Glacier National Park offers 6 free entry days in 2021
Glacier National Park offers 6 free entry days in 2021
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KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) - Glacier National Park officials say the park will waive entrance fees on six days this year. The free days are part of an effort to "increase access, promote recreational opportunities, improve visitor facilities and conserve natural a
Arkansas reports one-day record of 4,300 coronavirus cases
Arkansas reports one-day record of 4,300 coronavirus cases
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas has hit a grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic: a record high of more than 4,300 new COVID-19 cases counted in a single day. The state had 2,785 new, confirmed cases of the virus Friday and another 1,519 probable cases
New Grand Teton official took international path to Wyoming
New Grand Teton official took international path to Wyoming
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JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - A Finnish mission trip early on in life didn’t do much to tamp down Jeremy Barnum’s hunger to branch out and experience the varied cultures, cities and wild places of Planet Earth. Instead, two years in Scandinavia had the opposite ef
Volunteers seek to honor service members, preserve history
Volunteers seek to honor service members, preserve history
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WEST FRANKFORT, Ill. (AP) - In this Franklin County town sits an unassuming museum packed with memorabilia from the region’s men and women who served their country in conflicts dating back to the Civil War. It is located inside an old train depot off Main S
Texas hospitals hit new COVID high for fifth straight day
Texas hospitals hit new COVID high for fifth straight day
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas hit a new record high for patients hospitalized with COVID-19 for the fifth consecutive day Friday, in a continued surge of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus following holiday gatherings and travel. Texas reported 12,481 C
VIRUS TODAY: California struggles to tame COVID-19
VIRUS TODAY: California struggles to tame COVID-19
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Here’s what’s happening Friday with the pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY - After months of serving as a role model in the fight against COVID-19, California has seen infections race out of control for weeks. It now has the worst coronaviru
Indiana Dunes National Park removing unwanted structures
Indiana Dunes National Park removing unwanted structures
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PORTER, Ind. (AP) - Crews at the Indiana Dunes National Park have made considerable progress removing unwanted houses and structures acquired in the 1990s for habitat restoration efforts, a park official says. A contractor has been working to remove 17 houses
Mount Washington weather exhibits moving to discovery center
Mount Washington weather exhibits moving to discovery center
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The Mount Washington Observatory is moving exhibits from its now-closed Weather Discovery Center in North Conway to the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord. A few exhibits will move to the observatory's museum on top of the mou
The Latest: Israel reaches 1 million mark in vaccinations
The Latest: Israel reaches 1 million mark in vaccinations
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JERUSALEM - Israel says it has vaccinated 1 million people against COVID-19, more than a tenth of its population, as it rolls out one of the world’s earliest and most rapid inoculation campaigns. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on hand when the millio
Once a model, California now struggles to tame COVID-19
Once a model, California now struggles to tame COVID-19
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ambulances waited hours for openings to offload coronavirus patients. Overflow patients were moved to hospital hallways and gift shops, even a cafeteria. Refrigerated trucks were on standby, ready to store the dead. For months, California d
The Latest: Bangkok shuts down venues as virus spreads
The Latest: Bangkok shuts down venues as virus spreads
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BANGKOK - The Thai capital is shutting down venues including schools and entertainment parks as coronavirus cases continue to spread. Thailand reported 279 new cases on Friday including two deaths. Seven provinces including Bangkok have been designated red
Tour Newman cigar factory and be “like walking back in time”
Tour Newman cigar factory and be “like walking back in time”
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - J.C. Newman Cigar Company, which runs Tampa’s last cigar factory, celebrated its 125th birthday this year. But rather than ask for presents, the nation’s oldest family-owned cigar company is giving gifts. The J.C. Newman Cigar Museum re
Trump extends visa ban; court clears health insurance rule
Trump extends visa ban; court clears health insurance rule
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SAN DIEGO (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday extended pandemic-related bans on green cards and work visas to large groups of applicants through March 31, while a federal appeals court sided with him on a rule that requires new immigrants to have their
California ends year struggling to keep hospitals afloat
California ends year struggling to keep hospitals afloat
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - California hospitals ended the year on “the brink of catastrophe," a health official said as the pandemic pushed deaths and sickness to staggering levels and some medical centers scrambled to provide oxygen for the critically ill. Meanwhi
Trump extends pandemic-related visa ban through March 31
Trump extends pandemic-related visa ban through March 31
