Yesterday

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal appeals court denied a request to block the use of a helicopter to haze wild bison as officials in southwestern Montana wrapped up the annual drive of the animals back into Yellowstone National Park. A three-judge panel from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...

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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire tourism officials are predicting an increase in visitors and spending this Memorial Day weekend, though the outlook is not as optimistic as it was last year. Citing a report by the Institute for New Hampshire Studies, tourism officials say they expect more...

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FARMINGTON, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has approved charges that non-resort guests must pay to gamble at a soon-to-open casino at a southwestern Pennsylvania resort. Under the plan approved Monday, customers must spend $10 at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort to gain one-time...

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SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — The boardwalks are back, and so are most of the beaches, even if some are a little thinner this year. The smell of funnel cakes, french fries and pizza will mingle with the salt air, and the screech of seagulls will be heard, but so will the thwack of hammers...

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Two museums in downtown Little Rock are lowering their admission rates during this year's Riverfest. The Clinton Presidential Center and the Museum of Discovery are offering $5 admission during operating hours for the festival over the Memorial Day weekend. The...

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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins and other privately run lodging first be reviewed by National Park Service officials. The...

Updated: Mon, May 20, 2013

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a Montana man has died in a rock climbing accident as he tried to climb to the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. A Yosemite park spokeswoman says 38-year-old Mason Robison was killed after a rock dislodged and severed his rope...

Updated: Mon, May 20, 2013

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Military Bowl organizers announced Monday that the game will move this year from Washington's RFK Stadium to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, placing the sixth annual game in a setting designed to honor service members about 30 miles from the nation's...

Updated: Mon, May 20, 2013

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (AP) — With Afghan troops increasingly leading combat operations on the ground, the Afghan Air Force's fledgling helicopter fleet based in Kabul has learned new techniques to support them from the air. The U.S. Army's 101st Combat Aviation Brigade started a new...

Updated: Mon, May 20, 2013

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska volcano eruption is prompting regional airlines to cancel flights to nearby communities, including a town that reported traces of fallen ash. Pavlof Volcano released ash plumes as high as 22,000 feet over the weekend, according to the Alaska Volcano...