North America Travel News

Qatar has abandoned its bid to relocate the United Nations civil aviation agency from Canada to the tiny emirate, ending a bitter fight between the two nations, both countries said Friday.

Until 1958, Oakland had a system of streetcars that shuttled passengers from across the city to its Western edge, where they could catch ferries or commuter rail to San Francisco.

Want to get in beach-body shape for summer? Replace your mattress if it's seen better days.

As we gear up for the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 , it's worth taking a look back at one man whose cars and engines dominated the field at a crucial moment in motorsports history: Harry Miller.

Saadi Gadhafi is shown in an undated photo, apparently during a shopping trip for fighter jets produced by French defence company Dassault Aviation.

A GROUP of tourists found themselves on thin ice when they stopped for what they thought would be a relaxing picnic on a glacier on Sunday.

Spring in Tahoe beckons us to enjoy superb outdoor recreation in the beautiful Sierra Nevada range.

A wealthy Conservative party fundraiser named to the Senate by Stephen Harper collected more than $290,000 in directors fees on top of his Senate salary while attending dozens of corporate board meetings in 2012.

The unveiling of a massive Lego model in Times Square has brought new meaning to the saying that everything is bigger in New York City.

The Senate confirmed Srikanth 'Sri' Srinivasan for a coveted seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, putting him on the short list of potential future Supreme Court nominees.

Michelle Obama is considering an extended vacation with daughters Sasha and Malia, on Martha's Vineyard this summer, to escape the heat of steamy Washington, D.C. Living in the White House can be thrilling, but most presidential families soon look for a place with a better climate, reports the Christian Science Monitor on May 23.

While Memorial weekend tends to signify the start of Summer, we cannot ignore the true reason for Memorial Day, which is to honor those who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

If you decide to check out the new Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at the Museum of Science in Boston, make sure you don't touch anything -- some of the artifacts are 3,000 years old.

Manicured homes line a street in the Longwood Historic District, in The Bronx borough of New York, Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

A company that promised sightseer tours to the Bronx that included a New York City "ghetto" has stopped the bus rides under fire from an outraged neighborhood.

To avoid the wrath of Washington, D.C., residents, always stand to the right on escalators in its underground Metro system.

Aquatic Invasive Species Inspector Cori Kulbaba sprays a boat in demonstration of project outside the Manitoba Legislative Building on Wednesday.

A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.

In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011, file photo, a passenger walks through an American Airlines baggage claim area at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.

Military Heroes Garden of Flags on the Boston Common Every year, the MA Military Heroes organization plants a garden of 20,000 flags in front of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Boston Common to commemorate the Massachusetts service members who have given their lives to defend the United States and our freedom.