NY's Main Beach tops annual survey of best beaches
EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) -- This may be hard to believe in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, but an annual list of the best beaches in the country has a New York beach ranked No. 1....

Margaritaville complex opens in Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Mitchell Etess thinks he knows the biggest thing that was wrong with New Jersey's oldest casino....

Am. Samoa to keep flier miles of govt travelers
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) -- American Samoa plans to take away frequent flier miles from government workers who travel on behalf of the U.S. territory and use the loyalty points to help medical patients and students travel off the islands when necessary....

Bronx 'ghetto' tours stop amid residents' outrage
NEW YORK (AP) -- A company that promised sightseer tours to the Bronx that included a New York City "ghetto" has stopped the bus rides under protest from an outraged neighborhood....

SeaWorld: Penguins are coolest thing in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- There comes a time in Central Florida - usually around mid-August, when you step outside and it feels like you're wearing a wet blanket inside an oven nestled in a sauna - that you start to dream of cold places and cold weather....

Rocky Gap Casino opens doors in western Maryland
FLINTSTONE, Md. (AP) -- The newly christened Rocky Gap Casino Resort is opening its doors to the public in western Maryland....

Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer on Thursday became the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest - although his record may last only a few days. An 81-year-old Nepalese man, who held the previous record, plans his own ascent next week....

Lost Australian cruise ship passenger remembered
SYDNEY (AP) -- One of two Australians who plunged from a cruise ship in mysterious circumstances two weeks ago was remembered on Thursday as a hero who died attempting to rescue his girlfriend....

Busy holiday weekend expected at Chicago airports
CHICAGO (AP) -- Things are going to get really busy at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport this weekend....

Cruise industry announces passenger bill of rights
NEW YORK (AP) -- The cruise industry said Wednesday that it's adopting a passenger bill of rights that guarantees the "safety, comfort and care" of guests....