North America Travel News

The presidential search ended last week with the Board of Trustees voting unanimously to elect the Reverend Paul J. Fitzgerald S.J. as the 28th president of the University of San Francisco.

In the latest episode of Real Housewives of New York City, the ladies seem like they may be taking a brief trip down to the Valley of the Dolls .

A multi-story ferry carrying 459 people, mostly high school students on an overnight trip to a tourist island, sank off South Korea's southern coast Wednesday, leaving nearly 300 people missing despite a frantic, hours-long rescue by ships and helicopters.

APRIL 07: U.S. President Barack Obama visits with students in a 10th grade Microbiology class at Bladensburg High School April 7, 2014 in Bladensburg, Maryland.

What are the best ways for picking up your dog's poop or droppings? Stanley Coren has a few suggestions.

Romanian poet and translator Nina Cassian , who obtained political asylum in the United States after the Communist-era secret police found her critical poems scribbled in a friend's diary, has died in New York City.

Cash: At the Hot Stove restaurant on Cape Cod, which I visit every summer vacation for one of their tasty burgers served on English muffins, patrons must pay their tab in cash or by check.

Navy Pier has had many incarnations. It has been a Naval training center, a school and a big empty, unused space.

Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is traveling to Washington, D.C. to discuss health care reform issues with President Barack Obama.

For a city synonymous with late nights, Late Night Trailhead just outside of Las Vegas is decidedly different.

Ed Sheeran has booked his first-ever headlining tour in the U.S. The British singer-songwriter has announced new dates across North America, on the heels of the release of his single, "Sing" and an appearance on "Saturday Night Live."

Starting May 1st, a new company will maintain those blue freeway signs that tell you where to eat, stay, and get gas.

The weather could be better. But the setting is perfect for today's third Illinois Bike Summit at I Hotel.

Hundreds of people gathered in more than 100 cities around the world this month to celebrate International Pillow Fight Day.

How would you like to take a vacation to Hawaii for just $5? Or how about flying first class to Paris for a romantic weekend for almost nothing? Bryce Conway, a banker from Columbus, Ohio, is a self-proclaimed "travel hacker" and says he hasn't paid for a flight for himself in three years.

Conceived, designed and directed by Zoe Scofield and Juniper Shuey, with choreography by Zoe Scofield and visual design by Juniper Shuey, BEGINAGAIN opens on Thursday, May 8 for a limited engagement through Saturday, May 10. The performance schedule is Thursday & Friday at 8 PM; Saturday at 7 PM & 9 PM.

Government flight manifests show former premier Alison Redford took her young daughter on dozens of flights during her time in government, including a June long weekend in Jasper during the height of flood recovery last year in southern Alberta.

Gala Vallarta, the annual industry tradeshow for agents, hoteliers and tour operators in the Puerto Vallarta area, expanded this year to include the state of Nayarit, home of Nueva Vallarta and the Riviera Nayarit.

Illinois transportation officials say they're adding extra safety precautions to work zones around the state after the speed limit was increased on some rural highways.

So begins the first episode of what really is the beginning of something -- the first episode of the final, two-part season of "Mad Men."