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Notre Dame fire was a warning bell. But will Europe listen?

Historic monuments do not receive regular maintenance

In India, election workers travel 4 days, 300 miles to get to 1 voter

MALOGAM, India – In the fading afternoon light, Gammar Bam glanced down nervously at a fast-flowing river in a corner of northeastern India. His team had already driven eight hours on one-la...

For summer road trips, a new app turns insect splats into a detective game

A new way to pass the time on summer road trips

San Francisco eyes charge to drive its famed Lombard Street

SAN FRANCISCO Thousands of tourists could soon have to pay as much as $10 to drive down world-famous Lombard Street in San Francisco. City and state officials this we...

Nero’s opulent, newly restored Domus Transitoria reopens

ROME – The first palace built by Rome’s most notorious emperor, Nero, has reopened to the public after an extensive renovation. Visitors to Nero’s Domus Transitoria (or Transit Ho...

Slaying puts focus on ride-hailing safety, fake drivers

CHICAGO – Whenever Rachel Orden calls for an Uber, the 20-year-old Michigan State University sophomore immediately walks to the back of the vehicle to check the license plate number, then op...

Wild beach, historic district make Mazatlan an eclectic gem

Our cab ride from the airport was a quick one: less than 30 minutes from the curb to our beachside hotel in the historic district of Mazatlan. Along the route, my husband chatted in Spanish ...

Delta tops long-running ranking of U.S. airlines

Delta Air Lines comes in first in a long-running study that ranks U.S. airlines by how often flights arrive on time and other statistical measures. Researchers who crunch the numb...

Sorrow revisited: Re-creating Katrina’s muck in New Orleans

Exhibit depicts how flooding ravaged homes

First verse: Searching for America’s first published poet

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Anne Bradstreet was the North American continent’s first published poet, yet her legacy has largely been lost to time. Now, professors and students at Merri...

High March temperatures shortened Alaska’s winter weather

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Unusually high March temperatures lopped weeks off Alaska’s long winter and reflect a warming climate trend, state climate experts say. March is normally relia...

Last grants coming for endangered Route 66 program

ALBUQUERQUE – An endangered federal program that has helped preserve the historic Route 66 Highway for two decades has issued its last call for grants aimed at saving aging buildings and lan...