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Published on September 23, 2016 - Page 24
ARTHUR, Ill. (AP) — Efforts to open an Amish history museum in Illinois are underway after the oldest-known Amish house in the state was moved to the...
Published on September 6, 2016 - Page 5
NOVATO, Calif. (AP) — A former pro football star and an advocate for athlete marijuana use have teamed up to open a gym in San Francisco that they...
Published on September 4, 2016 - Page 4
The once-and-future Hurricane Hermine regained strength Saturday as it moved slowly up the Eastern Seaboard and made a mess of the holiday weekend....
Published on September 2, 2016 - Page 6
NEW YORK — Apple isn’t saying much about its next iPhones, but there’s been plenty of speculation that the giant Plus model will have two camera...
Published on August 20, 2016 - Page 13
LAS VEGAS — Rowing, shooting and judo — the U.S. may have won big gold medals in those Olympic events but some of the most prominent Las Vegas sports...
Published on August 13, 2016 - Page 6
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Elvis Presley used to dream about building a guest house at his Graceland property, for friends who would visit the rock ‘n’ roll...
Published on August 5, 2016 - Page 7
PHILADELPHIA — Visitors to the birthplace of America can soon climb aboard a life-size Revolutionary era privateer ship in the heart of the city’s...
Published on August 5, 2016 - Page 7
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) —The introduction of 70 new locomotives on Amtrak's most heavily traveled line three years ago has contributed to a reduction in...
Published on August 5, 2016 - Page 13
A long-delayed industrial museum in a shuttered steel plant has finally blown the factory whistle and opened the punch clock for visitors, after...
Published on July 17, 2016 - Page 23
CLEVELAND — Conventioneers, political geeks and others heading to the GOP convention in Cleveland, take note: With seven presidents born in Ohio,...
Published on July 9, 2016 - Page 9
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A basic rule on what to do when encountering a bear in the wilderness is so common, it’s long been a mantra: “If it’s brown, you...
Published on June 21, 2016 - Page 21
BOSTON — The bar where everybody knows your name is coming to the stage. “Cheers Live on Stage” is a comedy based on some of the most memorable...
Published on June 16, 2016 - Page 19
SANTA FE, N.M. — Those classic cars called lowriders are the focus of a summer celebration in Santa Fe. The spotlight on lowrider culture includes...
Published on June 14, 2016 - Page 5
TWO EGG, Fla. (AP) —What came first, the Chicken or the Egg — or make that the Two Egg? The answer is the Alaska town of Chicken came before the...
Published on June 9, 2016 - Page 19
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Rangers suspended their attempts on Wednesday to recover the body of a man who wandered from a boardwalk and fell into an...
Published on June 3, 2016 - Page 7
GENEVA (AP) — Capping a mammoth 17-year, $12 billion project, Switzerland has built the world’s longest railway tunnel: The Gotthard Base Tunnel....
Published on June 3, 2016 - Page 7
Here’s a look at the Gotthard Base Tunnel by the numbers: • 35.5 miles — the record-breaking length of the tunnel’s east tube • 35.4 miles — the...
Published on May 28, 2016 - Page 8
HORSE CAVE, Ky. (AP) — One day after 19 people trudged through neck-deep water in a harrowing escape from a flooded Kentucky cave, the operator of...
Published on May 23, 2016 - Page 6
HONOLULU (AP) — New research released Thursday shows tiger sharks naturally favor waters near Maui that are close to some of Hawaii’s most popular...
Published on May 23, 2016 - Page 7
MADRID (AP) — Nudists have lost a seven-year legal battle for access to a popular tourist resort beach on Spain’s southwestern tip. The Supreme...
Published on May 22, 2016 - Page 10
PARIS (AP) — Four lucky competition winners are set to be the first people in history to use the Eiffel Tower as a vacation home next month. Rental...
Published on May 21, 2016 - Page 8
CAESAREA, Israel — A chance discovery by two divers uncovered Israel’s biggest find of underwater Roman-era artifacts in three decades,...
Published on May 21, 2016 - Page 11
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The name on the front still reads “Trump,” but a different flamboyant billionaire now wants to make the Taj Mahal casino great...
Published on May 21, 2016 - Page 11
PHILADELPHIA (AP) —The host committee of the Democratic National Convention is making sure political junkies have plenty to keep them occupied when...
Published on May 19, 2016 - Page 23
INDIANAPOLIS — It’s a big year for a big race. May 29 will mark the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, which claims to be the largest single-day...
Published on May 12, 2016 - Page 19
AP Travel Editor CLEVELAND — It was a brokered convention with three candidates and two factions. Republican Party leaders hoped for unity, but once...
Published on April 22, 2016 - Page 12
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, England — “All the world’s a stage,” wrote William Shakespeare, who died 400 years ago this week. But he played out much of his...
Published on March 27, 2016 - Page 23
KHOROSHEVO, Russia —A bust of Josef Stalin stands on the front lawn of a house-turned-museum in this small village, where the Soviet leader is said...
Published on March 27, 2016 - Page 23
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — One of the most stressful and least glamorous jobs in the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War went to the men and women who stood...