Summer tourists flock to boardwalks and piers while sticking to their budgets

Summer tourists flock to boardwalks and piers while sticking to their budgets

NEW YORK (AP) — Small businesses along popular vacation destinations like boardwalks and piers in the U.S. say the number of tourists flocking to the waterfront is back to normal, meaning pre-2020 levels. But while the affluent are spending freely, lower-income vacationers are sticking to carefully planned-out budgets. Sean Bailey, marketing manager of the SkyWheel

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A’ja Wilson, US women hold off France to win eighth straight Olympic basketball gold medal

A’ja Wilson, US women hold off France to win eighth straight Olympic basketball gold medal

Follow along for the latest updates from today’s Olympic action , including the women’s basketball final , where host France faces the U.S., and later, the closing ceremony . PARIS (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored 21 points and the U.S. women’s basketball team survived the biggest challenge of its unprecedented run to eight straight Olympic

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