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When one of the New York Police Department’s horses loses a metal shoe, or they just wear out on the gritty city streets, a blacksmith shop on wheels rushes to the rescue, equipped with a 2,850-degree furnace and trained farriers who can make the fix on the spot. It’s like AAA for horses.

The Washington Nationals fan who held on to two beers as a World Series ball flew toward him in Game 5 now has his own Bud Light ad.

The Trump administration plans to impose tariffs on $7.5 billion worth of European imports _ from gouda cheese to single-malt whiskey to large aircraft _ beginning Oct. 18 to retaliate against illegal European Union subsidies for aviation giant Airbus. The latest escalation in the administration’s tariffs will open a new chapter in the trade wars that are depressing the world...

Haunting images of the Titanic shipwreck were released Wednesday following an expedition earlier this month − giving a never-before-seen high resolution look at the New York City-bound ship that sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean 107 years ago.

Haunting images of the Titanic shipwreck were released Wednesday following an expedition earlier this month − giving a never-before-seen high resolution look at the New York City-bound ship that sunk to the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean 107 years ago.

Stocks plunged Wednesday in the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s worst performance of 2019 after the bond market flashed a troubling signal about the U.S. economy. The Dow dropped 800.49 points or 3.05% to 2,5479.42, its worst percentage drop of the year and fourth-largest point drop of all time.

A string of pending proposals on Capitol Hill could change the way current and future retirees live. But that’s assuming they can first get through both Houses of Congress. And time is ticking as August recess has already begun. After that, there’s just four months left to the year. Even if pushing the changes through a Democratic majority in the...

A deal seemed so close. As recently as May, the Trump administration and China seemed on the verge of resolving their dispute over Beijing’s combative trade policies. Then it all collapsed. A cease-fire, declared by Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in June, failed to stick. Now, global financial markets are shaking and central banks across the world are trying...

A photograph of three University of Mississippi students posing with guns beside a bullet-pocked and oft-vandalized historic marker to lynching victim Emmett Till has sparked a possible federal investigation and suspensions of the three by their fraternity. The Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting first published a story about it Thursday, saying the image had circulated on the men’s social media...

The U.S. Commerce Department announced Monday that it has decided to once again apply tariffs on fabricated steel imports from Mexico. In a statement, the U.S. agency said the decision came after an investigation into government subsidies assisting companies that export fabricated structural steel from Mexico, China and Canada. The agency said it determined Canadian exports do not warrant the...

UNESCO announced it added Fallingwater and seven other U.S. buildings designed by Wright in the first half of the 20th century to its World Heritage List during a World Heritage Committee meeting Sunday in Baku, Azerbaijan.

When the Conowingo Dam opened to fanfare nearly a century ago, the massive wall of concrete and steel began its job of harnessing water power in northern Maryland. It also quietly provided a side benefit: trapping sediment and silt before it could flow miles downstream and pollute the Chesapeake Bay, the nation’s largest estuary.

Architect Steven Ehrlich of Eyrc Architects built his unique home to dissolve the barriers between the inside and out. Using steel, wood, and concrete, he created a unique and private urban sanctuary that’s both sustainable and stylish.

Sixteen thousand tons of Bethlehem Steel collapsed in a matter of seconds Sunday as a demolition crew imploded Martin Tower, the defunct steelmaker’s former world headquarters.

After the implosion of the Martin Tower in Lehigh Valley, there is now a concern about trespassers hanging around looking for souvenirs. Police say that anyone who goes beyond the fence surrounding the area will be charged because it is not only dangerous, but illegal.

Martin Tower, once the headquarters of former steel giant Bethlehem Steel, imploded Sunday, May 19, 2019 after decades of decay and disuse.

Martin Tower, an icon of the Lehigh Valley and relic of the one-time strength of Bethlehem Steel is set to be imploded this weekend.

One of the oddest events in recent Philadelphia history, the “Steel Furnace” party, is looking more and more like a thing that’s actually going to occur at noon on Saturday, April 27, in an overgrown, vacant lot at 27th Street and Girard Avenue.

A dust devil struck a skate park in Fairfield Tuesday afternoon, whipping up debris at the park and sending people rushing for cover.

The giant bell that stood high atop Veterans Stadium has risen from the ashes and now stands prominently in front of Citizens Bank Park. By Enrico Campitelli