China's great leap forward

China is racing toward the future: be quick if you want to witness its unique traditions.

Travel Bound Reports U.S. as #1 Destination for Independent Travelers

Travel Bound, a New York-based corporation, reports that bookings of U.S. hotel rooms for independent travelers through June have increased 70% over the same period last year, making the U.S.

Mayor Bingham marries his sweetheart, Jen Clark

TORRINGTON — Torrington now has a first lady after Mayor Ryan Bingham and Jen Clark tied the knot on Saturday in Litchfield.

Two tourists killed, two hurt in crash in northern Arizona

A sightseeing excursion from Las Vegas into northwest Arizona ended with a collision that claimed the lives of two tourists from Australia and left two others injured.

Not sold on RentAFriend

The website lets you rent a friend, but is that really what the world needs? If you're among those who think Facebook's definition of friends is hollow, you may not want to read any further. I just stumbled across RentAFriend.com. It offers profiles of more than 167,000 people who are available for a range of platonic social services — workout buddy, museum visits and wingman/wingwoman, to name ...