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More than a century after guests at the Crawford House awoke to the "Breakfast Bell Polka," Plymouth State University is reviving some of the long-lost music composed specifically to entertain guests at New Hampshire's grand hotels and keep them coming back for more.

Local officials are seeking federal funds for a massive $29.7 million infrastructure improvement project on five center city corridors that connect the University of Illinois with downtown Champaign and downtown Urbana.

The family of a University of Chicago student who vanished during a powerful storm last week was intending on Monday to review surveillance videos from restaurants, bars and shops near Lake Michigan, hoping for a glimpse of the missing man.

For the last 55 years, the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium has had all types of boring conventions, cat shows and craft fairs.

A commuter train shook on the tracks and then derailed in a tunnel under the East River shortly after leaving Penn Station on Monday night, forcing the hundreds of passengers on it to be removed and delaying the trip home for many others.

The San Diego District Attorney's Office already filed charged against McLeod last week.

With the president locked in high-level meetings at a secluded hotel in Northern Ireland, first lady Michelle Obama and her daughters took the chance to investigate their Irish roots.

Carleen McDowell, an administrative assistant with 20 Vic Management Inc., stands under the new skylights and LED lighting in St. Vital Centre that helped the mall win a BOMA BEST Award of Excellence for energy-efficiency improvement.

Many email boxes are flooded with deals for food, shopping and travel, but two new sites want to remove the clutter and boredom to provide kids and couples with ideas for fun activities.

The country's newest Miss USA is leaving a white collar job behind for the glamour and excitement that goes with her new role -- and she can't wait.

Enjoy cycling? Thinking about training for the GranFondo? Take a look at The Vancouver Sun's new Cycling and GranFondo training page.

Chances are, when you visualise New York City, what you're really seeing is a freeze-frame from one of the many movies that have made it a cinematic icon.

Fun is sizzling this summer in Balboa Park , San Diego. With outdoors activities, indoor theater shows, a multitude of cultural exhibits and acres of parkland, Balboa Park is a top choice for locals and visitors.

It's a big week in Springfield, with lawmakers preparing for a special session on pension reform this Wednesday.

A Nicaragua earthquake rattled nerves and a tsunami alert was issued, but so far the 6.5-magnitude temblor doesn't seem to have caused any injuries or significant damage, The Associated Press reported June 15. The strong Nicaragua earthquake was registered off the Pacific coast of Nicaragua about mid-day on Saturday, according to the U.S.

MAZATLAN, Mexico-The atmosphere in the Plaza de Toros, hot in the afternoon sun, crackled like popcorn, leaving visitors wondering just how long the crowd, growing larger by the minute, would sit patiently and wait.

The famed American artists of the Hudson River School created far more than mere pretty paintings of landscapes.

Dubai Exports, the export promotion agency of the Department of Economic Development , recently showcased the emirate's expertise and resources in Islamic economic services to the business community in Toronto and Vancouver across a series of seminars conducted with the support of the Canadian Embassy in the UAE and the provincial governments of ... (more)

The Wisconsin Troopers' Association is pleased to announce that a local student has placed in its annual statewide Art and Essay Contest.

Three exceptional clarinetists and the Midwest's talented Chicago Jazz Orchestra reminded Ravinia Festival audiences why the music of Benny Goodman still excites jazz and big band lovers decades after the "king of swing's" quartet drew a record attendance in 1973.