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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.

Tens of millions of Americans are going to get away this Memorial Day weekend, but not as many as last year.

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.

Each week, Miami dating expert Nikki Novo gives us advice on finding love in this hopeless place.

The world's largest collection of LGBT historical artifacts and documents, the Stonewall National Museum & Archives , has a new Executive Director.

Following the success of the 2011-2012 world tour celebrating the 35th Anniversary of his multi-platinum selling live album Frampton Comes Alive!, Peter Frampton is back on the road with Frampton's Guitar Circus.

The lasting draw of these destinations is borne out in TripAdvisor's fifth annual Travelers' Choice Destinations awards.

Princess for a day... The tableau downshifts from a rosy cheek-to-cheek portrait to trial by combat as crowned heads rotate until eyes are locked in a Mexican standoff.

By Amanda Luevano Legislation to ban minors from indoor tanning beds was sent to Gov.

When Apple CEO Tim Cook appeared in front of Carl Levin today, I was hoping for an epic showdown, as presaged by Levin's highly-aggressive press release yesterday.

Seasickness aside , Rob and I recently had a stellar long weekend in Daytona Beach, and I thought I'd tell you about it.

There is no sound quite like that of children expressing their delight for the arrival of summer - except maybe when they're told they're going to Orlando for vacation.

He's tapped socialite/businesswoman Desiree Rogers to head up the board of directors of ChooseChicago, the city's tourism and convention development arm.

Shipwrecks lying deep off America's coasts are more often historical artifacts than present-day threats from leaking old oil tanks, a new federal report says.

The US may expand its biometric entry-exit system to include taking fingerprints and photos of foreigners as they leave the country.

An estimated 1,000 people came through the Bel Air Reckord Armory Saturday in the hope of landing a part on the second season of the Netflix television series "House of Cards." "It was a great cross section of people, I think, that will allow us to depict all walks of life in Washington, D.C.," local casting director Kimberly Skyrme said.

In the Best & Worst Departure Cities for Domestic Travel, Detroit it the fourth-best departure city behind Denver, Dallas and Chicago.

Among the annual rites Americans undertake in spring - from cleaning the garage to prepping the garden to analyzing baseball team schedules - we'd like to suggest one more: Visit national parks.

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

Throughout her diplomatic career and in the years since then, Madeleine Albright's brooches have been more than just a fashion statement.