Mount Etna eruption forces American tourist to scramble to find a new way out
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: An American traveler’s vacation in Sicily turned into a travel nightmare after volcanic activity from Mount Etna disrupted flights and left her scrambling to find another route back to New York. Julie Sagoskin, editor-in-chief of Park Magazine in New York City, told Fox News […]
Glacier National Park visitor survives shocking cliff fall with bystander’s help
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A man survived a fall into McDonald Creek at Glacier National Park with the help of a good Samaritan bystander’s intervention. The man who fell was identified as Ken Nurse, who was visiting the Montana park with his wife, family and friends, according to NonStop Local Montana. […]
Czech Republic Bronze Age hoard includes deliberately smashed sword
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Archaeologists in Central Europe recently came across an unusual hoard of Bronze Age tools — including a sword that had been deliberately smashed with a powerful blow. The discovery was announced by Archaeological Center Olomouc (ACO), a research institution in the Czech Republic, on August 12. The […]
Tiny kitten rode hundreds of miles trapped in car from New Jersey to Georgia
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An animal discovered wedged beneath a car after the vehicle traveled hundreds of miles from New Jersey to Georgia is recovering after an unusual rescue on a college campus. The roughly 10-week-old kitten, now named Jersey, was discovered Aug. 10 after University of Georgia student Jadyn Sawyer […]
Jetstar overhead bin fee for carry-on bags ignites traveler backlash
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jetstar is facing some pushback after announcing its passengers will soon have to pay extra to put their carry-on bags in the overhead bin. The Australian budget airline, owned by Qantas, will require passengers to pay fees from $25 AUD (about $18) per overhead bag per flight […]
Norway boater’s brazen use of horn to wake sleeping polar bear leads to fine
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A boater in Norway was hit with a hefty fine after intentionally using a ship’s horn to wake a sleeping polar bear. The incident happened this month while a boat was traveling in Lomfjorden in the Svalbard archipelago, according to a statement from the governor of Svalbard. […]
Ancient Roman firehouse may have been found near Rome’s famed Colosseum
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Archaeologists digging near Rome’s Colosseum believe they may have found an ancient firehouse dating back nearly 2,000 years. The building, which dates to the second century A.D., was found in the Villa Celimontana park near the Colosseum, Reuters reported this month. Villa Celimontana dates to the 16th […]
Israel archaeologists uncover stunning 1,300-year-old complex in Ramat Gan
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a sprawling 1,300-year-old industrial and commercial complex that once stood near a major route connecting some of the region’s most historic cities. The complex was discovered in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, according to an announcement earlier in August from the Israel […]
Tourists are shown being swept downstream in Mae Sa Waterfall flash flood in Thailand
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Desperate tourists were caught on video clinging to one another for dear life as they were swept downstream by raging water during a flash flood at a waterfall in Thailand. The incident happened at Mae Sa Waterfall in Chiang Mai Aug. 15, when tourists ventured onto rocks […]
Vacation hot spot brings travel concerns about violent crime and quake fallout
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Americans who may be weighing a trip to a South American country are confronting fresh safety concerns after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the western part of Colombia Aug. 10, killing at least 289 people and leaving more than 26,000 homes destroyed, as The Associated Press (AP) reported. […]