The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Viterbo University both offer continuing education programs and cultural events that keep minds sharp and social calendars full. Volunteer opportunities range ...

CNN Travel reveals the best places to visit in 2026, from Japan and Spain to Australia and the Caribbean, highlighting culture, food, nature and once-in-a-lifetime events.

Slip into the slow pace of life in Laos, where a new Mekong cruise follows the river’s course past the pagoda-studded world ...

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In rural Prentiss County, on a triangle of land cornered between a stretch of U.S. 45 and Twenty Mile Creek, Joanna Byrd ...

If you're living in Chicago and need a break from the big city bustle, these five adorable towns are a great place to visit for a weekend solo trip.

Portions of western Washington state have experienced a month’s worth of rain within the past few days, causing historic flooding, damaging mudslides and more than 100,00 people facing potential ...

The lower Mississippi River’s pilotage system underwent a major shift this summer when the Crescent River Port Pilots’ Association quietly began assigning two pilots to certain large cargo vessels ...

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Officials have announced a cause of death for Wisconsin graduate student Eliotte Heinz, whose body was found floating face down in the Mississippi River days after she vanished during a walk home from ...

Eliotte Heinz's body was discovered in the Mississippi River on July 23 Escher Walcott is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering stories in Entertainment, Style, Human Interest.She joins having written ...

Two atmospheric rivers are set to dump several inches of rain and cause major flooding in parts of the Pacific Northwest this week, according to forecasters. "Two atmospheric river events will move ...