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The Best National Parks to Visit in the Fall

Only a few centuries ago, over half the North American continent was carpeted in the same type of mixed grass prairie you'll encounter at Badlands National Park. The park retains the largest intact prairie of any in the National Park Service system, providing an enduring home to the animals that keep this type of ecosystem healthy:…

EasyJet shares fall on profit miss, CEO departure

EasyJet Plc passenger aircraft on the tarmac at London Southend Airport in Southend-on-Sea, UK, on Friday, May 3, 2024. Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of EasyJet fell more than 7% on Thursday after the low-cost airline posted a slightly larger-than-expected loss in the first half of the fiscal year and announced the…

Fall Foliage in New England: What to Expect in 2023

It has been a rainy summer in New England, characterized by flash flooding in Vermont and the second-wettest July on record in Boston. What does that mean for the region's famous fall foliage displays? In 2022, scientists worried that a drought would result in a brief, less vibrant season of autumn colors. So can we conclude that the…

Fall Family Fun at Orchards and Farms Across the United States

North Carolina You’ll have nearly two dozen varieties of apples to pick at Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchard near Hendersonville, along with pumpkins, and (some weeks) sunflowers and zinnias. Activities: • corn maze • apple cannon • jump pad • wagon rides • pick-your-own apples, pumpkins, sunflowers, and grapes Oklahoma The Orr Family Farm near Oklahoma City is…