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BUKCHON, South Korea — The soldiers descended upon the village, torching its homes and corralling residents into a schoolyard. After screening out relatives of military members and the police from the gathered crowd, the soldiers divided those remaining — men, women and children — into groups of 30 to 50, and dragged them away. When […]

The 52 Places Traveler Aalborg has replaced faded factories with a high-design waterfront, but the 52 Places Traveler sought out its old-school spots. May 28, 2019 Our columnist, Sebastian Modak, is visiting each destination on our 52 Places to Go in 2019 list. He enjoyed some alone time in the Tatra Mountains in Slovakia before

Three volunteer rescuers who found a hiker more than two weeks after she disappeared in a Hawaii forest described their elation and relief after spotting her near a waterfall in deep vegetation. Javier Cantellops, Chris Berquist and Troy Helmers said Monday that they saw Amanda Eller from a helicopter Friday, 17 days after the 35-year-old

One is that the United States and Eritrea are the only countries that tax the worldwide earnings of their citizens even if they live abroad. Alex Marino, who heads one of the largest expatriation legal practices in the world for Moodys Gartner Tax Law, said that in the final quarter of 2016, when Donald J.

Flying has increasingly become a world of the haves and have-nots, starting with purchasing a ticket and continuing as passengers are sorted by status to board. Once on the plane, passengers can see where they fit in the hierarchy, with the seats getting smaller and thinner and legroom tighter with each passing row. Then, there’s

Paola’s East This summer, there will be no Eleven Madison Park vacationing in the Hamptons as EMP Summer House. In its place, the stately white farmhouse and grounds will house a branch of Paola’s Restaurant, an Upper East Side anchor for decades. Stefano Marracino, the son of Paola Bottero, the founder, will oversee the restaurant,

The union representing about 2,500 Southwest Airlines mechanics voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to ratify a new contract proposal, ending a labor impasse that lasted nearly seven years and wound up in court twice. The five-year deal gives the mechanics $160 million in back pay to cover the period since the last contract ended in August

“It was startlingly white,” she said. “There was diversity in the people I hung out with, the food I eat, my work, but not in this park.” She immediately started Brown People Camping to show Muslims hiking, climbing and camping. She also works with hiking experts to arrange group outings. Are efforts like these working?

Animal eyes, watching Still, the trip was not about what happened on the boat, but what happened off it. One night, after a dinner of hearty tucunaré soup — hunks of tender white fish, hard-boiled eggs and potato chunks in broth — Nigel herded us into a small, canoe-like motorboat and set off down the

Effective immediately, American Airlines will no longer charge passengers $150 to check sports equipment like bicycles or surfboards, or musical instruments like a cello. Such items, which were previously considered oversize baggage, will now be covered by the regular $30 fee for checked luggage, as long as the item weighs less than 50 pounds. And