NEW YORK (AP) — Cancer stick. Coffin nail. Cowboy killer. Those are nicknames, through the decades, for the cigarette — the once-glamorous des…
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Scenes from a colonial resurrection: First-person interpretations of history draw America 250 crowds
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Betsy Ross is a dynamo with a T-shirt cannon.
FILE - Memorial Circle, where President Donald Trump has proposed building an arch to commemorate the United States' 250th anniversary, the Arlington Memorial Bridge and the Lincoln Memorial, are seen from the Washington Monument, Aug. 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
The U.S. Mint will start selling a $1 coin to celebrate America's 250th birthday, featuring President Donald Trump's face on one side. The coin's design, approved by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, includes Trump's visage as “heads” and the Great Seal of the United States as “tails.” The coin stirred criticism due to federal law barring living presidents on currency, but exceptions exist. The coins, honoring American heritage, will be available Wednesday. A roll of 25 coins costs $61, and a bag of 100 costs $154.50. Special-issue coins are hidden in some rolls and bags.
PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) — Thousands of American service members are about to descend on eastern Thailand, as the USS Abraham Lincoln makes a po…