orbital” by Samantha Harvey won this year’s Booker Prize in what I, at least, thought was an upset over “James” by Percival Everett, I was instantly eager to read it. As I had a pre-planned trip ...

For years, McDonald’s fans in the UK have been begging the fast food chain to bring one very specific menu item over from the US. And these prayers have finally been answered, as the ‘legendary’ ...

Following on from the success of the sell-out Grimace Shake last year, McDonald’s UK has gone from purple to green. The Shamrock Shake features a peppermint-flavoured syrup blended with a creamy ...