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TAMPA, Florida (AP) In a twist of irony, many visitors to August's Republican National Convention will travel between their hotels and the downtown event on a busy road named to honour President John F Kennedy, a Democrat. Kennedy Boulevard, a gatewa...

LONDON (Reuters) — For those who prefer marathons to museums, travel is a fantastic opportunity to indulge in a new sport. The travellers and staff at Trippy.com (www.trippy.com) have come up with their list of 10 Cool Sports You Should Try While Tra...

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) With connections to Harriet Beecher Stowe and Joshua Chamberlain, this town of 23,000 is sometimes called the place where the Civil War began and ended. But while Brunswick is a good destination for history buffs, it also has a ...

LONDON (Reuters) — When the Olympic Games founded to honour Zeus began in ancient Greece around 776BC, London didn't exist. More than two millennia later, the city of nearly eight million people is in the final stages of redeveloping whole boroughs t...

BOSTON, Massachusetts - On this hot June afternoon, beads of perspiration gather on his forehead. One drop hovers perilously close to the tip of his nose. As he leans down to talk to the pint-sized boy he's beckoned from the crowd circling the front ...

SEOUL (Reuters) — From busy lanes along the feet of skyscrapers and a throng of commuters armed with cutting edge technology, to shamanistic shrines and grand palaces, Seoul — a city of 10 million people — is an amalgamation of a modern high-tech met...

Dr Dorothy Matthews-Paynter, who is widely esteemed as the “Queen B” of Bermuda’s beauticians and doyenne of the hairdressers, turned 90 on Tuesday and now she’s getting in really high gear for what can only be described as “an out of this world cele...

LONDON (AP) - Like a runner or a swimmer, you would need to be physically fit. Like a goalie or a boxer, you should be prepared for close calls. But if you are coming to London's Summer Olympics - and you have what it takes - using a bicycle could be...

New traffic lights at the intersection of Court and Front Streets go into operation this morning. City engineer Patrick Cooper said tests would be conducted starting at 10am, after which the lights would be fully operational. “We urge the motoring pu...

NEW YORK (AP) An iconic hotel in the heart of midtown Manhattan is buzzing with thousands of tiny new visitors. But watch out: They'll sting if you get too close. Honeybees have taken up residence at the Waldorf-Astoria New York, one of New York City...

NIAGARA FALLS, New York (AP) Nik Wallenda can't visit a new place without envisioning a wire strung high above his head: Linking buildings, landmarks, nations. Even as a six-year-old at Niagara Falls with his parents, he pictured walking a tightrope ...