First time buyers for Disney World annual passes out of luck
First time buyers for Disney World annual passes out of luck
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Looking to buy an annual pass at Walt Disney World? You're out of luck unless you're a current passholder. The Florida theme park said it will renew passes for current owners, but won’t sell new ones. The announcement comes as the Disn
Records: Trump allies behind rally that ignited Capitol riot
Records: Trump allies behind rally that ignited Capitol riot
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Veterans of President Donald Trump’s failed reelection campaign had key roles in orchestrating the Washington rally that spawned a deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol, according to an Associated Press review of records, undercutting the gra
Civil Rights, history museums free on MLK Jr. Day
Civil Rights, history museums free on MLK Jr. Day
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and the Museum of Mississippi History will be free to the public on Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. FedEx Corporation is supporting free admission, according to a museum press release. T
Phil Spector, famed music producer and murderer, dies at 81
Phil Spector, famed music producer and murderer, dies at 81
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who later was convicted of murder, has died. He was 81. California state prison officials said he died Saturda
Rodin Museum sculpture garden reopens to public
Rodin Museum sculpture garden reopens to public
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PARIS (AP) - There is a ray of light for Parisians who, like the rest of the French nation this weekend, begin to observe a tightened coronavirus curfew: The famous Rodin Museum sculpture gardens is reopening to visitors. Though the rococo museum, showcasing
Famous Wyoming grizzly, cubs, draw fans on trip to their den
Famous Wyoming grizzly, cubs, draw fans on trip to their den
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JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - Kelly Wasenmiller was captivated from afar, tempted by photos and videos that piled up online of grizzly bear 399 and her four lined-out cubs trudging through the snow. The prominent grizzly family was pointed north, and everyone’s hunc
Georgia beach leaders want faster response to complaints
Georgia beach leaders want faster response to complaints
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TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (AP) - Georgia’s largest public beach may require owners of vacation rentals to respond faster to complaints about their guests. The Tybee Island City Council is considering giving owners of short-term rental properties just one hour to r
Alabama city seeks tourism bump with sporting events
Alabama city seeks tourism bump with sporting events
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DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) - A southeast Alabama city is trying to increase tourism revenues with sporting events in hopes that more people will travel this year than in 2020, when the pandemic affected the economy. Officials with Visit Dothan said visitors lured to t
Chicago museum launches audio series with Mexican artist
Chicago museum launches audio series with Mexican artist
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CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago museum will kick off a year-long series later this month by a Mexican audio artist called one of the “living masters of political theater.” The show featuring Guillermo Gómez-Peña starts Jan. 27 and will stream twice each month
Cambodian opposition figure blocked from planned return home
Cambodian opposition figure blocked from planned return home
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - An effort by a self-exiled senior member of the banned opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party to lead a return to her homeland on Sunday has failed after an airline refused to carry her. The thwarted plan to return represented t
Bookstore and museum teaches that Black history is diverse
Bookstore and museum teaches that Black history is diverse
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - She is Black, she is American and she has ancestral roots in Africa, but Gigi Best-Richardson does not refer to herself as African American. “I choose to tell people I am part of the African diaspora,” Best-Richardson said. “To say I
Pandemic paintings featured at the Center for the Arts
Pandemic paintings featured at the Center for the Arts
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DECATUR, Ala. (AP) - As the coronavirus shuttered schools, churches and businesses and suspended life for many last spring, north Alabama painter Jane Philips turned to her art to address feelings of isolation, death, decay, rebirth, wonder and growth. Four o
Wild sheep transplanted to new home in Little Belt Mountains
Wild sheep transplanted to new home in Little Belt Mountains
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - After scattering like wildfire in a gust of wind, 49 bighorn sheep have settled in to their new home in the Little Belt Mountains. “One ewe went 24 miles north on the day of the release, turned around and came back,” said Jay Kolbe
Pandemic interrupts longtime Isle Royale wolf, moose study
Pandemic interrupts longtime Isle Royale wolf, moose study
