The Latest: S Korean capital orders tests for all foreigners
The Latest: S Korean capital orders tests for all foreigners
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SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea’s capital has ordered coronavirus tests for all foreign workers as the country expands mass testing targeting expatriates in a campaign that has triggered complaints of discrimination. Seoul officials said Wednesday the tes
Taiwan, Pacific ally Palau to open travel bubble next month
Taiwan, Pacific ally Palau to open travel bubble next month
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan and the Pacific nation of Palau will launch a travel bubble next month, allowing people to travel between the islands without a COVID-19 quarantine. Palau is one of Taiwan’s remaining diplomatic allies after China lured other co
Yellowstone reports first grizzly bear sighting of 2021
Yellowstone reports first grizzly bear sighting of 2021
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BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - Federal officials have announced the first grizzly bear sighting in Yellowstone National Park this year after a pilot spotted the bear from the air on Saturday. The pilot, who was assisting with wildlife studies at the time, said the bea
Hawaii sees busiest travel day since start of pandemic in US
Hawaii sees busiest travel day since start of pandemic in US
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HONOLULU (AP) - More tourists travelled to Hawaii on Saturday than the state has seen in a single day since the start of the pandemic. About 26,400 trans-Pacific and interisland travelers were screened by the state's Safe Travels program on Saturday, the Hon
Spanish islands warn tourists to abide by virus restrictions
Spanish islands warn tourists to abide by virus restrictions
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MADRID (AP) - Faced with a possible flood of visitors from Germany later this month, authorities in Spain's Balearic Islands are warning hotel owners that tourists must adhere to coronavirus restrictions the same way residents do. Like the rest of Spain, the
Black woman becomes face of Missouri following NAACP warning
Black woman becomes face of Missouri following NAACP warning
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Black woman has become the face of Missouri's tourism campaign, nearly four years after the NAACP warned travelers that their civil rights may not be respected if they visit the state. The Missouri Division of Tourism kicked off t
Family of boy killed at Disney World urges organ donation
Family of boy killed at Disney World urges organ donation
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska couple whose 2-year-old son died tragically at Walt Disney World nearly five years ago wants more families to consider donating their children's organs if their child is ever facing death. Matt and Melissa Graves created the Lan
Founder of Baltimore art collection backed Confederate cause
Founder of Baltimore art collection backed Confederate cause
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BALTIMORE (AP) - A founder of the Baltimore art collection that bears his name campaigned for the Confederate cause along with his son, a revelation that comes from a museum whose spokesman says it's trying to show its role in inequality over the years. The d
Berlin to open cultural venues despite rising virus numbers
Berlin to open cultural venues despite rising virus numbers
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BERLIN (AP) - Stefan Geismeier gingerly dusted the head of the ancient Mesopotamian figure in Berlin's famous Pergamon Museum, then checked to make sure the statue was firmly anchored on its pedestal before moving on to the next object in the vast, empty buil
Jokic, Nuggets beat travel-weary Pacers 121-106
Jokic, Nuggets beat travel-weary Pacers 121-106
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DENVER (AP) - Nikola Jokic notched his 35th double-double with 32 points and 14 rebounds, leading the Denver Nuggets over the travel-weary Indiana Pacers 121-106 on Monday night. Michael Porter Jr. and Will Barton each scored 20 points for the Nuggets, who us
Haaland OK'd at Interior, 1st Native American Cabinet head
Haaland OK'd at Interior, 1st Native American Cabinet head
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Monday confirmed New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary, making her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet department and the first to lead the federal agency that has wielded influence over the nation’s tribe
Alcatraz reopens for indoor tours after yearlong closure
Alcatraz reopens for indoor tours after yearlong closure
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Alcatraz, the historic island prison off San Francisco, opened up Monday for a limited number of indoor tours, which had been off-limits for more than a year due to the pandemic. Face masks and social distancing are still required at th
Grijalva announces bill to reverse land swap for copper mine
Grijalva announces bill to reverse land swap for copper mine
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SUPERIOR, Ariz. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva has introduced a bill to keep the U.S. Forest Service from turning over land in Arizona for a massive copper mine. The parcel of land in the Tonto National Forest east of Phoenix was set to be transferred to Reso
UK imposes new sanctions on 6 members of Syrian government
UK imposes new sanctions on 6 members of Syrian government
