Despite its shiny red exoskeleton and reputation as a bug of the sea, the lobster — though far from the world’s strangest delicacy — has long reigned as an improbable luxury staple.

A century-old row over humanitarian symbols was resolved yesterday when the Red Cross movement voted overwhelmingly to adopt a new symbol of neutrality and to admit Israeli and Palestinian relief ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. ... The flag, which has been revised twice since then, features three symbols in red, white, and blue, and the words: "June 19, 1865." ...