A funeral home with a mini golf course. It’s like the ultimate hole-in-one for gallows humor. Located in the basement of ...

Former Pittsburgh Pirate Neil Walker is set to make a special appearance at Holy Name Elementary School in Ebensburg on ...

The Glazer Children's Museum in downtown Tampa has decorated their three floors with pirate flags, colorful parrots and giant ...

While you’re there, try your hand at finding Cape May “diamonds”—quartz pebbles smoothed by the waves that look like treasure straight from a pirate’s dream. Stay late for the patriotic flag-lowering ...

An Islamic State flag attached to the pickup truck used to kill and injure dozens of people in New Orleans is a grim reminder of the persistent threat posed by Islamist extremism. Investigators ...

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I caught a duck on the field," said Anchor Brant, a member of the Buccaneers Flag Crew, as he lovingly kissed and petted the fowl Sunday ... Brandt attempting to shoe the duck off the field. On CBS TV ...

In accordance with U.S. flag code, Governor Brad Little has ordered U.S. flags and State of Idaho flags to be flown at half-staff immediately until sunset on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, in honor of ...

For centuries, the bald eagle has been a ubiquitous symbol for the country, almost as recognizable as the American flag. The bird, with its bright yellow beak, long wingspan and beady eyes ...

After nearly 250 years of informal recognition, the bald eagle has officially been designated as the national bird of the United States. On Christmas Eve 2024, President Joe Biden signed into law a ...

A porch pirate dubbed by community members in Boston as the "Tom Brady" of package thefts was arrested on Christmas Eve, authorities said. A police cadet with a sharp eye spotted Kerri Flynn ...

Uncle Sam, a 25-year-old bald eagle, sits on his perch in front of a US flag before the Extreme Raptors Show at the Permian Basin Fair in the Ector County Coliseum fairgrounds in Odessa, Texas, on ...