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Toxic cloud caused by Hawaii volcano lava emerges over ocean

PAHOA, Hawaii – White plumes of acid and extremely fine shards of glass billowed into the sky over Hawaii as molten rock from Kilauea volcano poured into the ocean, creating yet another haza...

Photo gallery: Fire, steam, fascination as Hawaii lava rolls on

PAHOA, Hawaii – Cracks in the ground spit out streams of lava that are snaking through Hawaii’s Big Island, devouring homes and forests, chugging across a highway and pouring into the sea. ...

New Hampshire’s ‘people’s forest’ marks 100 years, seeks new connections

PLYMOUTH, N.H. – New Hampshire’s most iconic attraction had been decimated by forest fires and logging when President Woodrow Wilson established it as a national forest a century ago. ...

California beach town’s shift to marijuana creates a stink

CARPINTERIA, Calif. This picturesque coastal town cradled by mountains and sandy shores is a scene out of a Southern California postcard. Residents of Carpinteria say they feel lu...

Lego-obsessed crowd packs convention every June near Chicago

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – If you think five straight days of Lego are for the kiddie set, think again. Brickworld Chicago is a convention aimed at adults. Teens are welcome. So are tween...

Hawaii volcano eruption costs tourism industry millions

PAHOA, Hawaii – People nixing vacations to Hawaii’s Big island has cost the tourism industry millions of dollars as the top attraction, Kilauea volcano, keeps spewing lava. Cancel...

Record 72 million tourists came to Orlando last year

ORLANDO, Fla. – Even though Hurricane Irma forced the closures of its theme parks and airports and filled its hotels with displaced evacuees, a record-setting 72 million tourists still flock...

Travel expert Johnny Jet shares his tips for summer trips

Are you starting to think about summer vacation? John DiScala, better known as the air travel expert Johnny Jet, recently talked with The Associated Press travel podcast “Get Outta Here!” ab...

More tourists seek out volcanic adventures

Below the craggy rim of Erta Ale, Ethiopia’s most active volcano, a lava lake boils. Beneath the gassy haze, ruby-red, molten rock thickens and rises up, swelling like a tidal wave topped of...

Royal wedding: At hotels, $50K packages, Union Jack condoms

NEW YORK – Hotels are getting in on royal wedding mania, offering $50,000 packages fit for a queen, handing out condoms decorated with the Union Jack and hosting Champagne parties where the ...

Take a grand tour of New England - by bike

Everything we love about New England is better by bike. When you’re on two wheels, the air is crisper, the small towns lovelier, the coast a bit more like heaven, and the wild blueberries ma...

Kilauea volcano claims more than two dozen homes in Hawaii

PAHOA, Hawaii – Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has destroyed 26 homes since it began spewing lava hundreds of feet into the air last week, and residents who evacuated don’t know how long they migh...
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