Vegas hitting jackpot as pandemic-weary visitors crowd back
LAS VEGAS — To Mike Anger in Midland, Michigan, a $100 round-trip airline flight and $260 for five nights at a Las Vegas hotel...
Mobile looking to return of cruises by mid-summer
MOBILE, Ala. — With demand for COVID-19 vaccinations lagging at an immunization clinic set up at the Alabama Cruise Terminal, an official said the...
US keeps in place mask requirement on planes, transit
WASHINGTON — A requirement that people on planes and other forms of transportation in the U.S. wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19...
US extends face-mask requirement on planes until September
WASHINGTON — If you’re traveling on a plane, train or bus, don’t put that face mask away yet.
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Disneyland opening highlights California’s COVID turnaround
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Four months ago, America’s most populous state was struggling to combat a surge in coronavirus hospitalizations that packed patients into outdoor...
Germany to return Benin Bronzes looted during colonial era
BERLIN — Germany is returning hundreds of artifacts known as Benin Bronzes that were mostly looted from western Africa by a British colonial expedition...
US Embassy limits consular services after Russia hiring ban
MOSCOW — The U.S. Embassy said Friday it will sharply limit its consular activities due to a Russian ban on hiring local staff.
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Greece keeps lid on Orthodox Easter events, readies tourism
ATHENS, Greece — Worshippers lined up at churches across Greece on Orthodox Good Friday as the government kept pandemic restrictions in place through the...
EU Parliament: COVID-19 pass should guarantee free movement
BRUSSELS — European lawmakers said Thursday that COVID-19 certificates aimed at facilitating travel across the European Union should be enough to move freely this...
US agency to look at bringing back bison on Montana refuge
BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. officials said they will consider in coming years whether to reintroduce wild bison to a million-acre (400,000-hectare) federal wildlife refuge...