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday extended pandemic-related bans on issuing green cards and work visas to large groups of applicants outside the United States through March 31. Federal judges limited the impact but the bans, however short-l
Court upholds hunting on private land in Grand Teton park
Court upholds hunting on private land in Grand Teton park
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JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (AP) - A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that allows some hunting on privately owned land within Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. The decision Wednesday by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirms the state's authorit
Schumer optimistic about rail tunnel after Buttigieg meeting
Schumer optimistic about rail tunnel after Buttigieg meeting
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NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, one of the most ardent supporters of a multibillion-dollar plan to build a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey, has wasted no time in laying groundwork with the incoming Biden administration. The New York D
Thousands still expected to celebrate new year in Las Vegas
Thousands still expected to celebrate new year in Las Vegas
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - When Las Vegas is ready to move on, it typically does so in spectacular fashion, imploding old hotels to make way for new ones. In that spirit, the city plans to usher in 2021 and close out a year dominated by the coronavirus pandemic by impl
The Latest: Tokyo sees surge, residents urged to stay home
The Latest: Tokyo sees surge, residents urged to stay home
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TOKYO - Tokyo is seeing a record surge in coronavirus cases as the governor of the Japanese capital implored people to stay home. “The coronavirus knows no year end or New Year’s holidays,” Gov. Yuriko Koike told reporters. She asked people to skip cou
In new playground Dubai, Israelis find parties, Jewish rites
In new playground Dubai, Israelis find parties, Jewish rites
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - It was a scene that just a few months ago would have been unthinkable. As Emiratis in flowing white robes and headdresses looked on, the Israeli bride and groom were hoisted on the shoulders of skullcap-wearing groomsmen an
Holiday travel down at New Mexico's largest airport
Holiday travel down at New Mexico's largest airport
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Officials at New Mexico's largest airport say that 72% fewer people passed through Albuquerque International Sunport this Christmas week than they did last year. Airport spokesman Jonathan Small said Wednesday that officials saw arou
Business owners frustrated at pace of coronavirus grants
Business owners frustrated at pace of coronavirus grants
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - As an initial deadline passed Wednesday for South Dakota's $450 million grant program to help small businesses upended by the pandemic, fewer than 20% of nearly 6,000 applicants have seen any money. The deadline has been extended by t
BYU-Hawaii to begin weekly virus testing for those on campus
BYU-Hawaii to begin weekly virus testing for those on campus
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HONOLULU (AP) - While classes will be largely online because of the coronavirus pandemic, Brigham Young University-Hawaii said it will test all staff and students who are on campus every week when the semester starts Jan. 6. The university would be the first
No. 19 San Jose State faces Ball State in Arizona Bowl
No. 19 San Jose State faces Ball State in Arizona Bowl
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - San Jose State was unable to play on its home field most of the season due to COVID-19 restrictions and faced scrutiny over its travel plans to play Ball State in the Arizona Bowl. The 19th-ranked Spartans have shrugged off everything tha
US Park Service releases video involving tasing of visitor
US Park Service releases video involving tasing of visitor
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A man who was tased during a confrontation with a ranger at a national monument in New Mexico was seen climbing on and among petroglyph cliff features off-trail in violation of park regulations, according to the National Park Service
State media: Attack on bus in southern Syria kills 28
State media: Attack on bus in southern Syria kills 28
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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - An attack on a passenger bus in southern Syria on Wednesday killed 28 civilians and injured others, according to the Syrian state news agency. The state news agency SANA didn’t say how the attack was carried out, but called it a terr
Some Hawaii hotel officials expect tourism to recover slowly
Some Hawaii hotel officials expect tourism to recover slowly
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HONOLULU (AP) - Some hotel executives don't expect a quick recovery for Hawaii's tourism industry. Visitor figures in November were about 77% lower than the same month in 2019, with just 183,779 total travelers, according to data released Monday by the Hawai
Thai tourist city of Pattaya placed under COVID-19 lockdown
Thai tourist city of Pattaya placed under COVID-19 lockdown
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BANGKOK (AP) - The Thai tourist city of Pattaya and the surrounding district were placed under lockdown on Wednesday as the country continues to grapple with an intensifying outbreak of the coronavirus. Health workers sprayed restaurants and other establishm
China urges migrant workers not to travel home during February's Lunar New Year holiday to prevent f
China urges migrant workers not to travel home during February's Lunar New Year holiday to prevent f
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BEIJING (AP) - China urges migrant workers not to travel home during February's Lunar New Year holiday to prevent further virus spread.
