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Taking the kids: Let’s celebrate Juneteenth

Taking the kids: Let’s celebrate Juneteenth

  • Eileen Ogintz, Tribune Content Agency

The message took a long time to get to the destination. More than two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, and months after the Confederate surrender at Appomattox, Union troops finally arrived in Galveston, Texas, announcing the end of slavery. It was June 1…

Musk's Starlink leads Bezos' Amazon as airlines rush to boost in-flight Wi-Fi

Musk's Starlink leads Bezos' Amazon as airlines rush to boost in-flight Wi-Fi

  • Rajesh Kumar Singh Reuters

Starlink emphasizes speed and installation simplicity; Amazon pitches a broader ecosystem, including cloud computing, entertainment and retail links.

Rick Steves’ Europe: Bavarian charms: Carvings, castles and cute towns

Rick Steves’ Europe: Bavarian charms: Carvings, castles and cute towns

  • Rick Steves

Cute villages, dirndls and lederhosen, fairy-tale castles. ... Like so many travelers, my images of Germany come from Bavaria, in the foothills of the Alps. You could easily spend a week here, soaking up culture as you bike along fragrant fields, tour the sights, and hop between quaint towns.

Go away with ... Rosalee Mayeux

Go away with ... Rosalee Mayeux

  • Jae-Ha Kim, Tribune Content Agency

In her debut comedy special “Rosalee Mayeux: Model Mom,” the former high fashion model-turned-stand-up comic shares stories about her life as a model, actress (“The Lawnmower Man,” “Blast from the Past”) and mother. “My first gig was at the World Famous Comedy Store [in West Hollywood] in th…

Activities around the 250th highlight America’s disunity

Activities around the 250th highlight America’s disunity

  • Mike Magner CQ-Roll Call

One month before America’s 250th birthday, events and celebrations commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence are as fragmented as the nation’s politics and culture in 2026.

'It's insulting.' Why some Canadians are avoiding the US

'It's insulting.' Why some Canadians are avoiding the US

  • Kathleen Wong USA Today

Canadians were once the U.S.'s largest group of international travelers, but recent data shows a shift as some turn away from the U.S.

Trump to build Lincoln Memorial promenade as part of Washington revamp

Trump to build Lincoln Memorial promenade as part of Washington revamp

  • Reuters

In a related development, a planning commission advanced his plan for a 250-foot Triumphal Arch across the Potomac River from the memorial.

Painting of Reflecting Pool finished

Painting of Reflecting Pool finished

    Mega NASA-Linked SpaceX IPO Targets Record $75BN

    Mega NASA-Linked SpaceX IPO Targets Record $75BN

      SpaceX has announced plans for a historic stock market debut that could value the company at approximately $1.75 trillion. The Elon Musk-led firm is targeting a record-breaking $75 billion initial public offering ahead of its expected Nasdaq launch on June 12. SpaceX reported $18.6 billion i…

      Taking the kids: To an airport lounge

      Taking the kids: To an airport lounge

        Check out the ramen library! We were at the most zen airport lounge I’ve visited – Korean Air’s new Prestige lounge at Incheon International Airport in Seoul.

        Ivanka Trump trolled for buying ‘fixer-upper’ private island

        Ivanka Trump trolled for buying ‘fixer-upper’ private island

          Ivanka Trump described plans for a $1.4 billion luxury hotel on a Mediterranean island, prompting criticism and an official review in Albania. In a May 31 podcast with David Senra, Trump said she and Jared Kushner discovered the site while swimming off Albania and pursued the Sazan Island pr…

          Take a ride. Massillon Museum exhibit remembers iconic Lincoln Highway

          Take a ride. Massillon Museum exhibit remembers iconic Lincoln Highway

            The Lincoln Highway is a treasure of the past. And so is the Massillon Museum's exhibition honoring the nation's first coast-to-coast designated road.

            Rick Steves’ Europe: Tips for beating the heat in Europe

            Rick Steves’ Europe: Tips for beating the heat in Europe

              When I travel to Europe these days, I frequently encounter heat waves. Thanks to the impact of climate change, Europe is getting hotter and hotter. In the Alps, once-mighty glaciers have receded, "summer skiing" is just a memory, and new ski lifts routinely come with snowmaking equipment. Pl…

              Go away with ... Megan Lawless

              Go away with ... Megan Lawless

                Megan Lawless stars as Sarah in the hit horror film “Obsession.” “My character is one of four in the main friend group,” the Los Angeles-based actor said. “Sarah acts as a foil to the toxic relationship between Bear and Nikki and is fundamental to the theme of this cautionary tale. She is re…

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