If you pay in cash for something in Florida, you could soon have no option but to leave a penny or take a penny with you as part of the bargain. Federal authorities have stopped making pennies, ...

PEABODY — The city is working to buy 164 acres of open space owned by Rousselot, Mayor Ted Bettencourt announced in his State of the City address Monday night. The speech was given during the city’s ...

SAN ANTONIO – After more than 200 years, the U.S. is ending penny production. This could mean changes at the cash register. While the move is expected to save the government millions of dollars, ...

Bill Self says Peterson’s family is making the decision to keep him out. Peterson has missed nine games this season due to hamstring strain and cramps. He averages 19.3 points and remains projected as ...

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 ...

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 ...

The penny was first minted in 1793, per the auctioneers. America's smallest coins just brought in some big bucks. Pennies from the final minted set of the coin sold for over $16.76 million at auction ...

Since the U.S. stopped minting pennies last month, businesses have had to adapt to the resulting shortage, particularly for prices that don’t end in a “0” or “5.” Many, including restaurants, have ...

After missing seven games, Kansas' Darryn Peterson scored 17 points despite missing the final 11 minutes. Jay Biggerstaff / Imagn Images KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Darryn Peterson is not just the presumptive ...

Crews responded to a unique call Tuesday afternoon, when two deer became trapped in an old manufacturing plant in Peabody, Massachusetts.Peabody police say the distressed deer were entrapped in an ...