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Cuba Restrictions Hit Cruise Line Hard at the Start of Summer
The Trump administration's new restrictions on travel to Cuba will sting the cruise industry, taking away a new and increasingly popular destination at the start of the critical summer vacation season.
Get OUTdoors in Columbus
Ohio's capital city is packed with outdoor activities, sporting events, festivals, and rooftop bars and patios.
Scandinavian Airlines Stops Duty-Free Sales to Cut Emissions
Faced with growing consumer concern about the climate impact of flying, Scandinavian Airlines said earlier this week it will stop selling duty-free goods on planes to reduce weight and save fuel as part of a wider range of measures to cut emissions.
Meet the Museum of Natural History's Newest Guest: a T. rex
The massive skeleton is the culmination of a decades-long quest by the National Museum of Natural History to acquire a rare and coveted T. rex skeleton
Madame Tussauds Celebrates a Bit of Broadway on Broadway
On the ninth floor of the Madame Tussauds building in New York, they've built a little piece of Broadway.
Trump Administration Halts Cruises to Cuba under New Rules
The Trump administration on Tuesday ended the most popular forms of U.S. travel to Cuba, banning cruise ships and a heavily used category of educational travel in an attempt to cut off cash to the island's communist government.
Hindu Festival Showers Indian Town with Tumeric
When the new moon coincides with a Monday, the small Indian town of Jejuri in western Maharashtra state sparkles with gold.
China Issues U.S. Travel Alert Warning
China issued a travel warning for the U.S. on Tuesday, saying Chinese visitors have been interrogated, interviewed and subjected to other forms of what it called harassment by U.S. law enforcement agencies.
Carnival Will Pay Over $20M Over Pollution From Its Cruise Ships
Carnival Corp. has reached a tentative settlement with federal prosecutors in which the world's largest cruise line agreed to pay $20 million in fines for some of its ships continuing to pollute the oceans despite promising years ago to stop.
Saluting Stonewall: Nationwide Prides Mark the Uprising's 50th Anniversary
Cities across the country are commemorating the 50th anniversary throughout the summer. From Boston to San Diego, Richmond to Portland, Prides will be themed around the uprising, with plenty of special events.
Venice, Budapest Crashes Renew Debate on Cruise Ship Safety
Cruise industry officials long insisted that ship accidents wouldn't happen in Venice's busy Giudecca Canal. The 65,500-ton cruise ship that crashed into a much smaller riverboat docked along the canal on Sunday proved them wrong.
Chautauqua County: Where to Celebrate (and Laugh) after WorldPride
For kicks and giggles, head to pastoral Chautauqua County to discover the Chautauqua Institution and Jamestown's National Comedy Center.
New Orleans Reveals 5 New Murals
Five new murals are up or going up in New Orleans, within walking distance of each other. Organizers say it's the first phase of a project to bring the vibrancy of the city's art scene outside gallery walls.
Vermont's Killington Finally Caps Ski Season
Vermont's Killington ski resort is ending its season in June for the third time in almost 20 years.
Huge Cruise Ship Plows into Tourist Boat, Dock in Venice
A towering, out-of-control cruise ship rammed into a dock and a tourist river boat on a busy Venice canal on Sunday morning. Italian media reported that at least five people were injured in the crash.
Cuba Legalizes Private Wi-Fi, Importation of Routers
Cuba announced Wednesday that it is legalizing private Wi-Fi networks and the importation of equipment like routers, eliminating one of the world's tightest restrictions on internet use.
7 Dead, 21 Missing After Tour Boat Sinks on Danube River
Rescue workers scoured the Danube River in downtown Budapest Thursday for 21 people missing after a sightseeing boat carrying South Korean tourists sank in a matter of seconds after colliding with a larger cruise ship.
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Offers New World at Disneyland
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is on the same land as Disneyland, but stepping into the new attraction transports visitors to an entirely different world.
Report Finds Grand Canyon Tourists Buoyed Nearby Communities
A new report from the National Park Service says areas surrounding the Grand Canyon benefited last year from millions of tourism dollars.
High Fashion: North Macedonia Uncovers Drug-Laced Clothes
Authorities in North Macedonia have charged three people with smuggling a suitcase packed with cocaine-laced clothes into the country from Peru.