In the first 9 months of 2024, the Transportation Security Administration intercepted more than 5,000 firearms at airport security checkpoints across the United States, the federal agency has reported. That means TSA agents discover a firearm among a passenger's carry-on belongings about 18 times a day. And get this: The weapon is loaded, according to…
Now that recreational marijuana is permitted in nearly half of U.S. states and counting, a reasonable assumption might be that pot is legal to use on a cruise ship that boards in a state where cannabis is no longer outlawed. But that assumption is not correct, and this year Carnival Cruise Line has been vocal…
Going on a cruise sometimes feels like entering a parallel universe—after all, where else is it considered socially acceptable to have soft-serve ice cream and a beer for breakfast? The unique social mores of cruising extend to packing. Or, more precisely, to not packing the items prohibited aboard cruise ships. Some of the things you’re…
Two years ago, California's rivers ran so dry that outdoor tour companies that depend on the state's waterways had to close shop in midsummer. But in 2024, the cyclical weather pattern known as El Niño has unleashed a bounty of precipitation on the Golden State. Storms in early March dumped as much as 10 feet of…