Yosemite climbers face new obstacle: overnight permits
LOS ANGELES — Climbing El Capitan and the famous big walls of Yosemite National Park got a bit harder Friday.
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Animal Crossing among 4 inductees to Video Game Hall of Fame
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The World Video Game Hall of Fame on Thursday inducted the groundbreaking Microsoft Flight Simulator, franchise-inspiring Where in the World is...
Hall of Fame creating behavioral health program for players
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is forming a behavioral health program seeking solutions to mental and behavioral issues for current and former athletes...
Dubai luxury home market soars as world’s rich flee pandemic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — After nearly three decades in London, Christophe Reech was fed up with the city's pandemic lockdowns. This spring, he...
French FM in Lebanon with a message of ‘great firmness’
BEIRUT — France's foreign minister began a visit to Lebanon Thursday with a message of “great firmness” to its political leaders, threatening to take...
Endangered condor egg hatches in Northern California’s wild
PAICINES, Calif. — A California condor egg has hatched in Northern California’s wild, the newest member of Pinnacles National Park’s recovery program for the...
60 years since 1st American in space: Tourists lining up
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Sixty years after Alan Shepard became the first American in space, everyday people are on the verge of following in...
Mom who gave birth on flight didn’t know she was pregnant
HONOLULU — Lavinia “Lavi” Mounga had no idea a baby was coming when she went into labor on a flight from her home in...
Canadian MLS teams try to make best of relocation
Vancouver Whitecaps coach Marc Dos Santos looks forward to the day when he can focus solely on the soccer.
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Chance to shoot bison at Grand Canyon draws 45k applicants
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — More than 45,000 people are vying for one of a dozen spots to help thin a herd of bison at Grand...
