NY's Main Beach tops annual survey of best beaches
EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) -- This may be hard to believe in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, but an annual list of the best beaches in the country has a New York beach ranked No. 1....
5 free things to do in Traverse City, Michigan
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- Residents of this picturesque Lake Michigan community are known to quip, "The view of the bay is half your pay." It's a sardonic commentary on the local wage scale, but also a tribute to the stunning scenery and small-town quality of life that have lured many a newcomer from the big city - and make the area one of the Midwest's top tourist draws....
Exhibit on US Jews who helped refugees from Nazis
NEW YORK (AP) -- An exhibition opens Tuesday at a museum in Lower Manhattan about efforts by American Jews to bring refugees to the U.S. from Europe during the Nazi era....
Adoption fabrics on exhibit at Va.'s Williamsburg
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- When poverty or social mores forced a woman to abandon her infant at London's Foundling Hospital during the mid-18th century, a piece of fabric left with the child signaled the mother's intention to reclaim her baby. Among the thousands who left fabric pieces, few were able to return for their children....
