Travel

A pilot's dramatic escape from a plane that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off California has prompted an investigation. The plane, an MK-58 Hawker Hunter, plunged into the water after the pil[...]

A centuries-old question over Thomas Jefferson's relationship with Sally Hemings, a woman he enslaved, is back in the spotlight — andnew DNA evidencereinforces what historians have long concluded.T[...]

A routine carry-on screening at a Texas airport took an unusual turn afterTSA officersmade a suspicious discovery and later heard an unexpected explanation from the travelers.Transportation Securit[...]

Arelic of World War IIhas emerged from the Danube more than 80 years after the war ended — along with the remains of two German soldiers whose identities still remain a mystery.The Wehrmacht motorc[...]

PACIFIC, Mo.–As farmers across the country face rising costs, some are turning to tourism to bring in money beyond their traditional agricultural operations.At Lynette Ralph's horse ranch in Missou[...]

A lounge chair war turned deadly at apopular beachrecently. An 82-year-old man and a 76-year-old man got into a fiery argument on the morning of Sept.20 over a chair on the beach in Vouliagmen[...]

Two pilots were killed when a firefighting helicopter crashed while battling awildfire in Yosemite National Park.The helicopter went down while conducting water bucket drops on the Dome Fire on Sun[...]

A sweeping new study of the Roman Empire'svast road networkis challenging the age-old saying, "All roads lead to Rome."The study, published Sept.15 in the journal Nature Communications, analyzed ro[...]

A federal proposal that could change meal and rest-break rules forflight attendantsis drawing opposition from major airline unions even as aviation experts applaud the plan.The Federal Aviation Adm[...]

A passenger's attempt to bring an unusual item through airport security in Florida quickly caught the attention of highly trained Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers.AtTampa Inter[...]