Updated: Sat, May 25, 2013

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta's Cyclorama and Civil War Museum are offering free admission to military personnel and their family members. Spokeswoman for Mayor Kasim Reed Sonji Jacobs says the museum will offer free admission for veterans and their relatives between Memorial Day and Labor Day...

Updated: Sat, May 25, 2013

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York state Department of Labor is monitoring rides at 49 carnivals and fairs over the Memorial Day weekend. The department is responsible for monitoring thrill rides at the state's 12 amusement parks and at traveling shows outside New York City. It says it...

Updated: 3 hr ago

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — What better place to tell the story of the humble American pickup truck than The Farmer's Museum? A new exhibit, "The Pickup Truck: America's Driving Force," opens Saturday at the museum in Cooperstown, home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The exhibit tells...

Updated: 11 hr ago

SEATTLE (AP) — Amtrak says it plans to add one daily round trip between Seattle and Bellingham, Wash., in the coming weeks to help travelers affected by the Interstate 5 highway bridge collapse near Mount Vernon. In a statement Friday, Amtrak, the Washington Transportation Department, Sound...

Updated: 13 hr ago

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A parolee was indicted by a federal grand jury in the theft of a valuable Gold Rush-era jewelry box from the Oakland Museum of California, authorities said Friday. Andre Taray Franklin, 45, of Oakland was charged Thursday with theft of major artwork and unlawful...

Updated: 13 hr ago

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Eighteen people were taken to the hospital, including at least two in serious condition, after a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport. Police said the accident happened Friday morning on a road that loops around the world's...

Updated: 13 hr ago

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A judge on Friday blocked a logging project in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest and ordered two federal agencies to take another look at the effects on lynx, grizzly bears and elk that may be in the area. The Fleecer Mountains Project would clear cut and thin more...

Updated: 14 hr ago

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A regional garbage collection agency has tossed out plans to build a mega-landfill for Los Angeles' trash less than two miles from Joshua Tree National Park in the remote Southern California desert. Increased recycling and new waste treatment technologies have reduced the...

Updated: 15 hr ago

NEW YORK (AP) — Delta's formula for winning over New York travelers is simple: floor-to-ceiling windows, abundant power outlets and a burger joint with a cult-like following. The airline opened a sprawling $1.4 billion terminal at Kennedy Airport Friday, a facility more suitable to the...

Updated: 17 hr ago

NEW YORK (AP) — This summer, high rollers are flying to lavish hot spots for their vacations. The rest of us are driving to less luxurious places like nearby campgrounds. The good news: At some U.S. campgrounds these days you get live bands, air guitar contests and chocolate pudding slip 'n...