U.K.'s Heathrow Airport opens terminal for high-risk travelers
U.K.'s Heathrow Airport opens terminal for high-risk travelers
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LONDON (AP) — A terminal at London's Heathrow Airport that was mothballed because of the coronavirus pandemic reopened Tuesday to serve passengers arriving from high-risk countries — an action that critics said was long overdue. Britain has barre
Australian court upholds ban on most international travel
Australian court upholds ban on most international travel
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian court on Tuesday rejected a challenge to the federal government’s draconian power to prevent most citizens from leaving the country so that they don’t bring COVID-19 home. Australia is alone among dev
Egypt bets on ancient finds to pull tourism out of pandemic
Egypt bets on ancient finds to pull tourism out of pandemic
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CAIRO (AP) — Workers dig and ferry wheelbarrows laden with sand to open a new shaft at a bustling archaeological site outside of Cairo, while a handful of Egyptian archaeologists supervise from garden chairs. The dig is at the foot of the Step Pyramid o
Families heartened as Arlington National Cemetery rolls back COVID-19 restrictions
Families heartened as Arlington National Cemetery rolls back COVID-19 restrictions
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She wished it could have come sooner, but Rose Duffman Duval is just happy that soon all visitors to Arlington National Cemetery will enjoy the same access she was able to get even at the height of last year’s COVID-19 shutdown. A Gold Star mother, Mrs
High gasoline prices unlikely to deter holiday travelers
High gasoline prices unlikely to deter holiday travelers
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NEW YORK (AP) — Memorial Day weekend gasoline prices are at their highest levels in seven years, but experts don’t expect the steep prices at the pumps to keep eager motorists off the road. After more than a year of caution during the coronavirus
Major airlines avoid Belarus after plane diversion
Major airlines avoid Belarus after plane diversion
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Major airlines are starting to avoid Belarus after President Alexander Lukashenko diverted a commercial airliner from Lithuania to his capital of Minsk so he could detain an opposition journalist on board. Taking their cue from the European Union, which pledg
IOC member: Cancellation of Tokyo Summer Games 'essentially off the table'
IOC member: Cancellation of Tokyo Summer Games 'essentially off the table'
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A member of the International Olympic Committee said canceling the Tokyo Summer Games is “essentially off the table” even as Japan battles a wave of COVID-19 cases in major cities and the State Department warns Americans not to travel to the host
Japan says U.S. travel warning for virus won't hurt Olympians
Japan says U.S. travel warning for virus won't hurt Olympians
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TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese government Tuesday was quick to deny a U.S. warning for Americans to avoid traveling to Japan would have an impact on Olympians wanting to compete in the postponed Tokyo Games. U.S. officials cited a surge in coronavirus cases
Italy probes cable car crash as lone child survivor recovers
Italy probes cable car crash as lone child survivor recovers
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ROME (AP) — Italy’s transport minister was heading Monday to the scene of a cable car disaster that killed 14 people when the lead cable apparently snapped and the cabin careened back down the mountain until it pulled off the line and crashed to t
Virgin Galactic rocket ship ascends from New Mexico
Virgin Galactic rocket ship ascends from New Mexico
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Virgin Galactic on Saturday made its first rocket-powered flight from New Mexico to the fringe of space in a manned shuttle, as the company forges toward offering tourist flights to the edge of the Earth's atmosphere. Virgin Galact
EU moves to open its borders to vaccinated tourists
EU moves to open its borders to vaccinated tourists
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The European Union agreed Wednesday to open its borders to vaccinated travelers as it looks to fuel tourism and national economies after a brutal yearlong freeze. The agreement applies to travelers who’ve been fully vaccinated with COVID-19 shots approv
'City in transition': New York vies to turn page on the coronavirus pandemic
'City in transition': New York vies to turn page on the coronavirus pandemic
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NEW YORK (AP) — More than a year after coronavirus shutdowns sent “the city that never sleeps” into a fitful slumber, New York could be wide awake again this summer. Starting Wednesday, vaccinated New Yorkers can shed their masks in most sit
Joy for U.K. pubs and hugs tempered by rise in coronavirus variant
Joy for U.K. pubs and hugs tempered by rise in coronavirus variant
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LONDON (AP) — Pubs and restaurants across much of the U.K. opened for indoor service for the first time since early January on Monday, even as the prime minister urged people to be cautious amid the spread of a more contagious COVID-19 variant. The late
U.K. set to rediscover freedom after vaccination success
U.K. set to rediscover freedom after vaccination success
