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• Park Service defends refusal to use wolves

  September 20, 2012 BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The National Park Service acted properly when it ruled out using wolves to control the elk population in Rocky Mountain National Park, government lawyers argued Thursday …

• Space shuttle Endeavour has Houston stopover

  September 19, 2012 HOUSTON (AP) — Hundreds of people cheered the space shuttle Endeavour Wednesday as it circled overhead and then landed in Houston, giving Space City a fleeting glimpse of a retired …

• Philly pizza museum serves up slices, memorabilia

  September 18, 2012 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — How much does Brian Dwyer love pizza? Let us count the ways: He holds the Guinness World Record for largest collection of pizza memorabilia; he has a …

• US orders some diplomats out of Sudan, Tunisia

  September 16, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department on Saturday ordered the departure of all family members and non-essential U.S. government personnel from its embassies in Sudan and Tunisia and warned U.S. …

• Amtrak offers grand views of Montana, the Rockies

  September 16, 2012 in Features, Travel on Page D8 NEAR WAGNER, Mont. – The train rolls past distant hills – mountains, an easterner would call them. But it’s just a tease. Out here is mostly prairie and thin wire … 2

• Five trips to consider before the colorful leaves fall

  September 16, 2012 in Features on Page D8 1. Luxury and leaves, Park City, Utah. Check in to a spacious suite at the Montage Deer Valley Resort and you’ll be handed the keys to a Mercedes-Benz to drive …

• US orders some diplomats out of Sudan, Tunisia

  September 15, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department on Saturday ordered the departure of all family members and non-essential U.S. government personnel from its embassies in Sudan and Tunisia and warned U.S. …

• US warns orders diplomats out of Sudan, Tunisia

  September 15, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department on Saturday ordered the departure of all family members and non-essential U.S. government personnel from its embassies in Sudan and Tunisia and warned U.S. …

• US official: Sudan balks at Marine troop mission

  September 15, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Objections by Sudan’s government have held up the security mission of an elite Marine team that the U.S. planned to send to Khartoum, a U.S. official said …

• Problems dogging new high-tech air traffic system

  September 12, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — A high-tech overhaul to the nation’s air traffic control system is mostly on track to completion, but has yet to produce the benefits that airlines and passengers …

• Intense systems of thunderstorm soak Southwest

  September 12, 2012 SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Wild summer thunderstorms slammed parts of the Southwest, stranding residents in Navajo Nation in their homes in northern Arizona and leaving an already squalid mobile …

• Nev. air race goes on 1 year after deadly crash

  September 12, 2012 RENO, Nev. (AP) — The vintage World War II fighters roaring out of the Valley of Speed are as loud as ever, their colorful paint jobs as bright as the …

• US lawsuits target Carnival in Italy cruise crash

  September 11, 2012 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Despite legal obstacles that might force them to sue in Italy, hundreds of Costa Concordia passengers and up to 1,000 businesses on the island where …

• For Sept. 11 anniversary, a turning point passed?

  September 11, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — As the sun rose over the World Trade Center site Tuesday, the neighborhood around ground zero seemed more like a normal weekday than in previous years …

• Agreement reached for Sept. 11 museum’s completion

  September 10, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — An agreement that paves the way for the completion of the Sept. 11 museum at ground zero was reached on the eve of the 11th anniversary …

• Debate surrounds annual $60M cost of 9/11 memorial

  September 10, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — A debate over balancing the need to honor the memory of Sept. 11 with the enormous costs of running a memorial and museum at ground zero … 1

• Amtrak funding in crosshairs in presidential race

  September 10, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Warning to Amtrak from Mitt Romney and Republicans: You’re on your own. The platform Republicans adopted at their convention included a call for full privatization and an …

• Ideas for single parents planning family travel

  September 9, 2012 in Features, Travel on Page D8 1. Consider a farm vacation. Slow down at Feather Down Farm, one of three working farms in the United States and 50 in Europe that welcome families interested in learning …

• There’s a bit of everything on Broadway this fall

  September 9, 2012 in Features, Travel on Page D8 Stars, stars, stars It wouldn’t be Broadway these days without A-list celebs, and this season has lured Pacino, Holmes, Paul Rudd, Jessica Chastain and Alec Baldwin. Returning Broadway veterans include …

• Hawaii tourism goes authentic: What’s not Hawaiian

  September 7, 2012 HONOLULU (AP) — Walk along the shops in Waikiki and it isn’t hard to come across vendors selling knickknacks of a fake Hawaii — no, the Aloha State doesn’t have …

• Nix the tiki bar: Hawaii tourism gets authentic

  September 7, 2012 HONOLULU (AP) — Coconut bras aren’t Hawaiian. Neither are grass skirts. Tiki bars? They’re from California. Yet they’re all among the most recognizable symbols of a Hawaiian vacation. Now, many …

• Bat exodus at New Mexico caverns a must-see

  September 2, 2012 in Features, Travel on Page D8 CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK, N.M. – There’s nothing like bats to draw a crowd to the scorching Chihuahuan Desert in the late summer heat. Several hundred people, myself and my …

• 2 more Yosemite visitors have mouse-borne virus

  August 30, 2012 FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Two more Yosemite National Park visitors have been found with a mouse-borne virus blamed for the deaths of two people, bringing the total number of infections …

• Restoration completed on historic Motown piano

  August 29, 2012 DETROIT (AP) — A damaged 1877 Steinway grand piano used by Motown artists during the record label’s “Hitsville USA” heyday has been restored, thanks to a little help from Paul …

• Yosemite officials say 1,700 visitors risk disease

  August 29, 2012 in Health FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — The rustic tent cabins of Yosemite National Park — a favorite among families looking to rough it in one of the nation’s most majestic settings — …

• Yosemite officials say 1,700 visitors risk disease

  August 28, 2012 in Health FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — The rustic tent cabins of Yosemite National Park — a favorite among families looking to rough it in one of the nation’s most majestic settings — …

• Hotel puts luxury twist on mushroom-hunting trips

  August 19, 2012 in Features, Travel on Page D8 VAIL, Colo. – Mushroom hunting has never been as easy – or comfortable – as this. For $200 a person, the Four Seasons Resort Vail is sending out guided expeditions …

• Frankly, it’s tough to beat our state

  August 19, 2012 in Features on Page D1 Go ahead and talk to me about your trek to Turkey, your bike tour of Belgium, your adventure through the Alps. But I have a question for you: Have you … 13

• Get close to creatures of the sea for a wild family adventure

  August 19, 2012 in Features, Travel on Page D8 1. Swim with whale sharks. Swimming with the largest fish in the sea is a thrill worth seeking. Whale sharks reach lengths of 40 feet and can weigh 15 tons. …

• Sample the laid-back pleasures of Lopez Island

  August 12, 2012 in Features, Travel on Page D10 LOPEZ ISLAND, Wash. – One hates to define a place by its cliches, but sometimes there’s truth to be found. “On Lopez, everybody does ‘The Wave,’ ” an Orcas Islander …

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