President Joe Biden launched this week his second “Investing in America” tour around the country, aiming to explain how his economic plan has spurred investments and jobs as the economy remains the most pressing issue for Americans. The administration kicked off the week with the announcement of over $40 billion in infrastructure investment to provide…

When Sandra “Sandy” Hazelip turned to Eleanor “Ellie” Hamby in advance of their 80th birthdays and suggested traveling around the world in 80 days, her best friend was instantly all in. “Ellie’s eyes got big and she said ‘Woo-hoo!’ She started making definite plans for that to happen,” Hazelip told The Epoch Times. That was five…

Walking along the Fort Myers Yacht Basin in the center of the city, you would never know that several months ago it was littered with boats and destruction—havoc wreaked by Hurricane Ian. The feeling of calm felt almost eerie as I remembered the horrific TV images of months past. Lee County’s Fort Myers and Bonita…

When they’re not partying or parading, visitors to New Orleans can enter a setting where they feel like Lilliputians in a land of giants. Some people who go to Pennsylvania immerse themselves in a chocolate-lover’s dream world. For travelers to Arizona, descending into a once-thriving silver mine brings back the glory—and sometimes gory—days of the…

PALM HARBOR, Fla.—Taylor Moore was never really the star attraction Sunday at the Valspar Championship until he had finished hitting all the right shots and posed with the trophy for his first PGA Tour title that sends him to the Masters. Adam Schenk and Jordan Spieth provided enough compelling theater for so much of the…

ISTANBUL—U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken took a helicopter tour Sunday of one of the provinces worst-affected by the Feb. 6 earthquake in southern Turkey and northern Syria and pledged a further $100 million in aid to help the region. “This is going to be a long-term effort,” Blinken said at Incirlik Air Base, a…

Hard rock legend Ozzy Osbourne announced the cancellation of his 2023 tour dates in the U.K. and continental Europe. Osbourne issued a statement early Wednesday saying damage to his spine suffered in an accident four years ago will prevent him from touring. “I am honestly humbled by the way you’ve all patiently held onto your…

By Connie Ogle From Miami Herald   Tripadvisor has released the latest installment of its popular Travelers’ Choice Awards, and we have learned an important lesson: In the U.S., the Tripadvisor community prefers a stroll around Little Havana to just about anything else. On the 2022 Best of the Best Things to Do list, which…

TOKYO—A tour boat with 26 people aboard was missing in rough and cold waters off northern Japan on Saturday after issuing a distress call and reporting to be sinking, the coast guard said. No survivors have been found after more than 10 hours of an intense search involving six patrol boats, five aircraft, and divers….

Legendary singer Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac fame announced Tuesday her entire 2021 concert tour has been canceled over concerns about catching COVID-19. “I’m devastated and I know the fans are disappointed,” the 73-year-old Phoenix native wrote in a tweet. “But we will look forward to a brighter 2022.” Nicks had planned five concerts at…