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Bourbon tourism reaches record high after pandemic decline

Bourbon tourism reached new heights last year in Kentucky, where visitors flocked to large and small distilleries as the whiskey-making attractions shook off any pandemic-era hangover. Attendance at distilleries along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail surpassed 2 million in 2022 for the first time ever, the Kentucky Distillers’ Association announced. Venerable… Read More

California town tells ‘super bloom’ tourists to leave

A small California city that was overrun by visitors four years ago when heavy winter rains produced a “super bloom” of wild poppies has a message for the public after this year’s deluge: Do not come. You could be arrested. The poppies are beginning to bloom but so far on… Read More

Space Force vows to clean up Hawaii spill

The U.S. Space Force said a power surge during a lightning storm likely caused a mechanical issue that allowed about 700 gallons (2,750 liters) of diesel fuel to spill last week at the environmentally sensitive and culturally important summit of Haleakala mountain on Hawaii’s Maui Island. Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir,… Read More

Sarah Huckabee Sanders destroys Biden with one key line

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders rebutted President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday night, and she accused Biden of pursuing out-of-touch fantasies. She warned of a nation whose ideals are under attack and whose citizens are fighting for their freedoms… and she summed up her speech in one key… Read More

Lebron James breaks NBA scoring record

LeBron James got the first official statistic of his NBA career on a rebound. His next entry on the stat sheet was an assist. Even then, points weren’t the priority. They never were. He just became the most prolific scorer in NBA history anyway. It finally happened Tuesday night, the… Read More

Alec Baldwin wants a new prosecutor in manslaughter case

Defense attorneys for actor Alec Baldwin are seeking to disqualify the special prosecutor in the case against him stemming from the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set. In a motion filed Tuesday in Santa Fe-based district court, Baldwin’s legal team said Andrea Reeb’s position as… Read More

Ohio residents concerned over toxic gases from train derailment

Days after crews released and burned toxic chemicals transported by a wrecked train in Ohio, residents remain in the dark about what toxic substances could be lingering in their evacuated neighborhoods. About 50 cars, including 10 carrying hazardous materials, derailed in a fiery crash Friday night in East Palestine, according… Read More

Ralph Nader’s quirky new venture

At age 88, Ralph Nader believes his neighbors in northwest Connecticut are tired of electronics and miss the feel of holding a newspaper to read about their town. So at a time that local newspapers are dying at an alarming rate, the longtime activist is helping give birth to one…. Read More

The 14 deadliest quakes of the 21st century

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing thousands of people in the two countries. The death toll is expected to rise as rescuers working in cold and snow look for trapped people in the rubble of toppled buildings. Here are some of the world’s deadliest earthquakes… Read More