


By Simone Camilli - Associated Press
Tossing bouquets of red roses into the sea, the relatives of people still missing one month after the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster mourned in a private tribute Monday. Published February 13, 2012 Comments

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The U.S. State Department recommends Americans avoid travel to all or parts of 14 of 31 Mexican states in the widest travel advisory since Mexico stepped up its drug war in 2006. Published February 10, 2012 Comments

By Suzette Laboy - Associated Press
The latest scavenger hunt takes you underwater. Geocaching started as a hobby more than a decade ago on land but it’s slowly becoming popular with scuba enthusiasts looking for new underwater adventures. Published February 9, 2012 Comments

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times
A select group of frequent fliers will be able to keep their shoes on and their laptops in their bags as they go through screening checkpoints at major airports, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said Wednesday. Published February 8, 2012 Comments

By Eileen Sullivan - Associated Press
A new passenger screening program to make check-in more convenient for certain travelers is being expanded to 28 more major U.S. airports, the government said Wednesday. Published February 8, 2012 Comments
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By Lindsey Tanner - Associated Press
Good news for budget-minded travelers: There's no proof that flying economy class increases your chances of dangerous blood clots, according to new guidelines from medical specialists. Published February 7, 2012 Comments
By Terence Chea - Associated Press
Stressed out by flying? Travelers in Northern California can now find their inner calm in the Yoga Room at San Francisco International Airport. Published February 3, 2012 Comments
By Steven K. Paulson - Associated Press
A powerful winter storm swept across Colorado on Friday, forcing the cancellation of nearly 600 flights at Denver airport, closing parts of Interstate 70 and sparking a run on grocery stores before the worst weather descended. Published February 3, 2012 Comments
By Fulvio Paolocci and Vanessa Gera - Associated Press
A thin film of oil spread from the Costa Concordia cruise ship as waves battered the wreckage off Italy's coast Wednesday, adding to fears of an environmental disaster in the area's sensitive, pristine waters. Published February 1, 2012 Comments
By David Koenig - Associated Press
American Airlines wants to cut labor costs by 20 percent and eliminate 12,000 to 14,000 jobs at the nation's third-biggest airline. Published February 1, 2012 Comments
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By Joann Loviglio - Associated Press
A new blockbuster exhibition takes a close-up look at Vincent van Gogh's groundbreaking shift during the personally tumultuous but artistically triumphant last four years of his life in France. Published January 28, 2012 Comments
By Karen Schwartz - Associated Press
Cowboys. Horses. Guns. Booze. And tennis? When it comes to dude ranches, hosts are adopting John Wayne's "A man's got to do what a man's got to do," and are offering options unheard of just a few years ago in order to attract guests. Published January 26, 2012 Comments
By Frances D'Emilio and Trisha Thomas - Associated Press
Unregistered passengers might have been aboard the stricken cruise liner that capsized off this Tuscan island, a top rescue official said Sunday, raising the possibility that the number of missing might be higher than the 20 previously announced. Published January 22, 2012 Comments
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The Kansas Museum of History is planning a full day of activities Jan. 27 to mark the 151st anniversary of the state's admission to the union. Published January 20, 2012 Comments
By Frances D'Emilio - Associated Press
Stone fortresses and watchtowers which centuries ago stood guard against against marauding pirates loom above pristine waters threatened by a new and modern peril: fuel trapped within the capsized Costa Concordia luxury liner. Published January 20, 2012 Comments
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Backcountry avalanche warnings were continued Friday for the mountains of west-central Montana and in the area north of Yellowstone National Park. Published January 20, 2012 Comments
By Brett Zongker - Associated Press
An international group seeking to preserve the legacy of Winston Churchill announced plans Thursday to create the first U.S. research center devoted to the British leader. Published January 19, 2012 Comments
By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
Visiting a tourism-dependent state that is crucial to his reelection hopes, President Obama announced in Florida Thursday that he is easing travel restrictions on foreign citizens who want to come to the U.S. Published January 19, 2012 Comments

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
If some Arizona lawmakers get their way, George Carlin’s “Seven Words” routine could be updated ...

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
The FDA has won its two-year fight to shut down an Amish farmer who was ...

By Anthony McCartney - Associated Press
Whitney Houston was under water and apparently unconscious when she was pulled from a Beverly ...