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In Mexico, New Agers say end of Mayan calendar will herald 'cosmic dawn,' not end of world

MERIDA, Mexico - The crystal skulls have spoken: The world is not going to end.

Dec 20, 2012 12:44 PM Read more >

Pyrenean peak, Stalin's bunker: World has places aplenty to survive doomsday - or just party

Though the Mayans never really predicted that the world would end on Friday, some New Agers are convinced that humanity's demise is indeed imminent. Or at least that it's a good excuse for a party.

Dec 20, 2012 10:41 AM Read more >

Jerusalem: 5 Free things for visitors to do, from holy sites to dramatic views

JERUSALEM - No other city in the world exudes spirituality and inspires devotion like Jerusalem, home to important shrines of Judaism, Islam and Christianity.

Dec 20, 2012 7:38 AM Read more >

Snowstorm hits Rockies and blowing snow closes I-70 in Colo.; storm moving east toward Midwest

DENVER - A storm that has dumped more than a foot of snow in the Rocky Mountains was causing problems for travellers as it spread across the Plains on Wednesday.

Dec 19, 2012 9:32 PM Read more >

Lake Michigan carferry future murky after expiration of fed permit allowing coal ash dumping

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - A federal permit allowing the S.S. Badger ferryboat to dump coal ash into Lake Michigan has expired, and it's uncertain whether the vessel will be able to operate next year.

Dec 19, 2012 3:37 PM Read more >

New Mexico Tourism says new $1.2 million advertising campaign yielded a 3-to-1 return

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The state tourism department's $1.

Dec 19, 2012 2:03 PM Read more >

Start 2013 off right: Free guided hikes offered Jan. 1 in 600 parks in all 50 states

NEW YORK, N.Y. - For more than 20 years, state park officials in Massachusetts have encouraged locals to get off the couch Jan. 1 and take a hike 鈥� nothing too strenuous, but a healthy way to start the new year.

Dec 19, 2012 2:01 PM Read more >

JFK airport security guards decide to hold off on strike threatened for this week

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Security guards at John F. Kennedy International Airport who had been threatening a strike around the holidays have decided to hold off pending meetings with their employers. The employees of Air Serv Corp.

Dec 19, 2012 7:15 AM Read more >

Nothing says Christmas in Rhode Island like Providence's dancing cop

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Ah, Christmas in Rhode Island. Exquisitely decorated mansions in Newport. A red nose on the giant termite that sits atop a Providence exterminator's building.

Dec 19, 2012 4:17 AM Read more >

Sequins sparkle as MGM casino staff puts on $500,000 Vegas-style production at Mandalay Bay

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - In casinos around the country, staff talent shows give employees a chance to claim their own jackpots.

Dec 18, 2012 2:38 PM Read more >

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