By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER, Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Traditional Christmas markets are opening across Germany on Monday, drawing revelers to their wooden stands with mulled wine, grilled sausages, potato pancakes or caramelized apples. Security has been stepped up, with memories … Continued
Snorkeling among countless stingless jellyfish in far-off Micronesia would’ve been a pinch-me moment on its own. But doing so in one of the world’s few marine lakes — and without another tourist in sight — well, cruise adventures don’t get … Continued
By HAU DINH HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The death toll in widespread flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in Southeast Asia mounted on Monday with another person reported killed in Vietnam, and five others in Thailand with tens of … Continued
The nation’s top military officer is visiting American troops Monday in Puerto Rico and on a Navy warship in the region, where the U.S. has amassed an unusually large fleet of warships and has been attacking alleged drug-smuggling boats. Related … Continued
By JULIE CARR SMYTH, Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — If Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine could turn back time, he would not have signed the law that legalized sports betting in his state. FILE – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, right, … Continued
Pam Perillo greets me at the door of her trailer, the yaps of a chihuahua named Peewee nearly drowning out our niceties. Perillo had just been looking for something to put on TV to soothe her animals—the territorial dog, two … Continued