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LONDON (AP) - Britain said Monday it was imposing new sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government, including asset freezes and travel bans on the leader’s close allies. The announcement came on the 10th anniversary of the start of the Syrian u
Summer tourism looking good, but some COVID problems remain
Summer tourism looking good, but some COVID problems remain
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Representatives of New Hampshire restaurants and lodging industries said Monday that they are optimistic for a strong spring and summer now that COVID-19 vaccinations are available, but some problems remain. “Both vacation rentals and
Chimpanzees at Czech zoo get screen time amid virus lockdown
Chimpanzees at Czech zoo get screen time amid virus lockdown
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PRAGUE (AP) - A zoo in the Czech Republic is trying out a new way for its bored chimpanzees to monkey around during the coronavirus lockdown: face time with other primates. The Safari Park in the northern town of Dvur Kralove installed a big screen in their e
Down from mountain, Japanese internee's remains return home
Down from mountain, Japanese internee's remains return home
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - When Giichi Matsumura arrived at his final resting place in December, the people who knew him best already were there. His wife, Ito, who had mourned his passing for 60 years before her death in 2005, was buried in the same plot, a
Maryland announces more community-based priority vaccines
Maryland announces more community-based priority vaccines
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland is setting aside more priority COVID-19 vaccine appointments for residents in communities around mass vaccination sites, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Monday. Earlier this month, local officials in Baltimore and Prince George's cri
Greeks fly kites for Clean Monday holiday despite pandemic
Greeks fly kites for Clean Monday holiday despite pandemic
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Colorful kites danced in the skies above the hilltops and seafront promenades of Athens on Clean Monday as Greeks turned out to celebrate the Eastern Christian holiday in their traditional fashion after being hit hard by the pandemic dur
Coastal Virginia and North Carolina prepare for tourists
Coastal Virginia and North Carolina prepare for tourists
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - Business owners in Virginia Beach and North Carolina's Outer Banks are looking forward to a tourist season that is expected to rebound) from the losses suffered during the pandemic last year. The Virginian-Pilot reported Friday tha
Government urges Germans to limit travel as bookings surge
Government urges Germans to limit travel as bookings surge
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BERLIN (AP) - The German government on Monday urged citizens to limit travel amid the coronavirus pandemic as airlines reported a surge in bookings to traditional beach holiday destinations for Easter. Budget airline Eurowings announced at the weekend that i
US air travel rises to highest levels yet since pandemic hit
US air travel rises to highest levels yet since pandemic hit
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The number of people flying in the United States has eclipsed the year-ago level for the first time in the pandemic period, although travel remains deeply depressed from 2019. The Transportation Security Administration said 1.34 million people passed through
Cruise ship passengers recall deaths, confusion, quarantine
Cruise ship passengers recall deaths, confusion, quarantine
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The last vacation Margrit and Lucio Gonzalez took together began with an ominous delay: a medical emergency on the cruise ship they were set to board. After a four-hour wait, the couple of 51 years got on the Grand Princess on Feb. 11, 2
Pandemic sets back Italian women's long fight for jobs
Pandemic sets back Italian women's long fight for jobs
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ROME (AP) - One of hundreds of thousands of women in Italy who lost jobs in the pandemic, Laura Taddeo has a masters degree in tourism, speaks fluent English and Spanish and some Arabic, too. Her contract as a tour operator with a high-end Italian hotel compa
Mississippi Children's Museum-Meridian opening March 27
Mississippi Children's Museum-Meridian opening March 27
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MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Children’s Museum-Meridian will open later this month, culminating years of planning and construction. “I’m excited and anxious for the community to see how all of their hard work and commitment and support has mad
Lost to mountain, Japanese internee's bones return home
Lost to mountain, Japanese internee's bones return home
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - When Giichi Matsumura arrived at his final resting place in December, the people who knew him best already were there. His wife, Ito, who had mourned his passing for 60 years before her death in 2005, was buried in the same plot, a
The Latest: Extra flights to Mallorca laid on from Germany
The Latest: Extra flights to Mallorca laid on from Germany
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BERLIN - A German airline says it is laying on extra flights to Mallorca over the Easter period after the lifting of a German travel warning for the Spanish island prompted a big increase in bookings. Germany’s disease control center, the Robert Koch Instit
