(NEXSTAR) – Picking up a souvenir, whether for yourself or as a gift, can feel daunting at times: brightly colored t-shirts, glossy coffee mugs, keychains bearing your name, the ever-abundant shot ...

When President Donald Trump announced the discontinuation of the penny in February, responses ranged from a resounding “meh” to borderline celebration. Outside circles of nostalgics, dedicated ...

WASHINGTON — The penny shortage was already frustrating to business owners and now the U.S has stopped making pennies altogether. It's created concern and confusion for business owners. "There's a ...

A chilly weekend with below average temperatures and a hard freeze Read full article: San Antonio shelters, businesses brace for impact as back-to-back cold weekends strain resources A San Antonio ...

The penny never made much sense at the checkout line, but it sure made dollars at auction. Coin collectors paid more than $16 million for a piece of American history after the U.S. government ended ...

Washington, D.C. has played host to some of America’s most historic events. Inaugurations, marches, state visits, and funerals are familiar moments in the nation’s capital. There was another “funeral” ...

Hundreds of mock mourners headed to the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday to attend a “funeral” for the penny. Along with musicians playing taps, there were a couple of Abraham Lincoln look-alikes, actors ...

The mourners had taken their seats. Many were dressed in black. Others wore veils and large hoop skirts, reminiscent of Victorian-era fashion. When the clock struck 1:01 p.m. (a time, organizers said, ...

Robert Hoff was amazed the first time he saw a coin press machine in action in the 1970s. Hoff was in his twenties when a person passed him while carrying the machine and watched as they pressed ...

Former NBA star Penny Hardaway now devotes most of his time to the film room, practice and the sideline while guiding the Memphis men’s basketball team. Hardaway, in his eighth year coaching the ...

SOUTH BEND, IN (WSBT) — No more pennies. The US Mint stopped making pennies in November. The last penny minted was sold for more than $16.7 million at auction. Now many businesses are not giving ...

The penny has officially left the building. After more than two centuries in circulation, the U.S. Mint has struck its final one-cent coin, marking a historic shift in how Americans—and ...