An estimated 70,000 people were stuck at the annual Burning Man festival when rain turned the road and festival grounds into a sea of sticky mud. A mass exodus was expected to begin Monday. ...

NEW: get breaking news delivered straight to your desktop or mobile phone. DALLAS (AP) — By some measures, air travelers have enjoyed a less stressful summer than last year, but canceled flights remain elevated as airlines face their last big test of the prime vacation season: Labor Day weekend. The Federal Aviation Administration predicts that this will be the third busiest holiday weekend of the year so far, behind only the Juneteenth weekend, which included Father's Day, and the Presidents...

This spring brought stunning superblooms, but in mountainous regions of the West, wildflower season is just beginning as summer really kicks off. This year’s wet and snowy winter is bound to make for some really spectacular wildflower displays, and these are some places travelers can head to view the colorful blossoms. ...