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  • Ongoing operations to remove fuel from the half-sunken hulk of the luxury ship Costa Concordia a month after it ran aground are seen outside the port of Isola del Giglio, off Italy's Tuscan coast, on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Giorgio Fanciulli)

    Relatives honor those lost in Italian shipwreck

    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

  • State and municipal police officers and forensic experts examine the body of a man who was among eight victims of a shootout in Monterrey, Mexico, on Jan. 26. (Associated Press)

    U.S. increases travel warning to 14 Mexican states

    By Associated Press

    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

  • In this Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012 photo, Kenny Jenkins uses a lift bag to help him carry a weight and geocache marker to place it in about 33 ft. of water in Lake Denton in Avon Park, Fla. Interest in geocaching has grown significantly over the years. But combining the two hobbies, geocaching and scuba diving, has only recently taken off. About 100 geocaches around the world today are only accessible with scuba gear, according to the geocaching.com database. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

    Geocaching’s newest wave adds scuba to scavenging

    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

  • ** FILE ** Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer pats down a traveler as he works his way through security at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Bloomington, Minn. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig)

    TSA expands fast lanes for frequent fliers

    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

  • Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, accompanied by Transportation Security Administration chief John Pistole, announces the expansion of a passenger pre-screening initiative on Feb. 8, 2012, at Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport. (Associated Press)

    28 more airports will test lower-hassle screening

    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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  • Blood-clot guidelines challenge economy-class risk

    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

  • Namaste, travelers! San Francisco opens airport yoga room

    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

  • Heavy snowstorm hits Colorado on its way east

    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

  • Oil spreads from wreck of ship off Italy coast

    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

  • American Airlines may cut up to 14,000 jobs

    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

  • Italy ends search for those missing underwater on ship

    By Associated Press

    Published January 31, 2012 Comments

  • New exhibit in Philly looks at van Gogh close up

    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

  • Dude ranch amenities rope in city slickers

    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

  • Official: Possibility of unregistered passengers on Italian cruise ship

    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

  • Museum plans activities to honor Kansas statehood

    By Associated Press

    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

  • Capsized cruise ship threatens Italy marine paradise

    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

  • Montana avalanche warnings continued

    By Associated Press

    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

  • Churchill research center to be built in D.C.

    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

  • Obama visits Florida, relaxes travel restrictions

    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

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