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LONDON (AP) — When London’s Science Museum reopens next week, it will have some new artifacts: empty vaccine vials, testing kits and other items collected during the pandemic, to be featured in a new COVID-19 exhibition. Britain isn’t quite
Greece joins Mediterranean race to win back tourists
Greece joins Mediterranean race to win back tourists
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NAXOS, Greece (AP) — In her kitchen, Kyriaki Kapri has enough food to feed an army. Piles of squid for frying, lemons to be quartered, thumb-thick potato wedges to make oregano-sprinkled French fries, and seafood for the dishes famous on the Greek islan
Sens. Steve Daines, Amy Klobuchar to FTC: Protect Americans against travel scams
Sens. Steve Daines, Amy Klobuchar to FTC: Protect Americans against travel scams
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A pair of senators told the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday to protect Americans against travel scams as vaccinated persons splurge on big trips. Sen. Steve Daines, Montana Republican, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Democrat, said two-thirds of Americ
Kremlin-imposed cuts at U.S. Embassy leave thousands adrift
Kremlin-imposed cuts at U.S. Embassy leave thousands adrift
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MOSCOW (AP) — Under Kremlin orders, the U.S. Embassy has stopped employing Russians, forcing the embassy to cut its consular staff by 75% and limit many of its services. The order went into effect on Wednesday, bringing the sharply deteriorating U.S.-Ru
Signs of optimism as NYC sees rise in tourism, bit by bit
Signs of optimism as NYC sees rise in tourism, bit by bit
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NEW YORK (AP) — The once-deserted steps outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art are filling up with visitors again. Hotel lobbies are losing their desolate feel. Downtown, people are back to taking selfies with the Charging Bull statue near Wall Street.
States push jobless from virus recession to return to work
States push jobless from virus recession to return to work
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STOWE, Vt. (AP) - Eduardo Rovetto is hoping the state of Vermont's reinstated requirement that people who are collecting unemployment benefits must seek work to qualify will help him hire enough staff for his restaurant in the resort town of Stowe. After mor
Bob Dylan artwork to go on display in the U.S. this year
Bob Dylan artwork to go on display in the U.S. this year
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The largest collection of Bob Dylan’s artwork ever seen will go on display later this year in the U.S. “Retrospectum” spans six decades of Dylan’s art, featuring more than 120 of the artist’s paintings, drawings and sculptures. Building on the ori
Americans set another pandemic-era record for air travel
Americans set another pandemic-era record for air travel
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Americans set a record for pandemic-era air travel, then broke it again over the Mother's Day holiday weekend. The Transportation Security Administration said that slightly more than 1.7 million people were screened at airport checkpoints on Sunday, the highe
Indianapolis Children's Museum selects new president/CEO
Indianapolis Children's Museum selects new president/CEO
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has named a 29-year veteran of the attraction to be its new president and CEO. After Jeffrey Patchen notified museum staff of his retirement from those positions Friday, Jennifer Pace Robinson was na
Massachusetts eases back on some coronavirus restrictions
Massachusetts eases back on some coronavirus restrictions
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The Red Sox, Celtics and Bruins can welcome more fans starting Monday as Massachusetts continues to ease restrictions aimed at thwarting the spread of the coronavirus. Indoor and outdoor stadiums, arenas and ballparks, which had been limited to 12% capacity,
Primary, junior high schools, courts, reopen in Greece
Primary, junior high schools, courts, reopen in Greece
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Primary and junior high schools reopened for in-person classes in Greece Monday for the first time in months, as the country continues to ease coronavirus-related restrictions, despite daily infections and deaths remaining stubbornly hig
Flight 93 families hope heroism award helps keep story alive
Flight 93 families hope heroism award helps keep story alive
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Serene, stark and seemingly in the middle of nowhere in Pennsylvania, the National Park Service memorial to the people who died on United Airlines Flight 93 is hard to find on a map - as the Sept, 11, 2001, terrorist attack itself slip
Australian judge upholds temporary ban on Indian travel
Australian judge upholds temporary ban on Indian travel
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SYDNEY (AP) - An Australian judge on Monday rejected a challenge to a temporary COVID-19 ban on citizens returning from India. The government imposed the Indian travel ban on April 30 to relieve pressure on quarantine facilities for returned international tra
Leopard on the loose in eastern China after zoo escape
Leopard on the loose in eastern China after zoo escape
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BEIJING (AP) - A search for the last of three leopards that escaped from a safari park in eastern China was ongoing, authorities said Monday, as the park came under fire for concealing the breakout for nearly a week. The three leopards from the Hangzhou Safar
