NEW YORK M useums and historic sites, the world’s largest menorah, and a trendy new Tribeca restaurant inspired by an old-school Catskills resort. They’re all part of Jewish New York, with a heritage that stretches back 400 years and a vital contemporary community that’s reinterpreting old traditions for the 21st century. New York City has […]

LANSING, Mich. Michigan and Wisconsin have thrown off the gloves and are engaged in hand-to-hand combat in a debate over which of them looks more like a mitten. “Hey, Wisconsin, get real!! The Mitten is ours!!” tweeted one Michigan resident upset the state across Lake Michigan is trying to usurp a shape so iconic it […]

In April 1861, the Civil War’s first shots were fired in Charleston, S.C. Another tumultuous event befalls Charleston on Dec. 11, 1861, when a fire sweeps a wide swath of its downtown. The cause of the fire is never determined and The Mercury of Charleston reports a lowtide impeded easy access to coastal waters to […]

LOS ANGELES ( AP) — More puppies are sold at pet stores during the holiday season than any other time of year. Now the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and other groups are stepping up efforts to stop these sales, saying many of these dogs come from puppy mills. Forty billboards […]