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Unusual snow kills 4, brings much of Spain to a standstill

MADRID  — A persistent blizzard blanketed large parts of Spain with an unusual amount of snow on Saturday, killing at least four people and leaving… Read more

Airlines beefing up safety on Washington flights in wake of Capitol riots, in-flight incidents

Airlines got a preview of the mood of supporters of President Trump when in-flight tussles emerged on flights into Washington, D.C., on Tuesday and… Read more

Pandemic empties blue-hued Moroccan tourist town

CHEFCHAOUEN, Morocco  — When COVID-19 hit Morocco, the mountainous town of Chefchaouen was one of the few that registered no cases. The picturesque… Read more

Travel guide with 2021 twist: Writers laud American places

Sixteen notable writers have created a combined list of places that they believe helped shape and define America, from coastal Oregon and Solvang,… Read more

Muted Nashville New Year’s celebration nixes exploding 2020

NASHVILLE, Tenn.  — In Nashville, the Christmas morning bombing of the downtown tourist district forced organizers of what was already slated to be… Read more

No travel history in 1st reported US case of virus variant

DENVER) — A Colorado man who became the first reported person in the U.S. to have a COVID-19 variant that is spreading in the United Kingdom hadn’t… Read more

Traveling by train just got safer: Rail industry installs automatic braking system to reduce human error

OMAHA, Neb. — The railroad industry has installed an automatic braking system on nearly 58,000 miles of track where it is required ahead of a yearend… Read more

Gibraltar’s border with Spain still in doubt after Brexit

BARCELONA, Spain  — While corks may have popped in London and Brussels over the end to a four-year saga known as Brexit, there is one rocky speck of… Read more