Brown v. Board site to mark anniversary of ruling

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Brown v. Board of Education National Historic site will display a black doll used in a series of famous race studies to mark the 59th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ended legal segregation in public schools.

Hiking with babies and tots: Trail options grow

Debbie Frazier wants her two children to grow up appreciating the outdoors. So she introduced them to hiking before they could walk.

Her favorite travel companion: Mom

When I was young, I learned a lot about travel from my mother. She taught me how and what to pack. She taught me to keep a travel diary to record my memories. And most importantly, she taught me how to power-sightsee.

Rift repaired, Little League honors founder Stotz

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. | The decades-long rift that separated Little League Baseball's founder from his beloved program once seemed as wide as the distance from home plate to straightaway center field.

Rift repaired, Little League honors founder Stotz

Little League International president Stephen Keener speaks at a news conference at the Little League museum in South Williamsport, Pa. Little League announced that the family of program founder Carl Stotz loaned artifacts to display at an exhibit, including the home plate used in the first …

Rift repaired, Little League honors founder Stotz

the home plate used in the first Little League in 1939 is shown on display at the Little League museum in South Williamsport, Pa. Little League has announced that the family of program founder Carl Stotz loaned artifacts to show at a new exhibit.

Rift repaired, Little League honors founder Stotz

Karen Stotz Myers, the daughter of Little League Baseball founder Carl Stotz, poses in front of a picture at a new exhibit at the Little League museum in South Williamsport, Pa. Kneeling on the ground in the image, to Stotz Myers' right, is her father in a picture taken when he was a boy pla…

Even urbanites can navigate a park like Yosemite

The vista of Yosemite Valley stunned me: a majestic waterfall, soaring granite, and a winding river flowing through an endless stretch of pine trees.

Saplings from Anne Frank's tree take root in US

Saplings from the chestnut tree that stood as a symbol of hope for Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis for two years in Amsterdam are being distributed to 11 locations in the United States as part of a project that aims to preserve her legacy and promote tolerance.

US proposes 'musical instrument passports'

BANGKOK (AP) — Musicians, take note: Next time you travel abroad, you might need a passport — for your instrument.

Meteorologist: Worst of winter storm could largely spare NWI

A winter storm was expected to continue to bring snow into the Chicago area until Wednesday morning.

Portage officials close Travel Inn due to fire safety concerns

Guests staying at the Travel Inn on U.S. 20 had to vacate the hotel Tuesday. City officials said the motel was in violation of fire codes.

Portage officials close Travel Inn due to fire safety concerns

Guests staying at the Travel Inn on U.S. 20 in Portage had to vacate the motel Tuesday by 5:30 p.m. after the business was closed for violations to the local fire code.

Portage officials close Travel Inn due to fire safety concerns

Jerry Eastling, of Fayetteville, N.C., packs his belongings Tuesday afternoon after being told he and other guests staying at the Travel Inn on U.S. 20 near Willowcreek Road had to vacate the business. city officials closed the inn for violations of the local fire code. Several students enro…

Steroids fallout: No BB Hall for Bonds, Clemens, Sosa

NEW YORK | No one was elected to the Hall of Fame this year. When voters closed the doors to Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa, they also shut out everybody else.

Sammy Sosa

Former Cub Sammy Sosa received 12.5 percent of the vote in Hall of Fame balloting, far short of the 75 percent needed for induction.

Daniels reflects on benefits of not 'soundproofing' himself from Hoosiers

INDIANAPOLIS | When Gov. Mitch Daniels sat with reporters in his Statehouse office for his traditional end-of-the-year interview on a recent December weekday, the sounds of children caroling in the nearby atrium carried so clearly through the closed doors it seemed like the carolers were in …

Light pollution outshines

Chicago skyline at night

Trump's Holiday Treatment: Trump International Hotel and Tower offers yuletide luxury in Chicago

Donald Trump doesn't mind mixing luxury with his reputation for generating excitement, all stirred with a little holiday spirit.

Closing up the house for the holidays: a checklist

The flights have been booked, the suitcases retrieved from the attic and your vacation itinerary has been set. But while your mind may be ready to wander to a faraway land, don't forget about home sweet home just yet.