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A California woman was struck by a small airplane that crashed in a Long Beach park during an attempted emergency landing on Tuesday, according to officials. The emergency landing attempt took place around 4 p.m. on a soccer field at Heartwell Park, the Long Beach Fire Department said on Facebook. …

A mysterious 18th-century coin recently resurfaced on a beach in Nantucket, thanks to one determined metal detectorist. Hobbyist Travis Nichols found the coin — a 1782 silver Spanish one-reale — at a beach on the south shore of the island, according to an Oct. 9 report by the Nantucket Inquirer …

A New Orleans couple unearthed a mysterious Roman relic in their backyard this year — and now, officials know why it ended up there. The Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans (PRCNO) shared the discovery on Oct. 6, detailing how a spring gardening project became an international ordeal. Daniella Santoro …

As the weather begins to cool down this fall, the interest in holiday season travel is already beginning to heat up. About 79.9 million Americans were set to travel at least 50 miles from home over the 2024 Thanksgiving holiday period — with 119.3 million people traveling during the Christmas …

While the daring Sunday robbery at the Louvre Museum in Paris continues to capture worldwide attention, it’s not the first time priceless artifacts have been stolen from the museum’s collection — and it’s almost certainly put other museums on high alert about safeguarding their own treasures. Thieves looted France’s most …

The British government recently added eight countries to its list of travel warnings related to the risk of methanol poisoning from tainted alcohol. The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has warned that tourists visiting Ecuador, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Russia and Uganda may face a risk …

The U.S. State Department has issued an increased travel advisory pertaining to Madagascar due to “crime and unrest.” The Level 3 advisory was updated Sept. 27, citing protests occurring throughout the country that can “turn violent without warning.” Travelers are also warned about protesters engaging inrioting, looting, vandalism and destruction …

A hobbyist’s keen eye led authorities to a human skull on the bank of an Indiana river — a find that turned out to be over 4,000 years old. The Fayette County Coroner’s Office announced the discovery in an Oct. 9 press release. The skull, which was reported to authorities …

Paleontologists have finally solved the mystery behind an elusive “sword dragon” skeleton found on the U.K.’s Jurassic Coast. In an Oct. 10 press release from the University of Manchester, officials said the skeleton — found near Dorset’s Gold Cap in 2001 — is a newly identified species of ichthyosaur. Alive …

National Geographic has released its annual Best of the World travel list, featuring must-visit destinations around the world. The 2026 round-up called out four locations in the United States — including scenery and sites in North Dakota, Oklahoma, Hawaii and Pennsylvania. Below are the U.S. states that NatGeo recommends visiting …