The historic SS United States, bigger than the Titanic, still holds the transatlantic speed record. Now, it’s being asked to move.
Author: Matthew Korfhage, USA TODAY NETWORK
Diversity executive, former FOX pundit, resigns amid claims she lied about her race
Raquel Saraswati resigned as equity officer for the American Friends Service Committee after allegations she lied about her background and ethnicity.
A worker in PA had cancer. His company fired him. Now, the company must pay.
A worker in Pennsylvania won a $184,000 settlement for allegedly being fired because his cancer diagnosis put him at greater COVID risk.
Easter dinner isn’t complete without stuffed ham for seven generations of this Maryland family
Stuffed ham is what’s for Easter, Christmas and Thanksgiving — invented by enslaved people and carried through generations.
He crossed the Delaware with Washington: A Black Revolutionary War soldier is set to be honored in his hometown
Oliver Cromwell, a Black Revolutionary War solider who crossed the Delaware with George Washington, will receive a historical marker in New Jersey.
The abolitionist history of Thanksgiving and pumpkin pie — and why the South resisted both
For decades, Thanksgiving was cause for a fight. And the pumpkin was a symbol of the Northern anti-slavery movement.
You may love pumpkin spice, but do you know its surprising origins?
The pumpkin spice latte isn’t as basic as you think. How the lust for the Asian spice started wars and changed world finance.
Salmon is the new cheesesteak. But some in Philly still don’t know it.
The salmon cheesesteak is a paradox — so popular it inspires half-hour waits on the sidewalk, yet unknown to half its home city of Philadelphia.
Earthier, more intense flavors and loaded with caffeine: A new wave of Vietnamese craft coffee blooms in America
Vietnamese craft coffee almost didn’t exist in America recently. Now there’s a fresh crop of Vietnamese roasters from Philly to Austin to Seattle.
Vietnamese craft coffee is the latest caffeine craze brewing in America
Until recently, Vietnamese craft coffee almost didn’t exist in America. Now there’s a fresh crop of Vietnamese roasters from Philly to Austin to Seattle