Travel health
The Celebrity Edge is moored at Port Everglades, Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Celebrity Edge is the first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill. The seven-night cruise will have 40 percent capacity and with virtually all passengers vaccinated against COVID-19.(AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Disney delays test cruise over 'inconsistent' virus results

Jun. 28, 2021 02:16 PM EDT

The Celebrity Edge cruise ship is docked at Port Everglades, Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Celebrity Edge is set to sail on Saturday from Fort Lauderdale. It will be the first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port with ticketed passengers since the onset of the pandemic, which halted sailing. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
1st cruise ship to sail from US as industry seeks comeback

By Adriana Gomez Licon Jun. 25, 2021 10:08 AM EDT

Cars queue outside a COVID-19 testing station in Wellington, New Zealand, Wednesday, June, 23, 2021. After enjoying nearly four months without any community transmission of the coronavirus, New Zealanders were on edge Wednesday after health authorities said an infectious traveler from Australia had visited over the weekend. (Jack Crossland/NZ Herald via AP)
New Zealand on edge after virus-infected Australian visits

By Nick Perry Jun. 22, 2021 08:46 PM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, March 19, 2021 file photo, an airliner lands at Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
3 international travel ideas for your summer trip

By Sally French Of Nerdwallet Jun. 16, 2021 07:00 AM EDT

Peru fitness coach for Copa America tests positive for COVID

Jun. 14, 2021 11:13 AM EDT
LIMA (AP) — One of Peru's fitness coaches for Copa America has COVID-19, the country's soccer federation said on Monday. Nestor Bonillo joins several...

Disney Cruise Line to set sail on 2-night COVID test cruise

Jun. 02, 2021 04:10 AM EDT
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After a catastrophic coronavirus cruise season, Disney Cruise Line will finally set sail later this month, the company said in a...

Murphy: NJ schools will open full-time, in person in fall

May. 17, 2021 01:30 PM EDT
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Defending New Jersey's outlier to maintain an indoor mask mandate to fight COVID-19, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday also announced...

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2021, file photo, provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Elizabeth Hertel, director of the state health department addresses the state, speaks in Lansing, Mich. Hertel traveled with family to Alabama for spring break last week despite her department's guidance to avoid out-of-state travel while Michigan suffers a raging coronavirus outbreak. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, File)
Michigan health chief traveled out of state amid virus spike

By David Eggert Apr. 14, 2021 02:33 PM EDT

Passengers walk the terminal prior to boarding the MSC Grandiosa cruise ship in Civitavecchia, near Rome, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. MSC Grandiosa, the world's only cruise ship to be operating at the moment, left from Genoa on March 30 and stopped in Civitavecchia near Rome to pick up more passengers and then sail toward Naples, Cagliari, and Malta to be back in Genoa on April 6. For most of the winter, the MSC Grandiosa has been a lonely flag-bearer of the global cruise industry stalled by the pandemic, plying the Mediterranean Sea with seven-night cruises along Italy’s western coast, its major islands and a stop in Malta. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Italy may be in Easter lockdown, but the party's on at sea

By Maria Grazia Murru Apr. 02, 2021 02:23 AM EDT

Parson says he won't require vaccine passports in Missouri

By Summer Ballentine Apr. 01, 2021 06:21 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday said he won't require so-called vaccine passports in Missouri but is comfortable with private companies...

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 20, 2020, file photo, the Symphony of the Seas cruise ship is shown docked at PortMiami, in Miami. Florida is threatening to sue the federal government if it doesn't lift its pandemic ban on cruise lines using U.S. ports. Gov. Ron DeSantis and state Attorney General Ashley Moody said Friday, March 26, 2021, that the state is being harmed economically by the industry's U.S. shutdown. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Florida to feds: Allow cruise ships to operate or we'll sue

By Terry Spencer Mar. 26, 2021 02:41 PM EDT

Duke University lifts stay-in-place order for undergraduates

Mar. 21, 2021 01:30 PM EDT
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke University has lifted a stay-in-place order it issued last week for all undergraduate students following a spike in COVID-19 cases...

Diners eat lunch at Max's Oyster Bar in West Hartford, Conn., Friday, March 19, 2021. Beginning Friday, limits have been lifted at Connecticut restaurants, non-theater indoor recreation centers, libraries, museums, aquariums, gyms and fitness centers, retail shops, offices, personal services establishments and houses of worship. Mask-wearing, distancing and cleaning protocols will still be required. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Restaurants embrace end to capacity limit, challenges remain

By Susan Haigh Mar. 19, 2021 04:55 PM EDT

This July 2019 photo provided by Miguel Gonzalez, shows Margrit and Lucio Gonzalez in Alaska. The Gonzalez family is suing Princess Cruises and owner Carnival Corp. for negligence and wrongful death — one of dozens of lawsuits by passengers and surviving relatives. Lucio Gonzalez died of coronavirus.“They put him on a ventilator for three weeks and two days, and after that he died,” his widow said. “I never saw him alive again.” (Miguel Gonzalez via AP)
Cruise ship passengers recall deaths, confusion, quarantine

By Olga R. Rodriguez Mar. 15, 2021 06:37 PM EDT

A woman embraces a police officer as people protest, calling for the resignation of President Mario Abdo Benitez over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the state of the public health system, in Asuncion, Paraguay, Monday, March 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
The Latest: New Zealand opens 1st big vaccination clinic

By The Associated Press Mar. 08, 2021 04:41 AM EST

Cruise companies postpone Alaska trips amid virus guidelines

Jan. 08, 2021 09:38 AM EST
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Holland America and Princess Cruises announced pauses on planned sailings in Alaska waters in response to health guidelines...

Navajo Nation reports 122 new COVID-19 cases, 10 more deaths

Dec. 28, 2020 09:32 AM EST
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation has reported 122 new coronavirus cases and 10 more deaths. The latest figures released Sunday...

A resident wearing a mask to protect from the coronavirus waits at a bus stop near rainbow decorations on the streets of Beijing on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. Beijing has urged residents not to leave the city during the Lunar New Year holiday in February, implementing new restrictions and mass testings after several coronavirus infections last week. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
The Latest: S Korea reports biggest daily death toll so far

By The Associated Press Dec. 28, 2020 03:30 AM EST

Coronavirus hospitalizations in Arkansas remain high

Dec. 25, 2020 06:52 PM EST
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Coronavirus hospitalizations in Arkansas hovered near their recent record high Friday, even amid holiday gatherings and travel that...

Texas coronavirus hospitalizations approach summer peak

Dec. 25, 2020 05:13 PM EST
DALLAS (AP) — Coronavirus hospitalizations in Texas on Friday approached a peak hit as the pandemic surged over the summer, even amid holiday gatherings and...