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American tourist stranded after volcano eruption sparks mass flight cancellations

August 21, 2026

American tourist stranded after volcano eruption sparks mass flight cancellations

Julie Sagoskin's Sicily vacation became a vacation nightmare when Mount Etna's volcanic activity canceled her Catania airport flight home, and she had to scramble for a way out.

Charter plane crashes near remote radar site in western Alaska, killing all 8 aboard

August 21, 2026

Charter plane crashes near remote radar site in western Alaska, killing all 8 aboard

A Security Aviation charter flight carrying two pilots and six passengers crashed at a remote radar site near Cape Newenham, Alaska, killing all eight people aboard.

Jury awards teens $550K after Oregon amusement park ride left them hanging upside down: report

August 20, 2026

Jury awards teens $550K after Oregon amusement park ride left them hanging upside down: report

Video showed riders suspended vertically on the AtmosFEAR ride at Oaks Park after the spinning pendulum malfunctioned on opening day of summer 2024.

Vacation hot spots crack down on tourist behaviors with surprising fines

August 20, 2026

Vacation hot spots crack down on tourist behaviors with surprising fines

TravelPulse's Eric Bowman tells Fox News Digital how tourists could face fines for behavior ranging from lingering at photo spots to wearing high heels at ancient ruins.

Man plunges 120 feet into creek while taking photo at famous national park

August 20, 2026

Man plunges 120 feet into creek while taking photo at famous national park

Tourist Ken Nurse was hoisted by helicopter from McDonald Creek after a 120-foot cliff fall at Glacier National Park in Montana. A bystander aided in his rescue.

Boater's stunt to awaken sleeping polar bear backfires after brazen horn blast

August 20, 2026

Boater's stunt to awaken sleeping polar bear backfires after brazen horn blast

A boater in Svalbard, Norway, was fined 50,000 Norwegian kroner, or roughly $5,300, after intentionally using a ship horn to wake a sleeping polar bear on land.

Lost city in area tied to biblical Exodus may have finally been discovered in Egypt

August 20, 2026

Lost city in area tied to biblical Exodus may have finally been discovered in Egypt

A massive sandstone lintel bearing Ramesses II's titles was unearthed by archaeologists at Tell Abu Seifi, potentially linking the site to the lost city of Mesen.

118-year-old mystery cracked as divers discover lost warship beneath the waves

August 20, 2026

118-year-old mystery cracked as divers discover lost warship beneath the waves

The wreck of HMS Tiger was found off the Isle of Wight after divers spent five years researching archives to pinpoint the Royal Navy warship lost in 1908.

Melting Swiss glacier reveals remains of two Belgian mountaineers missing since 1992

August 20, 2026

Melting Swiss glacier reveals remains of two Belgian mountaineers missing since 1992

DNA testing confirmed remains found on a Swiss Alps glacier belong to two Belgian mountaineers who vanished in the Weissmies region in 1992.

US warns Americans to avoid vacation hot spot amid quake fallout and violent crime

August 19, 2026

US warns Americans to avoid vacation hot spot amid quake fallout and violent crime

A 7.4-magnitude Colombia earthquake killed at least 289 people, and the U.S. State Department maintains a Level 3 travel advisory due to crime, terrorism and kidnapping.