Southern Pines planning staff continue to work on implementing the town’s future land use plan, revisiting a previous project about tree protection that was halted because of state law changes.

On December 22, 1882, a new kind of holiday magic flickered to life, forever changing how we celebrate Christmas. That day, Edward H. Johnson, an inventor and vice president of Thomas Edison’s ...

The items were taken in the late 19th century from what was then called the Dutch East Indies. Indonesia had been trying to get them back for decades. By Nina Siegal Reporting from Amsterdam The ...

There are late bloomers, and then there’s talipot palms. In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a crop of imported palms is flowering for the first and only time after being planted by renowned Brazilian ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Visitors to the Indiana Statehouse this December will see something new in this year’s decorations—a display honoring early childhood literacy across the state. First Lady Maureen Braun ...

Bethlehem's first public Christmas tree ceremony since 2022 as Gaza truce holds War in Gaza has wrecked Bethlehem's economy and tourism Bethlehem mayor highlights Gaza's suffering BETHLEHEM, West Bank ...

The Talipot palm trees, native to India and Sri Lanka, is in bloom for the first and only time in its life, in Aterro do Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Lucas Dumphreys) RIO ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. RIO DE JANEIRO — Towering talipot palms in a Rio de Janeiro park are flowering for the first and only time in ...

Rio de Janeiro — Towering talipot palms in a Rio de Janeiro park are flowering for the first and only time in their lives, decades after famed Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx ...

First lady Melania Trump will receive the official White House Christmas for 2025 on Nov. 24, marking the first time a Michigan farm has provided the iconic holiday staple in more than four decades.

WASHINGTON - First lady Melania Trump received the official 2025 White House Christmas tree on Monday, marking the start of the holiday season. What we know: The 25-foot concolor fir was grown at ...