Reid tries to explain 'smell the tourists' comment

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid defended himself Wednesday over a joking comment that tourists to the Capitol sometimes smell.

Ghost walk turns into scary story

A group of tourists on a walking ghost tour of downtown Charleston on Tuesday night now have a spooky story of their own to tell. A car drove onto the sidewalk on Meeting Street on Monday and into a group on a ghost tour.

Weak economies may ground international shoppers

Overseas shoppers who once arrived in the U.S. with empty suitcases to take back their holiday loot may decide to stay home this year amid high-priced airline tickets, unfavorable exchange rates and lingering economic woes.

Mexico City airport adopts Japanese man

Excerpt: A Japanese man named Hiroshi Nohara has decided to take full advantage of his tourist's visa in Mexico City and has moved into the airport. He's been living there for two months, and the initial avoidance from the locals has recently turned into a curiosity.

Plastic bags kill croc found in Australian tourist zone

SYDNEY (AFP) -- A crocodile which was captured after menacing tourist beaches near Australia's World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef has died from eating too many plastic bags, officials said.