World Sep 18 The other Scottish vote — ‘Home of Golf’ to admit women The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews in Scotland voted to admit women today, by 85 percent of those who took part in the vote. Until now, the 260-year-old club was for men only.
World Sep 18 From Golden Retrievers to ‘Grand Theft Auto’ — 10 exports you didn’t know were Scottish You might know that golf, Scotch and haggis come from Scotland, but did you know the blockbuster video game "Grand Theft Auto" does as well? As Scots go to the polls today to vote on whether to stick with the…
Nation Jul 08 Get in line if you dare — world’s tallest water slide opens Thursday http://youtu.be/NG-uY2wze2Y?t=4s It’s named the Verrückt, which in German means “insane”. At 168 feet tall, or 17 stories high, it has the seal of approval from Guinness World Records as the world’s tallest water slide. To…
Arts Jul 07 The historical novel celebrates 200 years, thanks to Sir Walter Scott The author of one of the world's first bestsellers carved out a distinctive identity for Scotland through his writing, an image that persists 200 years later.
Nation Jun 26 Drink up — New York City’s soda ban is dead New York's highest court ruled Thursday not to reinstate a ban on big sodas.
Nation Jun 24 Explorers close in on 17th-century Great Lakes shipwreck Shipwreck hunter Steve Libert thinks he has found the remains of the Griffin…
Nation Jun 11 America’s oldest working lighthouse turns 250 For 250 years the Sandy Hook lighthouse in New Jersey has guided sailors safely in and out of New York Harbor…
World Jun 05 89-year-old D-Day veteran recreates parachute jump into France A day before the anniversary of D-Day, 89-year-old Jock Hutton recreated the parachute jump he made into a field in Normandy 70 years ago.
World May 23 Fire engulfs iconic Art Nouveau building and school in Scotland Firefighters in Glasgow, Scotland today battled to save what they could of the Glasgow School of Art, one of Scotland’s most famous and treasured buildings. The main doors of the Glasgow School of Art. Photo by Flickr user…
Nation May 22 Watch a wall of dense fog creep across Lake Michigan Two fishermen on Lake Michigan caught more than a big fish yesterday. They caught on camera a massive fog bank making its way across the lake. Andrew Ballard and his father Spencer were out for a leisurely day of fishing near…