Backcountry ski entry from resorts reconsidered after deaths
Backcountry ski entry from resorts reconsidered after deaths
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The stairway to heaven may actually be a bootpack. Just a 15-minute hike in ski boots up through the snow from the Ninety-Nine 90 lift on The Canyons side of Park City Mountain Resort delivers skiers and snowboarders a view from the clou
Las Vegas turning to online influencers to entice travelers
Las Vegas turning to online influencers to entice travelers
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has begun sending marketing messages to leisure travelers and conventioneers in a somewhat unconventional way in the rapidly changing travel environment. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports th
Old State Capitol closed through April for $1.5M renovation
Old State Capitol closed through April for $1.5M renovation
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Old State Capitol in downtown Springfield is closed to visitors through April while it undergoes repairs and renovation work. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources administers the historic site, which served as Illinois' st
Wright museum in Detroit now home to Tuskegee Airmen museum
Wright museum in Detroit now home to Tuskegee Airmen museum
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DETROIT (AP) - A museum honoring the legacy and achievements of the nation’s first all-Black air fighter squadron has moved to the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. The Tuskegee Airmen National Museum now is housed in the Cole
Photographer: Winter hush prevails in Yellowstone, for now
Photographer: Winter hush prevails in Yellowstone, for now
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JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - The depth of winter draws us home. We find solace in those we trust, comfort in the spaces we know to be safe. Our movements slow, limited to only what is necessary for survival. We follow the trails broken by the most capable and determi
For Biden, there's no place like a weekend home in Delaware
For Biden, there's no place like a weekend home in Delaware
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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - As he stood in the Rose Garden celebrating his first big legislative win, President Joe Biden gestured to the White House and said it's a “magnificent building” to live in. Except during the weekend. Of the eight weekends since B
Capitol Reef wants to revive orchards as visitors increase
Capitol Reef wants to revive orchards as visitors increase
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FRUITA, Utah (AP) - In one of the largest orchards in the U.S. National Park System, Utahns gathered on a windy Thursday morning to talk about fruit trees and how to move orchard operations into the 21st century while preserving their cultural history. Capito
Black scholar: It's time France confronts its colonial past
Black scholar: It's time France confronts its colonial past
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PARIS (AP) - A Black French scholar and expert on U.S. minority rights movements who's taking charge of France’s state-run immigration museum says it's “vital” for his country to confront its colonial past so that it can conquer present racial injustice
Elk spur a tourism boom in northwestern Pennsylvania
Elk spur a tourism boom in northwestern Pennsylvania
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - In rural Elk County, a mile from the $12 million Elk Country Visitor Center, a small herd of elk munched grass beside a new coffee shop called Elk Life. They were mostly females, known as cows, with a lone young bull nearby that sported tw
Park service denies 2021 fireworks at Mount Rushmore
Park service denies 2021 fireworks at Mount Rushmore
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RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - The National Park Service has denied South Dakota officials' request to shoot off fireworks over Mount Rushmore again this year. Fireworks returned to Mount Rushmore last year for a Fourth of July celebration that included a campaign s
New Reno to Las Vegas bus route connects rural areas too
New Reno to Las Vegas bus route connects rural areas too
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RENO, Nev. (AP) - The state Department of Transportation and a private transit operator are launching new bus service to connect rural and urban areas in Nevada, including a daily round-trip route from Reno to Las Vegas with several stops in smaller towns alo
Landon Grier, Alaska Airlines passenger, arrested after refusing mask, urinating in cabin
Landon Grier, Alaska Airlines passenger, arrested after refusing mask, urinating in cabin
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DENVER — A man accused of disrupting an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to Denver by refusing to wear a mask and then standing up and urinating in the cabin faces a federal charge of interfering with a flight crew and attendants that carries a maxim
Groups to fund new bison quarantine facility in Yellowstone
Groups to fund new bison quarantine facility in Yellowstone
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Two conservation groups are working to raise $500,000 to fund modification and construction of quarantine pens near Yellowstone National Park so more bison can be transferred to tribes and avoid slaughter, officials said. The park’s
