Americans traveling to Cambodia are facing a new warning from the U.S. State Department as officials flag security and safety risks across parts of the country. The department issued a Level 2 “Exercise Increased Caution” advisory for Cambodia on Sept. 15, citing crime, unrest and unexploded ordnance. Located in Southeast Asia,…

Public transport is an important consideration when planning a city break, but now it’s been revealed that prices for getting around are at a new high in half of Europe’s capital cities. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT New research from Greenpeace shows that public transport ticket prices have increased significantly in 14 European…

America’s housing nightmare has a new epicenter: Los Angeles. The City of Angels was ranked dead last among America’s 100 largest metropolitan areas for home affordability and homebuilding, earning an embarrassing “F” on Realtor.com’s national housing report card. The numbers behind the failing grade are brutal. Sign up for the…

Los Angeles’ beach festival season is beginning to look like a total washout. Angelenos and local merchants are seeing red after the sudden cancellation of the 2026 Abbot Kinney Festival — marking the third consecutive year that the beloved Venice blowout was abruptly pulled from the schedule at the eleventh hour.…

Washing your hands with certain soaps might give you an infection. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just issued an enforcement report, giving soap company Intercon Chemical Co. a Class II recall status. The Missouri-based brand initially issued a voluntary recall on June 29, in which six hand soap…

Seeing your train has been cancelled is infuriating, but even more so when you’re in the UK. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Under the current system, passengers face lengthy waits as many tickets aren’t accepted on similar services being run by different operators. But that’s all about to change from this Sunday, 20…

DEAR ABBY: My next-door neighbors are appropriately friendly, mow their lawn and generally mind their own business. The husband is a leader in a fundamentalist church whose pastor preaches that being gay is a sin and transgender people are mentally ill. My wife and I are lesbians, and our middle…

Europe has once again dominated The 50 Best Hotels list, with 21 properties on the continent making the cut for 2026. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Asia came in a close second, with 18 hotels, followed by North America with six, South America and Africa with two apiece, and one in Oceania. The…

Spain is on course to welcome 100 million international visitors this year, but amid concerns over mass tourism, the country is rethinking how it manages continued growth. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a presentation at Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, Carlos Ruiz González, director of the Spanish Tourist Office for the Gulf…

DEAR ABBY: A good friend in our prayer circle, “Diane,” has a friend, “Suzy,” with whom several of us once socialized. We’ve all distanced ourselves because Suzy has anger and stability issues that have become increasingly frequent since her former spouse has begun dating again. Diane allows Suzy to verbalize…