From retail to restaurants, 2025 hasn't exactly been kind to several notable chains spread throughout the U.S. Some chains have closed down for good. Party City went away in February. Arts and crafts ...

They're cute, and they could get you into a lot of trouble. Axolotls have been rising in popularity in recent years thanks to the amphibious creature's appearances in popular video games and as a ...

‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ might be the best-known Peanuts television special, but the gang’s Halloween special also cemented its place in television history. Sure there wouldn’t be a Halloween ...

Few cult films have been able to define the term as clearly as 1975's Halloween classic ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show.’ Decades after its release, toilet-paper toting fans still show up week after ...

An eight-year-old internet video is going viral once again. But is that funny voicemail video that made you laugh legit? People who have never lived west of the Mississippi seem to have a hard time ...

The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities' Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues ...

Early in its development, Splash Mountain was called "Zip-a-Dee River Run." The name "Splash Mountain" came from Disney CEO Michael Eisner, who wanted the new ride to somehow promote the Tom ...

In many ways the original reality TV series, MTV's 'The Real World' has been documenting what happens when people stop being polite and start being real since 1992. There have been over 200 cast ...

Originally a spin-off of 'Perfect Strangers,' 'Family Matters' told the tale of an extended family in Chicago, Illinois, and their meddlesome neighbor Steve Urkel. Thanks in large part to Urkel, whose ...

An auto parts retailer with thousands of stores across the U.S. has announced plans to close locations as it attempt to improve its business. It hasn't been much better for the chain restaurant ...

America is exceptional in many ways. But not all of them are positive: Wealth inequality is higher in the United States than it is in almost any other developed nation. How the Rich Got Richer Over ...

If you already believe in ghosts, you might be apt to see them anywhere you look—or blame the unexplained on something of a supernatural sort rather than on solid science. But, there are some places ...