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Each week on “Watch Mr. Wizard,” Don Herbert used household objects to conduct an easily replicated experiment that ...

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Rochester, once known as 'Flour City,' has a rich history of iconic food and beverage brands that shaped American kitchens.

Children who grew up in the Chicago area had access to an abundance of television programs that were created here just for them.

If ever there was a beautiful, must-visit American town, Port Townsend, Washington, has to be it. Located at the northeastern tip of the Olympic Peninsula on the Puget Sound in Washington, Port ...

The Hank Williams Museum preserves that legacy with respect, affection, and authenticity, creating a space where past and ...

Never before have I been so grateful for this little thing called a penny. Indiana lawmakers aren’t the only ones wrestling with an unexpected penny shortage. So are consumers, and we don’t want to ...

Lawmakers passed a bill allowing retailers to round cash transactions to the nearest nickel in the Sunshine State. Here's what that means for shoppers.

States are setting new rules for cash purchases after the U.S. Mint stopped making pennies and the 1-cent coins get scarcer.

For example, on the nickels, a single change was made: instead of having the mint year on the face, they have “1776 ~ 2026” ...

As pennies begin to disappear, states are grappling with a "rounding" problem for cash purchases that would have included them in the past.