Holiday travel, then and now: ‘Home Alone 2’ shows how much has changed
Panic erupts in the McCallister household as soon as the day begins. The parents’ alarm clock never rings,…
Thousands cheer as the sun rises on winter solstice at Stonehenge
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people cheered and danced around Stonehenge as the sun rose over the prehistoric…
Trump’s ‘A+++++’ economy collides with reality in a Pennsylvania city
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — When Idalia Bisbal moved to this Pennsylvania city synonymous with America’s working class, she…
NORAD continues decades-long tradition of tracking Santa’s trip around the world
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Sometimes kids drop the phone after hearing Santa won’t show up if…
India’s battery recycling poses challenges, opportunities
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Across India, battery recycling faces a mixture of challenges and opportunity as it plays…
Photos show penguins, seals and orcas in the warming Antarctic Peninsula
ANTARCTICA (AP) — The Southern Ocean is one of the most remote places on Earth, but that doesn’t…
Some animals have evolved extreme ways to sleep in precarious environments
Every animal with a brain needs sleep — and even a few without a brain do, too. Humans…
Louvre in Paris reopens as museum staff pause strike
PARIS (AP) — The Louvre in Paris reopened fully on Friday after staff voted to suspend a strike…
Photo essay shows how AP photographers captured infrared technology used in surveillance
When you unlock a phone, step into view of a security camera or drive past a license plate…
Louvre reopens fully after staff vote to suspend strike
PARIS — The Louvre in Paris reopened fully on Friday after staff voted to suspend a strike that…
Retired NASCAR driver and family among 7 killed in North Carolina plane crash
STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A business jet crashed Thursday while trying to return to a North Carolina airport…
How to watch the Ursid meteor shower
NEW YORK (AP) — The last major meteor shower of the year, known as the Ursids, peaks soon,…