The clock on San Francisco's Ferry Building marks the hour, and the surrounding area at the base of Market Street is abuzz with noise. Traffic roars along the Embarcadero. Vendors chat with tourists.

A clock tower has stopped chiming every 15 minutes following a single complaint about noise levels. The bells of Birkenhead Town Hall now toll on the hour, bringing a 137-year tradition to an end.

After about six months of delicate work to restore the bell strike and chime functions, the clock was heard chiming again on Thursday after being out of commission for 15 years. The Cape Town City ...

WEATHERLY, Pa. -- It was more than 25 years since the bell inside Weatherly's Charles Schwab School clock tower rang. With just 25 minutes to go until it rang again, you could feel the anticipation ...

Dane Pelfrey is a former homeless kid, CTO, Hog Calling Champion, and "The Price is Right" contestant. He happily lives in the middle of nowhere, near State Center, Iowa, listening to time ticking by.

STURBRIDGE — Sturbridge is seemingly synonymous with history, from its first settlers in 1644 to the opening in 1946 of Old Sturbridge Village, which welcomes visitors to experience life in a rural ...