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September 29, 2016

Universal Orlando unveils virtual reality Halloween show

As you enter the dark set — an old library from the 1700s filled with ancient artifacts — at Universal Orlando Resort's new ...

September 29, 2016

Zika travel advisory issued for 11 Southeast Asia countries

U.S. health officials are advising pregnant women to postpone travel to 11 countries in Southeast Asia because of Zika ...

September 29, 2016

Senator: Education Dept. mishandling Corinthian student debt

The Education Department is pursuing debt collection — rather than debt relief — for nearly 80,000 former students of ...

September 29, 2016

Yosemite chief, facing staff claims of harassment, to retire

The head of Yosemite National Park will retire after employees complained that he created a hostile workplace by allowing ...

September 29, 2016

An unusual new late-night competitor for ESPN

To a certain segment of the population, Scott Van Pelt is a more popular late-night television star than Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy ...

September 29, 2016

New Hampshire hotel is home to supersized cat

Guests at a hotel in New Hampshire can be forgiven for thinking a raccoon is lounging out front. The huge ball of fur on the ...

September 29, 2016

OITNB star says media needs to represent full-figured woman

If you check Danielle Brooks' Instagram account, you'll see plenty of poses that ooze self-confidence, from shots of the ...

September 29, 2016

Hotel workers seek new safety measures after freezer death

Federal regulators and hotel employees are calling for new safety measures after a worker was found dead inside a walk-in ...

September 29, 2016

US pending home sales slump in August

Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy homes in August, as a shortage of properties for sale is weighing on the market.

September 29, 2016

NYC children's museum features election-themed documents

The Children's Museum of Manhattan is teaching kids with hands-on political history. Its new exhibition features documents ...

September 29, 2016

Alabama chief justice waits for judgment day on keeping job

Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore — famously removed from office 13 years ago for refusing to remove a Ten Commandments display ...

September 29, 2016

Cellphones spill into Yellowstone's wilds despite park plan

Adventure seekers encounter untamed wilderness when they enter the backcountry of Yellowstone National Park. Howling wolves.

September 28, 2016

Union launches boycott of Trump companies amid Vegas dispute

Union members are calling on the public to boycott Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's businesses nationwide ...

September 28, 2016

In 'American Honey,' finding family in a hopeless place

The face filmmaker Andrea Arnold makes at the thought of storyboarding her films is the kind of bitter, disgusted look most ...

September 28, 2016

Feds change signage on trailhead named after black cowboy

Though local officials decided not to change the name of eastern Utah's Negro Bill Canyon, federal land managers have decided ...

September 28, 2016

Air rage incidents reported by airlines on the rise

Incidents of unruly passengers on planes are increasing, and more effective deterrents are needed to tackle the problem, a ...

September 28, 2016

The Latest: Trump says he saved Machado's job

The Latest on the U.S. presidential election (all times EDT): 8:33 p.m. Donald Trump says he saved former Miss Universe ...

September 28, 2016

Afghan official: Airstrike hits house, killing 13 civilians

An airstrike hit a residential building in eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing 13 civilians, an Afghan official said

September 28, 2016

Migratory bird struggles for shelter as chimneys torn down

A crowd of several hundred people gathered in the growing darkness outside Chapman Elementary School in Portland, Oregon, ...