Domestic Travel

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will travel to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania in late June and early July to reinforce U.S. ties with countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the White House said on Monday. "The trip...

Ruling out foul play, federal investigators were looking at a fractured rail as the possible cause of the Connecticut train crash that left dozens of commuters injured and is expected to disrupt travel in and out of New York City for weeks to come. Earl...

Virginia Tech and Michigan have announced a home-and-home football series, beginning in 2020. The Hokies will play in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on September 19, 2020. The Wolverines will travel to Blacksburg for a game on September 11, 2021. “I am...

Despite getting upset by Princeton in the semifinals of the Ivy League tournament last Friday, Cornell was thought to be in position to earn one of the eight seeds in the NCAA tournament and the right to host a home game in the first round. Instead, the...

After 41 consecutive appearances in the NCAA men's lacrosse tournament, No. 13 Johns Hopkins was left out of the 16-team field when it was announced Sunday night. The program's run had been the longest active streak in Division I in all sports —...

Confederate flags have no place in South Dakota  South Dakota has become the focal point of a racial controversy that could become newsworthy on the national scene.  The Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Hot Springs removed two Confederate flags last...

WILD-BLACKHAWKS INJURIES Backstrom, Stoner day to day for Wild CHICAGO (AP) — Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom and defenseman Clayton Stoner did not practice on Thursday, increasing the possibility they will be unavailable for Game 2 of...

Ohio State will be featured in three prime time television match-ups on ESPN networks this upcoming season. The games were part of a schedule of six games that the network will feature in 2013. The schedule kicks off with No. 10 Notre Dame visiting...

* Foreign ministry says providing consular support * Coutts says not aware of being U.S. probe target * Travel abroad risky for Swiss bank staff-lawyer By Katharina Bart ZURICH, April 29 (Reuters) - U.S. officials have arrested a former UBS banker...

UNDISCLOSED LOCATION IN NORTH CAUCASUS, Russia, April 28 (Reuters) - T he father of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects has abandoned plans to travel to the United States to bury one son and help in the defence of the other, he told Reuters on Sunday...

* Parents retreat away from spotlight, father ill * No plans to travel to the United States for now * Believes sons were framed, maintains their innocence (Adds quotes, details, colour) By Maria Golovnina UNDISCLOSED LOCATION IN NORTH CAUCASUS,...

BOSTON — The parents of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev said Saturday they have no immediate plans to travel to the U.S., in part because of the mother’s fears she is also under suspicion. “They are now thinking...