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The USS Arizona Memorial welcomed large numbers of visitors to its reopening after 15 months of repairs, officials said. The memorial received thousands of sightseers Sunday for the first time since its closure by the National Park Service after its dock was partially submerged and cracks were found in May 2018, Hawaii News Now reported […]

By most academic calendars, summer is over after Labor Day. But fall doesn’t officially begin until late September and continued warm weather in many destinations means you can effectively extend your summer vacations throughout the month, with the bonus of fewer tourists — and often, lower prices. So, whether you’re an empty nester, a millennial

Between great white sharks, freak tornadoes and new taxes on vacation rentals, Cape Cod businesses have had a challenging summer. Lodging and beach visit numbers are down on the famous vacation destination, one year after the region dealt with two shark attacks, including the state’s first fatal attack in more than 80 years. Beaches have

The fallout from humanity’s addition to plastics is showing up in the waters of Lake Tahoe. Scientists detected microplastics at several locations around the lake for this first time this year and they’re working to understand what that means for human health and the environment of the Tahoe Basin. Microplastics, the term for tiny pieces

The Latest on Hurricane Dorian (all times local): 1:50 a.m. Hurricane Dorian is moving ever closer to the northern Bahamas. Early Sunday, the Category 4 storm was around 95 miles (150 kilometers) east of Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas and 280 miles (450 kilometers) east of West Palm Beach, Florida. The hurricane continues to

A dangerous Hurricane Dorian closed in on the northern Bahamas early Sunday, threatening to batter islands with 150 mph (240 kph) winds, pounding waves and torrential rain as people hunkered down in schools, churches and other shelters. Millions from Florida to the Carolinas kept a wary eye on Dorian, meanwhile, amid indications it would veer

BERLIN — The first time Michael Adamski saw his mother-in-law naked it was awkward. But it wasn’t as awkward as seeing his boss naked. Mr. Adamski, a police officer in Berlin who investigates organized crime, first started going to a nudist camp at a lake outside Berlin after he met his wife, whose family owned

The Latest on Hurricane Dorian (all times local): 12:25 p.m. Gov. Henry McMaster has declared a state of emergency in South Carolina after the latest forecast for Hurricane Dorian increased the threat to the state. The emergency declaration makes it easier to get federal help and let state agencies coordinate possible evacuations or other preparations.

When the Holocaust museum in Dallas opens the doors to its new building, visitors will be not only learning about the mass murder of Jews during World War II but also other genocides that have happened around the world, as well as human rights struggles in the U.S. The newly renamed Dallas Holocaust and Human

[For the latest on Hurricane Dorian, follow our live coverage.] As Hurricane Dorian heads for the United States, Florida airports, hotels and other businesses on Saturday accommodated travelers who tried to change their plans for the long holiday weekend. Forecasters expect the Category 4 storm to swerve north along the Florida’s eastern shore before it