Tag: Leisure travel
Interior secretary steps into Utah public lands tug-of-war
SALT LAKE CITY — For decades, a public lands tug-of-war has played out over a vast expanse of southern Utah where red rocks reveal...
Cambodia’s Angkor site shut for 2 weeks to curb coronavirus
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia is shutting its most popular tourist destination, the centuries-old Angkor temple complex, to visitors for two weeks to help...
Spain: Work due for auction from $1,800 may be a Caravaggio
MADRID — Spanish authorities have slapped an export ban on a painting a day before it was due to be auctioned with a starting...
Yosemite National Park to limit summer visitors due to virus
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — Yosemite National Park will require advanced reservations for day visitors during the peak summer season to limit the number of...
Dutch police arrest suspect in Van Gogh, Frans Hals thefts
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch police said Tuesday they have arrested a suspect in the theft last year of two valuable paintings by Vincent...
At Disney World, smiles won’t be hidden for much longer
ORLANDO, Fla. — At Walt Disney World, the smiles won't have to be hidden for much longer.
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Lou Gehrig bat from 1938 sells for over $715,000
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. — A bat Lou Gehrig used late in his career sold for $715,120 at auction this weekend.
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Alaska snowstorm strands 5 on North America’s tallest peak
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Five people had to ski through a heavy Alaska snowstorm to a mountain chalet after abandoning their airplanes on a glacier...
9/11 Museum acquires prayer bench used by Rev. Mychal Judge
NEW YORK — A prayer bench used by the Rev. Mychal Judge, a Fire Department chaplain killed in the collapse of the World Trade...
Italy enters 3-day Easter lockdown amid vaccination snags
ROME — Italy entered a three-day nationwide coronavirus lockdown Saturday to deter Easter travel and get-togethers even as the country's variant-fueled spike in new...
