'Road to Freedom' highlights history that needs to be known
'Road to Freedom' highlights history that needs to be known
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Road to Freedom, a new self-guided driving tour, showcases African American history in Virginia in the Civil War era and beyond. There’s nothing inherently new along Road to Freedom, which covers people and events prior to 1861, showin
Couples rebook their Florida weddings after COVID delays
Couples rebook their Florida weddings after COVID delays
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - 2020, with its rhythmic sound and attractive numerals, was supposed to be a great year to get married. But we all know what happened last year: COVID-19 destroyed everything we had planned. Now, tired of postponing through 2020 an
Editorial Roundup: Idaho
Editorial Roundup: Idaho
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Recent editorials from Idaho newspapers: Welcome back, Idaho legislators. Wear a mask. We’re not paying for another recess April 5 Idaho Statesman We now know how much the Idaho Legislature’s COVID-19-induced recess is going to cost us taxpayers. As Hay
Body found on beach at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Body found on beach at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
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MANTEO, N.C. (AP) - A man’s body has been found on a beach at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, authorities said Friday. The National Park Service said in a news release that at 9:14 a.m., a local resident reported finding a man’s body on the beach bet
Ex-children's museum leader pleads not guilty to child porn
Ex-children's museum leader pleads not guilty to child porn
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A former leader of a Connecticut children's museum has been charged with distributing images of child sexual abuse online, including while he worked for the museum. Robert Eckert, 56, of Simsbury, former executive director of the Lutz C
Officials: Yellowstone-area grizzly bear deaths up from 2019
Officials: Yellowstone-area grizzly bear deaths up from 2019
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BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - A Montana state report made public this week showed that grizzly bear deaths in parts of Yellowstone National Park increased last year and were higher than the 10-year average, wildlife officials said. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks b
Coney Island attractions to reopen after 2020 virus closure
Coney Island attractions to reopen after 2020 virus closure
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NEW YORK (AP) - Coney Island's illustrious amusement parks are reopening Friday after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered them all last year. The Wonder Wheel, the Cyclone rollercoaster and other attractions will welcome visitors late Friday morning. The ride
Maui to require 2nd virus tests for tourists, visitors
Maui to require 2nd virus tests for tourists, visitors
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WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) - Maui County in Hawaii will soon require second coronavirus tests for out-of-state and international visitors. Tourists flying into Maui County from outside Hawaii will now need negative, pre-travel coronavirus tests and negative tests
Vermont starts phased reopening as more get vaccinated
Vermont starts phased reopening as more get vaccinated
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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont is starting its phased reopening plan as more people get vaccinated with a goal of having only health guidance and not mandates by July 4. Outdoor businesses, low- or no-contact professional services, farmers' markets, retail
The Latest: France's Macron wants to speed up vaccinations
The Latest: France's Macron wants to speed up vaccinations
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PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged the U.S. “won the bet” on coronavirus vaccines by investing massively and moving fast with experimental treatments. He urged his compatriots to join a “national war effort” to administer and make v
The Latest: Germany to legislate uniform virus restrictions
The Latest: Germany to legislate uniform virus restrictions
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BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokeswoman says Germany will draw up legislation to ensure that restrictions are imposed uniformly in regions with high coronavirus infection rates. In highly decentralized Germany, the 16 state governments have far-reac
Thailand faces growing outbreak ahead of New Year travel
Thailand faces growing outbreak ahead of New Year travel
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BANGKOK (AP) - Thai authorities were struggling Friday to contain a growing coronavirus outbreak just days before the country's traditional Songkran New Year’s holiday, when millions of people travel around the country. Health officials reported another 55
Tourist charged with manslaughter in pal's Hawaii death
Tourist charged with manslaughter in pal's Hawaii death
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HONOLULU (AP) - There is probable cause to charge a Pittsburgh tourist with manslaughter in the strangulation death of the college buddy he was vacationing with in Hawaii, a judge ruled Thursday. Benjamin Fleming was arrested last month after his first nigh
Yosemite National Park to limit summer visitors due to virus