Amid virus fears, China urges workers to skip holiday travel
Amid virus fears, China urges workers to skip holiday travel
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BEIJING (AP) - China is encouraging tens of millions of migrant workers not to travel home during February’s Lunar New Year holiday to prevent further spread of the coronavirus. The measure from the National Health Commission is not a direct travel ban bu
Asia Today: Thailand reports 250 new coronavirus cases
Asia Today: Thailand reports 250 new coronavirus cases
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BANGKOK (AP) - Thailand has reported 250 new cases of the coronavirus, including 241 local transmissions, as the country grapples with an intensifying outbreak of the virus. After months of seeming to have the COVID-19 situation under control, Thailand has se
Lincoln Birthplace in Kentucky invites public to book club
Lincoln Birthplace in Kentucky invites public to book club
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HODGENVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park in Kentucky is inviting the public to read books along with park rangers again for a second year. The popular Parks and Pages book club launched in 2020 and will continue in 202
AP PHOTOS: Rome churches beckon with art and no 'hordes'
AP PHOTOS: Rome churches beckon with art and no 'hordes'
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ROME (AP) - Like elsewhere in Europe, museums and art galleries closed in Italy in the spring and again in the fall to contain the spread of COVID-19, leaving virtual tours as the best option for art lovers who wanted to see the treasures held by institution
Restoring longleaf pines, keystone of once vast ecosystems
Restoring longleaf pines, keystone of once vast ecosystems
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DESOTO NATIONAL FOREST, Miss. (AP) - When European settlers came to North America, fire-dependent savannas anchored by lofty pines with footlong needles covered much of what became the southern United States. Yet by the 1990s, logging and clear-cutting for f
US Park Service says New Mexico tasing case is under review
US Park Service says New Mexico tasing case is under review
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The National Park Service is reviewing a case in which a visitor was tased by a park ranger at Petroglyph National Monument in New Mexico, officials said. Darrell House was stopped Sunday by the ranger for walking in a closed area of
Louisiana Supreme Court Museum named after retiring justice
Louisiana Supreme Court Museum named after retiring justice
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana's high court is naming its museum after retiring Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson, the first Black and second female to serve in that role on the court. The Louisiana Supreme Court Museum includes portraits of all 25 Chief Ju
VIRUS TODAY: State legislatures to convene amid pandemic
VIRUS TODAY: State legislatures to convene amid pandemic
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Here’s what’s happening Monday with the pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY - State lawmakers across the country will convene in 2021 with the continuing COVID-19 pandemic rippling through much of their work - even affecting the way they work
'Like a bathtub filling up': Alabama is slammed by the virus
'Like a bathtub filling up': Alabama is slammed by the virus
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - With its dozen intensive care beds already full, Cullman Regional Medical Center began looking desperately for options as more and more COVID-19 patients showed up. Ten beds normally used for less severe cases were transformed into in
Renters face deadline for help as COVID-19 infections grow
Renters face deadline for help as COVID-19 infections grow
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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A moratorium on evictions is now extended to the end of January, and renters have until Wednesday to apply for assistance from the Maine State Housing Authority. “Housing stability is so important and keeping people so in their homes i
The Latest: Sri Lanka reopens to tourists after 9 months
The Latest: Sri Lanka reopens to tourists after 9 months
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka has reopened to tourists after more than nine months. The Indian Ocean island nation closed to tourists in March, amid the first wave of the coronavirus. Authorities also closed the two main international airports. The governmen
