SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — You’re standing in the middle of an empty highway, staring off into the fading, golden light of Arizona’s high desert. The soundtrack playing in your mind? Depeche Mode. Industrial-leaning synth-pop strains might seem incongruous with such a vista, but it was the alternative rock band’s homage to Route 66 that seduced David … Read more
Editor’s note: This story is part of the Monitor’s summerlong series following old U.S. Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica, California. Just a few blocks from the Old Joliet Prison, Johnny Williams is standing outside a tire shop, waiting for a repair. He’s a lifelong resident of the Joliet area, a father of six … Read more
After 100 years, U.S. Route 66 is still one of the most famous roads on the planet. Which is in some ways peculiar. Among the first of America’s cross-country highways, it was officially decommissioned on June 27, 1985. Bureaucratically, U.S. Route 66 no longer exists. Yet millions of people are still drawn to what remains … Read more
As Route 66 celebrates 100 years, a newly married couple marked a milestone of their own. Noel Brennan has the story. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Iranian-flagged cargo ship recently seized by U.S. forces had recently traveled through Chinese ports, spotlighting a supply route now under scrutiny as officials probe suspected dual-use cargo aboard the vessel. The vessel, Touska, remains in U.S. custody as American forces continue inspecting what maritime security sources … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Vice President JD Vance is set to arrive in Pakistan early Saturday, where he will lead high-stakes negotiations with Iran aimed at preserving a fragile ceasefire and preventing a broader regional war. Vance is joined by U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s … Read more
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — There are faster ways to get from Chicago to Los Angeles, but none have the allure or cultural cachet of Route 66. To John Steinbeck, it was the Mother Road that led poor farmers from Dust Bowl desperation to sunny California. To Native Americans along the route, it was an economic boon … Read more
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — If you’ve ever planned to motor west and take the highway that’s the best, this might be time: Route 66 turns 100 this year. The Mother Road, as author John Steinbeck dubbed it, has evolved over the years from an escape for poor farmers fleeing the devastating dust storms of the 1930s … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump called on the world’s countries to “build up some delayed courage” and “just take” the Strait of Hormuz while addressing the nation in a primetime speech on Iran Wednesday night. Movement in the strait, which is a narrow but crucial global oil trade passageway, … Read more
Two U.S. Army helicopters that were recorded flying by the Tennessee home of Kid Rock were following a training route in the Nashville area, a military official said Monday. A spokesman for the 101st Airborne Division, in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, said their presence was “entirely coincidental” to “No Kings” protests in Nashville. Video posted Saturday … Read more