Cornell Creamery
The Cornell brothers, William and Charles, were owners and operators of several creameries in the area in the early 1900s. The creamery pict…
Golf Academy at Terra Cotta opens in Prairie Grove
PRAIRIE GROVE – Just past a railway bridge at Pleasant Hill and Bay roads, Jim Buenzli tees up an iron and hits a golf ball 100 yards away.
Italian vintners looking abroad for sales help
TORANO NUOVO, Italy – It’s harvest season at the family-run vintner Emidio Pepe in central Italy, and workers are wading into the vineyards,…
As U.S. demographics change, so does the menu
MIAMI – Salsa overtaking ketchup as America’s No. 1 condiment was just the start.These days, tortill…
Need motivation? There's an app for that
WASHINGTON – Ever suspect you do more housework than your spouse? Or that certain tasks at work raise your blood pressure? Maybe you wonder …
Nairobi attack puts spotlight on mall safety worldwide
NEW YORK – Some malls around the world have been scrambling to add security guards to look for suspicious people following a deadly attack o…
Pink diamond expected to fetch over $60 million
GENEVA – Sotheby's is showing off a pink diamond that is expected to fetch more than $60 million at auction.
FDA requires tracking codes on medical implants
WASHINGTON – Federal health regulators will begin tracking millions of medical devices, from pacemakers to hip replacements, using a new ele…
Walgreen plans to move health insurance coverage to private exchange
Walgreen Co. is joining a growing push from big businesses to shift more responsibility for finding insurance onto their employees as health…
Beijing’s next anti-graft target? Mooncakes
HONG KONG (AP) – Mooncakes – the hockey-puck-sized pastries Chinese give each other every year for the mid-autumn festival – were always mor…
Big SUVs rumble along
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – Five years ago, when gas hit $4 per gallon, auto industry analysts boldly predicted that enormous SUVs would vanis…
