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Jimmy Kimmel to open comedy club in Las Vegas in 2019

LAS VEGAS – Jimmy Kimmel will see a dream come true when he opens a comedy club next spring in Las Vegas where he will make regular appearances and give up-and-coming comics a chance to hone...

Rwanda fee hike to visit gorillas leads to drop in tourists

VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Rwanda – Gorilla tourism is an important income source for Rwanda, but a recent increase in permit fees for safaris meant a steep decline in visitors. Ear...

Introverts share travel survival secrets

How to handle the noisy demands of the road

Wildfire smoke costs famed Oregon Shakespeare Festival

PORTLAND, Ore. – The famed Oregon Shakespeare Festival that attracts tourists from around the world said Tuesday that it lost $2 million this summer because wildfire smoke forced it to cance...

Archaeologists discover ‘massive’ ancient building in Egypt

CAIRO – Egypt says archaeologists have discovered a “massive” ancient building in the town of Mit Rahina, 12 miles south of Cairo. The Antiquities Ministry said Tuesday archaeolog...

She was studying abroad; they thought she was a spy

Romanian secret police tracked U.S. researcher

Searching for the golden larch tree high in the Northwest

Discovering the wonders of a deciduous conifer

Get ready for ‘Bongzilla,’ selfie frenzy at Vegas pot museum

LAS VEGAS – A glass bong taller than a giraffe. Huggable faux marijuana buds. A pool full of foam weed nuggets. Las Vegas’ newest attraction – and Instagram backdrop – is a museum...

Archaeologists discover ancient sphinx in Egypt

CAIRO – Egypt says archaeologists have discovered a statue of a lion’s body and a human head in the southern city of Aswan. The Antiquities Ministry says Sunday the sphinx made of...

Don’t let jet lag be a drag on your dream vacation

We like to think we have control over our bodies, but the opposite is often true. Such is the case with circadian desynchrony, commonly known as jet lag. Exhaustion. Gastrointest...

Wired Icelanders seek to keep remote peninsula digital-free

Wired Icelanders seek to keep remote peninsula digital-free

Ties between urban horsemen, Mennonites bolster old trade

BALTIMORE – At an inner-city stable in one of the grittiest areas of Baltimore, a vanishing breed of urban horsemen prepares for its weekly visit to Pennsylvania Dutch country, where Mennoni...