Catching a connecting American Airlines ‘flight’ to Rockford or South Bend? You may find yourself on a bus. By Talia Soglin April 3, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. The buses have caused confusion for some travelers who became unwitting ground passengers when they...
TSA agents will soon be paid but it may not mean immediate relief at airport security lines By John Raby March 29, 2026 at 9:26 a.m. With spring break in full swing, airline passengers continued to wait it out at major...
Where will TSA lines be the longest tomorrow? During a shutdown, nobody knows. By Holly Ramer March 19, 2026 at 2:11 p.m. The wait times at airport security checkpoints have become a guessing game during the shutdown...
Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he ‘won’t be extorted’ by Democrats By Mary Clare Jalonick November 3, 2025 at 4:35 p.m. With the two parties at a standstill, the shutdown, now in its 33rd day and...
Rick Steves’ Europe: Little, little Liechtenstein By Rick Steves November 1, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. Two centuries ago, there were dozens of independent states in the part of Europe that...
Rick Steves’ Europe: Europe by the book By Rick Steves October 21, 2025 at 4:14 a.m. Getting close to one of the big icons of Western civilization – the Acropolis, the...
Mom of 5-year-old girl who fell overboard on Disney Dream won’t face criminal charge By Angie Dimichele October 20, 2025 at 5:19 p.m. The mom of a 5-year-old girl who fell overboard from the Disney Dream cruise ship...
Rick Steves’ Europe: Rotterdam: Where Dutch quaint meets bold modernity By Rick Steves October 15, 2025 at 5:55 p.m. When traveling in the Netherlands – with its canals, windmills, and tulip fields – it...
Rick Steves’ Europe: London’s regeneration scene By Rick Steves October 7, 2025 at 3:00 a.m. London’s Docklands is a great example of regeneration. In the 19th century, the Docklands was...
Michigan City building boom aims to overcome industrial past to draw Chicagoans to visit and stay By Robert McCoppin October 3, 2025 at 3:32 p.m. Michigan City officials are trying to change their town’s image from that of an industrial...
Rick Steves’ Europe: Digging Europe’s wondrous caves By Rick Steves September 30, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. Europe is rich in history, but its splendid castles, antique churches, and age-old ruins tell...
Rick Steves’ Europe: Luzern’s lion, lake and lovely bridges By Rick Steves September 24, 2025 at 6:50 p.m. Pretty, pristine, and perched on a lake, with a striking mountain panorama as a backdrop,...
Cyberattack disrupts check-in systems and causes delays at major European airports By Associated Press September 20, 2025 at 9:36 a.m. The disruptions to electronic systems initially reported at Brussels, Berlin's Brandenburg and London's Heathrow airports...