From ancient waterways to the modern Panama Canal, locks remain one of the most ingenious engineering systems ever built.

Prunella Scales, the actress best known for playing Sybil Fawlty in 1970s British comedy series "Fawlty Towers," has died, ...

Oct. 26, 2025 marks the 200th anniversary of the official opening of the Erie Canal. Parts of the canal had been open since ...

Initially, the canal was just 4 feet deep and 40 feet wide, but it cut through fields and forests, cliffs and swamps, and ...

More than any other historical event, the opening of the Erie Canal, on Oct. 26, 1825, set Chicago on the path to becoming ...

The Ice at Canalside will open for this winter season in downtown Buffalo on Nov. 21. This year will feature a celebration of the Hallmark Channel movie "Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story" on ...

A Panama Canal cruise checks a lot of boxes for senior travelers: itineraries promise warm weather, a culturally-rich region and one of the world's great engineering spectacles. Most cruises are ...

Bodies keep being recovered from the bayous around Houston. Why officials are convinced it’s not the work of a serial killer Navy loses two aircraft from USS Nimitz aircraft carrier within 30 minutes ...

Explore the past, present and future of the Erie Canal on its bicentennial anniversary. In 1825, the state of New York completed the Erie Canal. Today, the singular historic purpose of the canal has ...

BROCKPORT, N.Y. – As people from around the country and the world come to Western New York to learn about the historic Erie Canal, the World Canal Conference is celebrating the waterway’s 200th ...

The Federal Reserve just cut the target federal funds rate by 0.25 percentage points. So what does that mean for CD investors? CD rates haven't fallen yet, but they're likely to drop very soon. And ...

WORCESTER ― A sports bar called The Place is set to open at 102 Green St. after the License Commission approved the business owners' application for an alcohol license Thursday, Sept. 18. The location ...