An Illinois distillery owner was astonished recently when he came across a hidden gun from the era of Al Capone — still fully loaded with historic ammo.The gun — a Colt 1908 manufactured in 1921 — was...
A longtime friendship led one man to make a one-day, 14,000-mile journey to say goodbye to his dying pal.Bob Walker traveled from Jakarta, Indonesia, to Arbroath, Scotland, and back again, just to spe...
Florida's rare extreme freeze is providing a "unique opportunity" for citizens or visitors to help remove a pesky invader from the Sunshine State, its wildlife agency said.The Florida Fish and Wildlif...
With President Donald Trump’s interest in acquiring Greenland for national defense and security reasons, the country also offers an arctic escape for tourists young and old.While about 80% of the land...
Snow cancellations and delays may be nothing new for the Northeast — but this weekend, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida were among the states that have seen big events canceled or postponed due to ...
The remnants of a 19th-century shipwreck have emerged from beneath the sands of a New Jersey beach.The ruins were recently found at Island Beach State Park, a narrow barrier island along the Jersey Sh...
Some Disney fans are saying they're furious after specialty fries were quietly eliminated from Disneyland — vanishing from the popular park in January.The changes have been dubbed a "French fry apocal...
Las Vegas casino owners are coming up with creative ways to entice visitors back to Sin City.Many officials, hotel owners and travel folks are citing a drop in Canadian tourists as a major reason that...
Excavators working at a rugged eastern Oregon ranch recently uncovered evidence of Chinese immigrants working as cowboys — a role rarely associated with the American West.Researchers from multiple sta...
The U.S. State Department has updated its travel advisory for Pakistan, keeping the country at a Level 3: Reconsider Travel status, but with an additional warning for tourists.Officials added an "unre...
Not all flight routes are created equal when it comes to turbulence.A recent report from turbulence tracking site Turbli ranked the most turbulence-prone flight routes in the U.S. and around the world...
Researchers have recovered ancient DNA containing bacteria related to syphilis — potentially pushing the known history of the disease back by more than 3,000 years, according to their study.The findin...