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - One of the world's longest-running wildlife field studies has fallen prey to the coronavirus pandemic. Since 1959, a research team has spent most of the winter observing the interplay between wolves and moose at Isle Royale Nationa
Construction boom awaits Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Construction boom awaits Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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MEDORA, N.D. (AP) - Big plans are ahead for Theodore Roosevelt National Park this year. Long-awaited road repairs will begin to take shape. The $5.5 million Peaceful Valley Ranch restoration project is expected to be complete in the spring. And the park will
World Golf Championship moving from Mexico to Florida
World Golf Championship moving from Mexico to Florida
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The World Golf Championship is moving from Mexico City to the Gulf Coast of Florida, a change driven by the COVID-19 pandemic that has put restrictions on travel and kept away spectators. The PGA Tour sent a memo to players Friday informing them of the reloca
WHO cites human behavior more than variants as virus spreads
WHO cites human behavior more than variants as virus spreads
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GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization's emergencies chief said Friday that the impact of new variants of COVID-19 in places like Britain, South Africa and Brazil remains to be seen, citing human behavior for some recent rises in infection counts. “It
Polish small businesses consider lockdown dodges to survive
Polish small businesses consider lockdown dodges to survive
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Fearing the loss of their livelihoods under the continuing lockdown, some small business owners in Poland are planning to challenge COVID-19 restrictions and reopen their restaurants and tourist facilities, despite government warnings. T
The Latest: 'We’ve really lost our innocence,' says Pelosi
The Latest: 'We’ve really lost our innocence,' says Pelosi
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on President Donald Trump's impeachment and the fallout from the Jan. 6 attack of the Capitol by pro-Trump loyalists (all times local): 12:25 p.m. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says there may be a need to prosecute members of Congres
EU looks at vaccine certificates to help summer tourism
EU looks at vaccine certificates to help summer tourism
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BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union is looking at a common vaccine certificate to help get travelers to their vacation destinations and prevent tourism from suffering another disastrous year due to the coronavirus pandemic. European Commission President Ursul
The Latest: National Mall closed to public before inaugural
The Latest: National Mall closed to public before inaugural
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on President Donald Trump's impeachment and the fallout from the Jan. 6 attack of the Capitol by pro-Trump loyalists (all times local): 11:55 a.m. The National Park Service has closed Washington’s National Mall to the general pu
Outdoor recreation highlighted in Kentucky visitor's guide
Outdoor recreation highlighted in Kentucky visitor's guide
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Official Kentucky Visitor's Guide for 2021 highlights outdoor recreation opportunities for travelers in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The guide notes outdoor adventures, Kentucky State Parks, racetracks, distilleries and wine
UK imposes travel restrictions amid worries of new variant
UK imposes travel restrictions amid worries of new variant
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LONDON (AP) - Britain’s government has banned travel from South America and Portugal to ensure a new variant of COVID-19 found in Brazil doesn’t derail the country’s vaccination program, although there are no signs the variant has reached the U.K. Trans
Elvis Presley's Graceland starting virtual tours
Elvis Presley's Graceland starting virtual tours
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Elvis Presley's Graceland is now offering online tours for fans around the world, including those who can't travel to the Tennessee tourist attraction during the coronavirus pandemic. Graceland said the two-hour guided tours will take vi
Asia Today: China's COVID-19 hospitalizations, cases rise
Asia Today: China's COVID-19 hospitalizations, cases rise
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BEIJING (AP) - China says it is now treating more than 1,000 people for COVID-19 as numbers of cases continue to surge in the country’s north. The National Health Commission on Friday said 1,001 patients were under care for the disease, 26 of them in seriou
UK bans travel from South America over Brazil variant fears
UK bans travel from South America over Brazil variant fears
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LONDON (AP) - The United Kingdom is banning travel from the whole of South America and Portugal amid concerns over a new variant of the coronavirus in Brazil, authorities announced Thursday. British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said that as of 4 a.m. Frid
Disneyland ends annual passes 10 months after virus closure
Disneyland ends annual passes 10 months after virus closure
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Disneyland is ending its annual pass program 10 months after the theme park shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, the theme park said Thursday. The park in Anaheim, California, said it would begin issuing pro-rated refunds to e
