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AS TOURISTS COME AND GO, HARLEM CHURCHES LOSE A 10% LIFEBLOOD

c.2013 New York Times News Service NEW YORK — The tourists started lining up two hours before morning worship service on West 116th Street in Harlem. Most were dressed in everyday clothes, contrasting with the dark suits and prim dresses of the largely African-American congregation in the historic sanctuary of ...

  • Updated: 9:13 p.m. Friday, May 24, 2013
Passengers wait for their flight in the outdoor patio in the Delta airlines Sky club at terminal 4 at JFK airport, Friday, May 24, 2013 in New York. Delta opened its new $1.4 billion terminal, strengthening its hand in the battle for the lucrative New York travel market. The expanded concourse offers sweeping views of the airport, upscale food and shopping options and increased seating. It replaces a decrepit terminal built by Pan Am in 1960 that was an embarrassing way to welcome millions of visitors to the United States. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Delta ups the ante in battle for NY travel market

Delta's formula for winning over New York travelers is simple: floor-to-ceiling windows, abundant power outlets and a burger joint with a cult-like following. The airline opened a sprawling $1.4 billion terminal at Kennedy Airport Friday, a facility more suitable to the high-paying passengers it is trying to attract. The 346,000-square-foot ...

  • Updated: 4:41 p.m. Friday, May 24, 2013

Red Skelton museum gets $65K for July opening

A museum devoted to the comedy of Indiana-born comic Red Skelton has received a $65,000 boost for its planned July opening in southwestern Indiana. The contribution announced Wednesday by the Old National Bank Foundation increases the financial backing for the new Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy to $100,000. The ...

  • Updated: 3:05 p.m. Friday, May 24, 2013
FILE - In this Tuesday, May 26, 2009 file photo, motel signs are seen in Lake George, N.Y. Airlines, hotels and campgrounds are expecting to see more customers in 2013 than in the previous few summers. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

Summer travel forecast: Better, but no blowout

This summer, high rollers are flying to lavish hot spots for their vacations. The rest of us are driving to less luxurious places like nearby campgrounds. The good news: At some U.S. campgrounds these days you get live bands, air guitar contests and chocolate pudding slip 'n slides. Americans' plans ...

  • Updated: 2:40 p.m. Friday, May 24, 2013
FILE - This Nov. 14, 2012 file photo shows Grammy-award winning artist Kid Rock posing for a portrait in New York. Kid Rock's “$20 Best Night Never Tour” kicks off June 28 in Bristow, Va., and opening acts include ZZ Top, Uncle Kracker and Kool and the Gang. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Invision/AP, file)

Kid Rock, Rolling Stones on scalping, summer tours

Kid Rock is a scalper. The 42-year-old Grammy winner, who is launching a summer tour where most tickets are priced at $20, said he's holding about 1,000 tickets from each show and reselling them on ticketsnow.com — owned by Ticketmaster — to make up for the cheaper regular price he's ...

  • Updated: 2:27 p.m. Friday, May 24, 2013

City of Huron opens $12.5M water park

The city of Huron on Friday opened its new $12.5 million Splash Central Water Park on the former campus of Huron University. Mayor Paul Aylward tells KOKK radio that the water park is a great facility to enhance the quality of life in the city, and it will be something ...

  • Updated: 2:12 p.m. Friday, May 24, 2013
FILE--In this July 10, 2012 file photo, the 1970 Alexander Calder sculptre "Young Woman and Her Suitors" is shown outside the the Detroit Institute of Arts in Detroit. Officials say the Detroit Institute of Arts' collection could be sold to help satisfy creditors if the financially troubled city of Detroit seeks bankruptcy protection. The city's state-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr is considering whether the collection should be considered city assets that could be sold to cover Detroit's long-term debt. The debt is estimated at more than $14 billion. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Museum art collection at risk amid Detroit's woes

The Detroit Institute of Arts' collection could be sold to help satisfy creditors if the financially troubled city of Detroit seeks bankruptcy protection, officials said. The city's state-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr is considering whether the collection should be considered city assets that could be used to cover Detroit's long-term ...

  • Updated: 1:58 p.m. Friday, May 24, 2013

MUSEUMS MOVE TO RETURN HUMAN REMAINS TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

c.2013 New York Times News Service BERLIN — Rows of gaptoothed human skulls and formaldehyde-soaked brains stock the Museum of Medical History here, where the popular exhibition “Beneath the Skin” can be so grim that visitors will occasionally swoon to the cold stone floor. For more than a century, the ...

  • Updated: 5:43 p.m. Friday, May 24, 2013

Trail Ridge Road opens for season

Trail Ridge Road across the high country of Rocky Mountain National Park has opened for the season. Park officials officially opened the road Friday after plowing away the snow. The road reaches more than 12,000 feet above sea level and is billed as the highest continuous paved road in the ...

  • Updated: 1:39 p.m. Friday, May 24, 2013

MUSEUMS MOVE TO RETURN HUMAN REMAINS TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

c.2013 New York Times News Service BERLIN — Rows of gaptoothed human skulls and formaldehyde-soaked brains stock the Museum of Medical History here, where the popular exhibition “Beneath the Skin” can be so grim that visitors will occasionally swoon to the cold stone floor. For more than a century, the ...

  • Updated: 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 24, 2013
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