Yosemite National Park to limit summer visitors due to virus
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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK (AP) - Yosemite National Park will require advanced reservations for day visitors during the peak summer season to limit the number of visitors and allow social distancing amid the pandemic. Under the new rules, advance reservations wil
Federal officials close SD cave after elevator quits
Federal officials close SD cave after elevator quits
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RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - The National Park Service has closed a South Dakota cave after an elevator stopped working. Wind Cave National Park in Custer County suspended tours Thursday morning after one of two elevators that drop into the cave won’t move, th
Spain: Work due for auction from $1,800 may be a Caravaggio
Spain: Work due for auction from $1,800 may be a Caravaggio
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MADRID (AP) - Spanish authorities have slapped an export ban on a painting a day before it was due to be auctioned with a starting price tag of 1,500 euros ($1,780), saying it could be a lost work by Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. T
Pandemic impact may weigh on commercial real estate recovery
Pandemic impact may weigh on commercial real estate recovery
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - The distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is fueling optimism that Americans will increasingly return to the ways they used to shop, travel and work before the pandemic. That would be a welcome change for companies that own office buildings an
2 new airlines await Americans looking to fly somewhere
2 new airlines await Americans looking to fly somewhere
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Americans are traveling in the greatest numbers in more than a year, and soon they will have two new leisure-oriented airlines to consider for those trips. Both hope to draw passengers by filling in smaller strands on the spider web of airline routes crisscro
Maui considers reserving beach parking for residents
Maui considers reserving beach parking for residents
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WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) - The Maui County Council is considering measures that would reserve at least half of all public beach access parking for residents and for visitors to be charged parking fees. The proposals came as frustration has increased because of o
Africa CDC says vaccine passports 'inappropriate' for now
Africa CDC says vaccine passports 'inappropriate' for now
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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - The head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday described COVID-19 vaccine passports as “inappropriate" while poor countries lag behind others in acquiring the shots. “Our position is very simple. Tha
Chartered flight from Macao carries stranded passengers home
Chartered flight from Macao carries stranded passengers home
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HONG KONG (AP) - About 50 people of various nationalities boarded a chartered flight from Macao to Malaysia on Thursday after many were stranded for months by the pandemic and border restrictions. The flight to Kuala Lumpur was organized by Malaysia's consula
UK offers $59 million to help Hong Kong migrants settle down
UK offers $59 million to help Hong Kong migrants settle down
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HONG KONG (AP) - The British government said Thursday it is setting up a 43 million pound ($59 million) fund to help migrants from Hong Kong settle in the country as they escape increasing political repression in the former colony. The offer extends to holde
Cambodia's Angkor site shut for 2 weeks to curb coronavirus
Cambodia's Angkor site shut for 2 weeks to curb coronavirus
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - Cambodia is shutting its most popular tourist destination, the centuries-old Angkor temple complex, to visitors for two weeks to help curb the country’s coronavirus outbreak. The closing of the world-famous site is the latest in
Interior secretary steps into Utah public lands tug-of-war
Interior secretary steps into Utah public lands tug-of-war
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - For decades, a public lands tug-of-war has played out over a vast expanse of southern Utah where red rocks reveal petroglyphs and distinctive twin buttes bulge from a grassy valley. A string of U.S. officials has heard from those who adv
Aussie field hockey teams face lack of games before Olympics
Aussie field hockey teams face lack of games before Olympics
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PERTH, Australia (AP) - Australia's traditionally strong Olympic field hockey teams are having trouble playing competitive matches ahead of the Tokyo Games, not unlike dozens of other international sports facing continuing delays due to the coronavirus pandem
Hawaii vacation of 3 friends from East Coast ended in death
Hawaii vacation of 3 friends from East Coast ended in death
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HONOLULU (AP) - A Hawaii vacation for three tourists from the U.S. East Coast turned deadly after one of them became “psychotically” drunk, his friend testified Wednesday. Alexander Germany-Wald of Montclair, New Jersey, testified at a preliminary hearin
Solid Chelsea beats Porto 2-0 in 1st leg of CL quarterfinals
Solid Chelsea beats Porto 2-0 in 1st leg of CL quarterfinals
