Whenever Penny Ackerman is feeling the tiniest bit down, all she has to do is touch something colorful — a bead, a piece of ...

A Route 66 sign, perched on a pole at the famed Santa Monica pier, advertises the spot as the “end of the trail.” But for ...

Around 16% of larger U.S. cities, especially in liberal states like California, have suffered population declines over recent years.