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Amtrak, Michigan investing in state's rail lines
Amtrak and the state of Michigan plan to invest millions of dollars over the coming years to improve service on the state's three passenger train lines, resulting in quicker trips and more amenities for travelers. Upgraded tracks between Kalamazoo and Dearborn will allow trains to travel up to 110 mph ...
Dallas museum opens exhibit on artist Jim Hodges
An exhibit has opened at a Dallas museum exploring the 25-year career of contemporary American artist Jim Hodges. The traveling exhibit, "Jim Hodges: Give More Than You Take," opened Sunday at the Dallas Museum of Art. The exhibit, which will run through Jan. 12 in Dallas, is the first comprehensive ...
Colorado River permit holders will get fee refunds
River permit holders denied their scheduled launch because of the government shutdown at Grand Canyon National Park will receive a refund for fees, National Park Service officials announced Monday. Grand Canyon National Park is shut down for only the second time since it was created in 1919. Permit holders also ...
Attacks surge in Egypt, a day after deadly clashes
A string of attacks killed nine members of Egypt's security and military forces and hit the country's main satellite communications station Monday, in an apparent retaliation by Islamic militants a day after more than 50 supporters of the ousted president were killed in clashes with police. The attacks show a ...
Fox anchor apologizes after Obama gaffe
A Fox News Channel anchor apologized for falsely saying that President Barack Obama had offered to pay for the operation of a museum of Muslim culture "out of his own pocket" during the government shutdown. Anchor Anna Kooiman made the remark Saturday on "Fox & Friends" during a discussion about ...
Girl sickened by amoeba returns to Ark. water park
A 12-year-old girl who contracted a rare brain infection at a water park in Arkansas returned to the site on Monday — her first time back since her illness — to help owners announce a benefit fishing tournament for her later this month. Kali Hardig was diagnosed with a form ...
Idaho mine claim owners sue over forest access
Several Idaho mining claim owners sued the federal government late last week, the latest front in an effort by groups across the West that want to expand motorized backcountry access using a Civil War-era law. The lawsuit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Boise, argues the U.S. Forest Service ...
Shutdown impact: Defense workers return to work
A government shutdown is having far-reaching consequences for some, but minimal impact on others. Mail is being delivered. Social Security and Medicare benefits continue to flow. But vacationers are being turned away from national parks and Smithsonian museums, and that's having a ripple effect on those businesses and communities that ...
Neighbors oppose proposed Portsmouth ice rink
A plan to build an outdoor skating rink at Strawbery Banke Museum is getting a frosty reception from neighbors. Sixteen neighbors have gone to court to challenge the city zoning board's decision to grant variances that would allow construction of the rink. The Portsmouth Herald reports that (http://bit.ly/1hwjDWq) neighbors worry ...
Correction: Elwha Dam Blast story
In a story Oct. 4, The Associated Press reported that explosives should demolish the final 50 feet of the Glines Canyon Dam on the Elwha River in Olympic National Park. The explosives are the start of an effort to remove the final 50 feet of the dam. A corrected version ...
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