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SEVILLE, Spain (AP) - Solid defensively and precise in attack, Chelsea took a big step toward returning to the last four of the Champions League by defeating Porto 2-0 in the first leg of the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell scored the
Ricketts objects to heritage area proposal in Nebraska
Ricketts objects to heritage area proposal in Nebraska
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Gov. Pete Ricketts objected Wednesday to an effort to designate parts of south-central and southwestern Nebraska as a federally recognized National Heritage Area to try boost tourism. Ricketts said he was concerned that the designation re
Chelsea beats Porto 2-0 in 1st leg of CL quarterfinals
Chelsea beats Porto 2-0 in 1st leg of CL quarterfinals
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SEVILLE, Spain (AP) - Solid defensively and precise in attack, Chelsea took a big step toward returning to the last four of the Champions League by defeating Porto 2-0 in the first leg of the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell scored the
Missouri Senate votes to ban vaccine passports
Missouri Senate votes to ban vaccine passports
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Missouri's Republican-led Senate on Wednesday voted to ban so-called vaccine passports in the state. Senators voted 26-7 in favor of a wide-ranging bill that includes a ban on vaccine passports to travel in the state. Vaccine passports
Arizona history -April 4-17
Arizona history -April 4-17
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Sunday, April 11 On this date in 1903, A.H. Reynolds visited Benson to look into establishing experimental tobacco farms in the San Pedro Valley. On this date in 1910, it was announced that Phoenix contractor R. Toohey had been given the contract for construc
Next month's Open de France golf postponed, no new date
Next month's Open de France golf postponed, no new date
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PARIS (AP) - Next month's Open de France golf tournament has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, the European Tour said Wednesday. The event was scheduled for May 6-9 but can’t go ahead due to a surge of new infections in France. The governm
After saying 'I'm Going to Disney World,' Brady did it again
After saying 'I'm Going to Disney World,' Brady did it again
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - After facing off against the Kansas City Chiefs’ defense, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady had no problem taking a lightsaber to Star Wars’ Kylo Ren and a unit of storm troopers. A mask-wearing Brady visited the Star Wars-th
Iran sets new record for virus infections amid holiday surge
Iran sets new record for virus infections amid holiday surge
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran shattered its daily record for new coronavirus infections Wednesday for the second consecutive day, with recorded cases soaring to 20,954. The country is in the midst of one of the most severe surges of the coronavirus to date, follo
Ryanair sees break-even earnings amid slow COVID-19 recovery
Ryanair sees break-even earnings amid slow COVID-19 recovery
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LONDON (AP) - Ryanair, Europe’s biggest discount airline, says earnings for the current fiscal year are likely to be “close to breakeven” as continued travel restrictions delay its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The pessimistic outlook came as th
eBay auction of Japanese internment art pulled after protest
eBay auction of Japanese internment art pulled after protest
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - The auction of a series of sketches purportedly drawn by an artist at the Japanese internment camp at Manzanar was canceled Tuesday after groups protested it was offensive and immoral to profit off the misery of incarcerated people. The auc
At Disney World, smiles won't be hidden for much longer
At Disney World, smiles won't be hidden for much longer
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - At Walt Disney World, the smiles won't have to be hidden for much longer. Starting Thursday, visitors to the theme park resort will be able to remove their masks temporarily for outdoor photos, the company said on its website. The change
Mesa Verde National Park designated as dark sky park
Mesa Verde National Park designated as dark sky park
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CORTEZ, Colo. (AP) - The Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, known for preserving ancient cultural sites, has been designated the 100th International Dark Sky Park, park officials said. In a statement Monday, the park said the certification would help foste
Law blocks Utah government from requiring COVID-19 vaccines
Law blocks Utah government from requiring COVID-19 vaccines
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A new law blocks Utah's government from requiring people to get COVID-19 vaccines, but companies can use so-called vaccine passports to determine who has been inoculated. The state Legislature passed the measure blocking vaccine require
Kauai rejoins Hawaii's Safe Travels program for visitors
Kauai rejoins Hawaii's Safe Travels program for visitors
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HONOLULU (AP) - The island of Kauai in Hawaii has rejoined the state's Safe Travels program, which means out-of-state visitors can skip quarantining if they test negative for the coronavirus up to 72 hours before their flight. As of Monday, travelers to Kaua
