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People wait in long lines to rent a vehicle at Miami International Airport, Friday, May 28, 2021, in Miami. The Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau is anticipating hotel occupancy levels to surge above pre-pandemic levels. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Memorial Day: Expect crowded airports, packed Florida hotels

May. 28, 2021 07:54 AM EDT

In this March 16, 2021 photo, a gas pump displays gas and diesel prices in Richmond, Va. Gasoline prices are at a seven-year high, Thursday, May 27, ahead of one of America’s busiest holiday travel weekends. But experts don’t expect steep prices to keep eager motorists off the road. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
High gasoline prices unlikely to deter holiday travelers

By Cathy Bussewitz May. 27, 2021 02:08 PM EDT

Governor unveils West Virginia's new Vacation Guide

Mar. 12, 2021 04:15 AM EST
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — This year's West Virginia Vacation Guide celebrates the 50th anniversary of John Denver's “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” Gov. Jim...

FILE - In this Nov. 7 2010, followers attend a mass at Our Lady of Salvation church in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi Christians have gathered for mass in the same church that just a week before was the scene of a horrific bloodbath that left scores dead and wounded. Pope Francis is pushing ahead with the first papal trip to Iraq despite rising coronavirus infections, hoping to encourage the country’s dwindling number of Christians who were violently persecuted during the Islamic State insurgency while seeking to boost ties with the Shiite Muslim world. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
EXPLAINER: Pope's risky Iraq trip aims to boost Christians

By Nicole Winfield Mar. 03, 2021 05:27 AM EST

Norma Flores, 54, poses for a portrait in her home in Henderson, Nev., Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. Flores is a Mexican immigrant who spent two decades working as a waitress at the Fiesta before COVID-19 descended and she lost her job. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
AP ROAD TRIP: An immigrant's struggles to survive in Vegas

By Tim Sullivan Dec. 11, 2020 09:52 AM EST

Norma Flores drives to a grocery store near her home in Henderson, Nev., Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. Flores is a Mexican immigrant who spent two decades working as a waitress at the Fiesta before COVID-19 descended and she lost her job. At night, she often lies awake, worrying about paying the rent, buying gas, getting enough food. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
AP ROAD TRIP: An immigrant's struggles to survive in Vegas

By Tim Sullivan Dec. 11, 2020 09:51 AM EST

Acoma tribal governor says hospital cut vital services

Nov. 14, 2020 01:07 AM EST
ACOMA, N.M. (AP) — Native American officials at Acoma Pueblo say that federal authorities have suspended emergency and in-patient medical care at a hospital on...

Disney's Marketing Director for Italy, Davide Romani, center, holds the Golden Lion Best Film award for "Nomadland", at the closing ceremony of 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, Saturday Sept. 12, 2020. Director Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland,” a recession-era road trip drama starring Frances McDormand, has won the Golden Lion for best film at the Venice Film Festival, held against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic. (Gian Mattia D'Alberto/LaPresse via AP)
Chloe Zhao's "Nomadland" wins top prize at Venice Film Fest

By Louise Dixon And Nicole Winfield Sep. 12, 2020 04:08 AM EDT

Some teachers can skip post-travel quarantine this fall

By Holly Ramer Jul. 31, 2020 06:17 PM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Some New Hampshire teachers who squeeze in last-minute vacations or other trips just before school starts this fall would be able to...

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Jun. 19, 2020 02:49 PM EDT
ACTOR IAN HOLM DIES LONDON (AP) — Versatile British actor Ian Holm has died. Holm appeared in scores of movies big and small, from costume...

FILE - This May 28, 2019 file photo shows Singer Harry Connick Jr. with his daughter Georgia at a special screening of "Pavarotti" in New York. CBS will air a two-hour special, "United We Sing: A Grammy Salute to the Unsung Heroes" to honor essential workers across America. The special will air June 21 and will follow host Connick Jr. and his filmmaker-daughter Georgia on road trip celebrating and thanking essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Harry Connick Jr. honors workers during pandemic road trip

By Kristin M. Hall Jun. 19, 2020 09:22 AM EDT

Elderly residents wearing masks to curb the spread of the coronavirus wait at a bus stop with a map of Beijing near a neighborhood under lockdown in Beijing Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Chinese authorities locked down a third neighborhood in Beijing on Tuesday as they rushed to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus outbreak that has infected more than 100 people in a country that appeared to have largely contained the virus. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
The Latest: New Zealand PM assigns military leader to border

By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2020 02:26 AM EDT

Police officers and security guards wearing protective face masks to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus stand guard outside residential buildings which were locked down following a positive case detected at a nearby market in Beijing, Monday, June 15, 2020. Beijing has reinstated measures to control the spread of the coronavirus amid a growing outbreak. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
The Latest: New Zealand is no longer coronavirus-free

By The Associated Press Jun. 15, 2020 01:38 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

By The Associated Press May. 20, 2020 01:35 PM EDT
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ May 19 The Post and Courier on creating...