Liberty Bell

Kern beating victim's brother: 'This has got to stop'

2013-05-16 13:04:00

BAKERSFIELD -- About a dozen people gathered in front of the Kern County Superior Court building Thursday morning to protest the death of David Sal Silva, the man who died less than hour after he was beaten by Kern County sheriff's deputies last week....

Bakersfield protest targets deputies' fatal beating of man

2013-05-16 22:03:00

BAKERSFIELD — About a dozen people gathered in front of the Kern County Superior Court building Thursday to protest the death of David Sal Silva, the man who died less than hour after he was beaten by Kern County sheriff's deputies last week....

New Barnes Foundation offers up its treasures in Philadelphia

2012-06-10 00:00:00

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia, the city that gave us Poor Richard, cheese-steak sandwiches and the American Constitution, just opened a new treasure: the Barnes Foundation, one of the premier privately assembled collections of painting in the U.S....

A healthy dose of American history

2011-07-10 00:00:00

Paul Revere was captured on April 18, 1775, before he could warn the residents of Concord, Mass., that the British were coming. (He did make it to Lexington, Mass.) No Revolutionary War battle was ever fought at Valley Forge, Pa., even though Gen. George...

The best egg dishes at popular destinations across America

2012-04-08 00:00:00

For me, the egg hunt didn't stop when I became an adult. Some people hunt eggs, but I prefer to eat them. As a kid, I thrilled more to the feast than the hunt — as in the feast of hard-boiled eggs and leftover egg dishes that remained in the wake...

International visitors' favorite places to visit in the U.S.

2011-07-03 00:00:00

Whether you're shopping at Tiffany, contemplating the Liberty Bell, hiking in Yosemite National Park or throwing dice inLas Vegas, odds are good you'll meet an international tourist enjoying America alongside you. New York, Florida, California, Nevada...

Pat's vs. Geno's: Cheese steak war still simmers in Philadelphia

2011-07-25 05:02:00

Reporting from Philadelphia -- The movies' Rocky Balboa may be Philadelphia's most celebrated fighter, but this� city's greatest rivalry is between two South Philly cheese-steak joints that may rival the Liberty Bell for iconic status: Pat's and Geno's....

Piper Palin shares her mom's hot and cold attitude toward the media

2011-06-02 16:36:32

Sarah Palin wants to terminate all energy subsidies, including ethanol

2011-05-31 16:36:50

Sarah Palin plays the media like a violin: Her turn now

2011-06-01 04:36:46

The President's House in Philadelphia tells a story of early U.S. presidents

2011-02-20 00:00:00

In school, I was taught that George Washington could not tell a lie, but I never knew that he owned more than 300 slaves. I learned that lesson in December, when I visited the new President's House and its exhibit, "Freedom and Slavery in Making a New...

Andrew Breitbart: The man behind the Shirley Sherrod affair

2010-09-02 00:00:00

The command center of Andrew Breitbart's growing media empire is a suite of offices on Sawtelle Boulevard in West Los Angeles with the temporary feel of a campaign office. Only the computers seem firmly anchored. On a recent summer day, just weeks...

The 3D etched crystal and the hologram (blue) of the Liberty Bell was 3D scanned by Michael Raphael with Direct Dimensions from Owings Mills.

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Kid quotient: Kids 5 and up will enjoy traveling back in time at these exhibits. Fun factors: Independence Hall, Liberty Bell Center, Independence Square, Franklin Court, Carpenters� Court.

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Southern Lehigh School District serves Coopersburg and the townships of Lower Milford and Upper Saucon. It includes Southern Lehigh High School, Southern Lehigh Middle School, the Joseph P. Liberati Intermediate School, Hopewell Elementary, Liberty Bell Elementary and Lower Milford Elementary.

2013-02-25 13:14:23