Historic sites
Tom Davis, shakes hands with Freddie De Los Santos after winning at Men's H4 Time Trial at the Fuji International Speedway at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
From battlefield to Tokyo: Combat vets vie at Paralympics

By Tim Sullivan Sep. 07, 2021 11:01 AM EDT

Louisiana adds free state park visits to COVID vaccine perks

By Janet Mcconnaughey Jun. 03, 2021 06:32 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana is adding free entry to all 21 state parks as a perk for getting vaccinated against COVID-19, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Thursday....

Editorial Roundup: Kentucky

By The Associated Press May. 05, 2021 02:11 PM EDT
Bowling Green Daily News. May 4, 2021. Editorial: Wigwam Village project aims to preserve quirky slice of local history ...

A tourists holds a flag as he poses for photographs in front of the sign for the Jinggangshan Revolution Museum in Jinggangshan in southeastern China's Jiangxi province, on April 8, 2021. On the hundredth anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, tourists in China are flocking to historic sites and making pilgrimages to party landmarks. (AP Photo/Emily Wang)
'Red Tourism' draws Chinese on centennial of Communist Party

By Emily Wang Fujiyama Apr. 26, 2021 10:34 PM EDT

FILE - This March 23, 1942 photo shows the first arrivals at the Japanese evacuee community established in Owens Valley in Manzanar, Calif. Roughly 120,000 Japanese immigrants and Japanese-Americans were sent to camps that dotted the West because the government claimed they might plot against the U.S. The location is featured in a collection of mini-essays by American writers published online by the Frommer's guidebook company about places they believe helped shape and define America. (AP Photo/File)
Travel guide with 2021 twist: Writers laud American places

By Beth J. Harpaz Dec. 23, 2020 10:55 AM EST

A view of the restorated path in front of the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis hill, in Athens, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. Acropolis became fully accessible for people with disabilities after a restoration of the pathways and the inauguration of a new elevator. (Louisa Gouliamaki/Pool via AP)
New lift, pathways to open Acropolis to disabled visitors

Dec. 03, 2020 11:26 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Alabama

By The Associated Press Oct. 21, 2020 11:19 AM EDT
Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers: ___ Oct. 21 The Decatur Daily and The TimesDaily on...

Facebook donates $1.3M to keep UK codebreaker museum open

Oct. 13, 2020 06:05 AM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Facebook has made a 1 million-pound ($1.3 million) donation to support Britain’s Bletchley Park, the base of codebreakers during World War II,...

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 10, 2020 file photo, two visitors wear masks as they walk through the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. New York City won't open malls and museums Monday, July 20, 2020, even if the city is allowed to move into the next phase of reopening, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo promises more crackdowns on bars and restaurants. Of the Metropolitan Museum: "I think they can plan to reopen. And then we'll see what the facts say," Cuomo said. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
NYC cleared to reopen zoos, play ball; museums stay shut

By Michael Hill, Karen Matthews And Jennifer Peltz Jul. 17, 2020 11:34 AM EDT

Sightseers disembark following a ride on one of the iconic duck boats after tours resumed, Monday, July 13, 2020, in Boston as Phase 3 of the city's coronavirus economic restart began. Museums, movie theaters, historical sites and gyms in Boston were permitted to reopen Monday with certain restrictions, a week after most of the rest of Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Gyms, duck boats return in Boston; 5 new COVID-19 deaths

Jul. 13, 2020 10:02 AM EDT

More Kentucky parks set to reopen in June

Jun. 01, 2020 03:11 AM EDT
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — More Kentucky parks are set to reopen in June. Four Kentucky State Park lodges that were previously designated as...

Kentucky to reopen state parks on June 1

May. 15, 2020 06:07 PM EDT
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — State parks will start reopening soon as Kentucky continues to ease restrictions amid the coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Andy Beshear said...

Mary Washington, 73, speaks through a window to her daughter, Courtney Crosby and grandchild Sydney Crosby for a Mother's Day celebration at Provident Village at Creekside senior living on Sunday, May 10, 2020, in Smyrna, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
More ways for Georgians to go outside as COVID-19 rules ease

May. 10, 2020 03:18 PM EDT