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A flood watch was in effect through Friday afternoon across most of western Washington as heavy rains pound the region By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press February 7, 2020, 12:19 AM 4 min read ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Heavy rains sent a creek over a major roadway and into an apartment building east of Seattle on Thursday. […]

The U.S. government is implementing final management plans for two national monuments in Utah that President Donald Trump downsized By BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press February 6, 2020, 6:48 PM 4 min read SALT LAKE CITY — The U.S. government implemented final management plans Thursday for two national monuments in Utah that President Donald Trump downsized.

Turquoise waters, delicious seafood, colorful snorkeling and white sand: There are a lot of places in the Caribbean that have all these wonderful things, but Curaçao is one place you might not have discovered. Sandwiched between Aruba and Bonaire, and a short boat ride from the Venezuelan coast, Curaçao is bigger than its island neighbors

Things were looking up on Thursday for the more than 2,000 passengers quarantined on a cruise ship in Yokohama, Japan: Meals were coming on a more regular schedule. The internet was upgraded to a wider bandwidth. And there was even official approval to breathe some fresh air. Still, on the second day of a planned

This should have been a good year for global tourism, with trade tensions gradually easing, certain economies growing and banner events like the Summer Olympics taking place in Tokyo. But the viral outbreak in China has thrown the travel industry into chaos, threatening billions in losses and keeping millions of would-be travelers at home. Gabrielle

MADRID — The United States Embassy in Madrid has warned that Americans visiting Spain are at a heightened risk because of “a rise in sexual assault” in the country in recent years — a rare such countrywide alert for a European nation. A security alert from the embassy this week comes at a time when the

A Four-Bedroom Colonial Villa in Southern Guatemala $2.9 MILLION (21.7 MILLION GUATEMALAN QUETZALES) This four-bedroom, Spanish Colonial-era house occupies a quarter-acre lot in the historic center of Antigua Guatemala, a city and UNESCO World Heritage Site surrounded by volcanoes. The 7,643-square-foot house, with three interior courtyards and two rooftop terraces, was restored and modernized about

TOKYO — Hidden away in her cabin, Masako Ishida reckons she doesn’t face much risk from the coronavirus that has stalked her cruise ship, forcing an onboard quarantine of 3,700 passengers and crew members in the port city of Yokohama. Ms. Ishida, 61, is trying to see the bright side as she faces two long

Thailand’s central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate to 1% from 1.25% to help the economy weather a series of setbacks, most lately the virus outbreak in China that has devastated Thailand’s tourism sector By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer February 5, 2020, 12:49 PM 3 min read BANGKOK — Thailand’s central bank cut

Just a three-and-a-half hour drive from Ecuador’s capital, Quito, the town of Baños de Agua Santa snuggles into a deep valley surrounded by the mountains skirting the Tungurahua volcano. With an elevation of close to 6,000 feet and a population of around 15,000 residents, Baños has a bit of a ski town feel: The city