South Dakota residents from India carry worldwide worry
South Dakota residents from India carry worldwide worry
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The country of India is going through its worst surge of COVID-19 since the pandemic started more than a year ago, but its effects are reverberating across the world, even in the city of Sioux Falls, where residents have been forced t
Big venues set to expand capacity as state eases limits
Big venues set to expand capacity as state eases limits
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BOSTON (AP) - Large event venues including TD Garden, Fenway Park and Gillette Stadium will be allowed to double their current capacities starting on Monday, and amusement parks will be permitted to reopen at half capacity as the state relaxes its COVID-19 re
British government in talks over venue switch for CL final
British government in talks over venue switch for CL final
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LONDON (AP) - The British government is holding talks about getting the all-English Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea moved to Wembley Stadium. “There are delicate negotiations that are going on at the moment,” cabinet minister Mi
The Robert Frost Interpretive Trail now more accessible
The Robert Frost Interpretive Trail now more accessible
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It’s getting easier for people to tour the Robert Frost Interpretive Trail in Ripton. The trail in the Vermont town where the famous poet spent many summers teaching and writing has seen dramatic upgrades to improve accessibility. It now boasts a wider pat
Oregon Forest Service to reduce wild horse population
Oregon Forest Service to reduce wild horse population
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service will reduce the wild horse population east of Prineville to a level that horse advocates say could lead to the herd’s elimination. The most recent count of wild horses on the Big Summit Wild Horse Territory o
New Wyoming museum displays hundreds of military vehicles
New Wyoming museum displays hundreds of military vehicles
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DUBOIS, Wyo. (AP) - In 2010, Dan Starks got a patriotic idea. He wanted to participate in the Fourth of July parade in Dubois, the small northwest Wyoming town he retired to after a successful career in the medical device industry. So Starks purchased a worn-
School co-op raises funds for Black history museum
School co-op raises funds for Black history museum
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PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) - “It’s so nice to hear children’s voices in here again,” said Richard Stewart, immersed in a field trip of about 20 kids standing in his home on Pocahontas Island. Stewart’s house doubles as a Black History Museum that chronicl
Renovation begins on new history center near Zion
Renovation begins on new history center near Zion
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SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) - The small crowd cheered as local leaders smashed gold-tipped sledgehammers into the old wood door of a home on Zion Park Boulevard Thursday. A former motel built with wood from Zion National Park will be rebuilt as the Springdale Hist
Mason City pioneer museum reopens after long closure
Mason City pioneer museum reopens after long closure
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MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) - For folks who work with the Kinney Pioneer Museum near the Mason City Municipal Airport, living history has been a little less alive over the past year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the museum, which has operated for 53 years, hasn
Still loving mom: Americans expected to spend record-breaking $28.1 billion on Mother's Day
Still loving mom: Americans expected to spend record-breaking $28.1 billion on Mother's Day
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Mom still occupies a special place in the hearts and minds of Americans — Mother's Day spending is expected to total a record $28.1 billion this year, up $1.4 billion from 2020, according to an annual survey released by the National Retail Federation. A
Officials expect summer tourism rebound in New Hampshire
Officials expect summer tourism rebound in New Hampshire
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire officials expect spending on summer tourism to rebound to near 2019 levels. The state Division of Travel and Tourism Development is predicting there will be nearly 3.5 million visitors to New Hampshire this summer, with spen
Outdoor piano brings music downtown in Virginia community
Outdoor piano brings music downtown in Virginia community
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CULPEPER, Va. (AP) - Where do pianos go when they aren’t wanted anymore? One place now is Culpeper, which has started a program-Culpeper Keys-of positioning donated pianos outdoors around town, so anyone in the community can tickle some music out of the ol
Kansas plan could give $500M in COVID relief to businesses
Kansas plan could give $500M in COVID relief to businesses
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Republicans pushed a plan through the Kansas Legislature early Saturday that could provide roughly $500 million to small businesses to offset losses tied to state and local restrictions meant to check COVID-19's spread last year. The meas