Vacation of Denver mayor prompts complaint to ethics board
Vacation of Denver mayor prompts complaint to ethics board
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DENVER (AP) - A Denver woman has filed a complaint against Mayor Michael Hancock, who flew to Mississippi to visit family for Thanksgiving despite sending messages on social media and to city staff asking them to avoid travel. The complaint filed by Tonia Wil
Brexit hikes costs, hassle for UK musicians touring EU
Brexit hikes costs, hassle for UK musicians touring EU
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LONDON (AP) - British musicians are demanding that the UK government faces the music after new post-Brexit regulations failed to consider their unique work lives and left them in the lurch. Nearly 260,000 people - including U.K. artists Laura Marling, Louis T
US imposes new sanction on Beijing over South China Sea
US imposes new sanction on Beijing over South China Sea
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Thursday imposed new sanctions on Chinese officials over Beijing's increasing assertiveness in the South China Sea. The penalties are yet another Trump administration move that may make President-elect Joe Biden'
A $12 billion loss for 2020, Delta is cautious in early 2021
A $12 billion loss for 2020, Delta is cautious in early 2021
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Delta Air Lines closed the books on a disastrous 2020 with a comparatively small fourth-quarter loss, and executives expect a few more rocky months before - they hope - widespread coronavirus vaccinations and testing might salvage something of the upcoming su
Delta posts $12 billion loss in 2020, cautious 1Q outlook
Delta posts $12 billion loss in 2020, cautious 1Q outlook
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Delta Air Lines closed the books on a disastrous 2020 with a comparatively small fourth-quarter loss, and executives expect a few more rocky months before - they hope - widespread coronavirus vaccinations and testing might salvage something of the upcoming su
A drive to Cadillac Mountain summit is going to cost you
A drive to Cadillac Mountain summit is going to cost you
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BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) - It's going to take more than a reservation to drive to the top of Acadia National Park's Cadillac Mountain this summer. A proposal would require motorists to pony up $6 per vehicle. The reservation system, aimed at reducing vehicle co
Biden forgoing Amtrak trip to Washington over security fears
Biden forgoing Amtrak trip to Washington over security fears
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Joe Biden will no longer be taking an Amtrak train to Washington for his inauguration because of security concerns, a person briefed on the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The president-elect’s decision ref
Florida downplays reports of medical tourism for vaccines
Florida downplays reports of medical tourism for vaccines
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Florida was one of the first states to throw open vaccine eligibility to members of the general public over 65, leading to rumors that tourists and day-trippers are swooping in solely for the jab. State officials have moved quickl
Microsoft ousts rivals from CES marquee as show moves online
Microsoft ousts rivals from CES marquee as show moves online
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This week, Microsoft had a big test on its hands - how to help transform the world's biggest gadget show into an online-only event. The choice of Microsoft to power this year's CES and create a virtual showcase for its 1,800 exhibitors gave the tech giant a b
Federal agency approves pipeline path through forest
Federal agency approves pipeline path through forest
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service has approved the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s proposed route through part of the Jefferson National Forest in West Virginia and Virginia. The decision this week came after an environmental impact statement fro
New Mexico land purchase to aid with wildlife protection
New Mexico land purchase to aid with wildlife protection
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QUESTA, N.M. (AP) - The acquisition of nearly 1,200 acres (nearly 5 square kilometers) of private land near the New Mexico-Colorado border will go a long way to protect a migration corridor for elk and other animals, officials with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foun
Butler Acquires Major $3.4M Collection of Modern Art
Butler Acquires Major $3.4M Collection of Modern Art
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) - The Butler Institute of American Art has received a landmark collection of experimental 20th-century art. The 98-piece collection of kinetic art pieces, valued at $3.4 million, was given to The Butler by the David W. Bermant Foundatio
Rare sea turtle found dead on North Carolina's Outer Banks
Rare sea turtle found dead on North Carolina's Outer Banks
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FRSICO, N.C. (AP) - A species of sea turtle that is rarely seen on North Carolina's Outer Banks has been found dead in a Frisco marsh near the Pamlico Sound. The Virginian-Pilot reported Tuesday that biologists have so far been unable to find a cause of deat
