Travel

Great white shark sightings close Cape Cod beach

AP – Fri Jul 30, 4:45 pm ET

CHATHAM, Mass. – Officials have closed five miles of a Cape Cod beach after a spotter pilot saw three more great white sharks, including one swimming about 100 yards from a party on the sand. Full Story »

Bike riding in London is risky business

AP – Fri Jul 30, 3:42 pm ET
  • 8 Airline Regulations We Need Now

    Airfarewatchdog.com – Thu Jul 15, 6:01 am ET  

    Since this was blog post was published last year, No. 7 on our "wish list" has been put into effect. Now what about the other seven items? Feel free to add your favorite new regulation in the comments. Full Story »

  • Congress OKs overhaul of airline pilot rules

    AP – Fri Jul 30, 2:02 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON - Congress on Friday approved far-reaching aviation safety legislation developed in response to a deadly commuter airline crash in western New York last year. Full Story »

  • Greece turns to military to restore fuel supplies

    AP – Fri Jul 30, 2:00 pm ET  
    Protesting truck drivers hold a Greek flag as they protest in... AP

    ATHENS, Greece - Greece said Friday it will use military trucks, navy vessels and commandeered fuel tankers to restore gasoline supplies cut by a strike that has hurt the country's industry and vital tourism trade at the height of vacation season. Full Story »

  • Wyndham up on strong guidance

    Investor's Business Daily – Wed Jul 28, 6:39 pm ET  

    The hotel chain surged 8% to 25.14 after it said its Q2 EPS rose 24.4% to 51 cents, topping views by 11 cents. Revenue climbed 5% to $963 mil, above views. Revenue per available room remained flat. Its expanded vacation rental business helped Wyndham Worldwide's result. Vacation ownership revenue rose 8%. Wyndham expects Q3 EPS of 60-64 cents, above views. Full Story »

  • U.S. downgrades its air safety rating for Mexico

    Reuters – Fri Jul 30, 6:39 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday downgraded Mexico's aviation safety rating, which restricts new service to U.S. cities and limits airlines ability to carry out marketing agreements. Full Story »

  • Istanbul landmark seeks return to glory era

    AP – Fri Jul 30, 11:49 am ET  
    This is an undated  photo provided by the hotel management of... AP

    ISTANBUL - It was the last stop on the Orient Express, a grand hotel with Istanbul's first electric elevator where artists and aristocrats sipped champagne beneath chandeliers as the Ottoman Empire dissolved and the world drifted toward war. Full Story »

  • From Tripbase, astrological guidance for travelers

    AP – Thu Jul 22, 12:08 pm ET  

    I'm signed up to use 10 vacation days at Christmas, and I'm trying to decide what to do with it. Full Story »

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Doctors plan to let Zsa Zsa Gabor return home Friday, about three weeks after the 93-year-old actress was hospitalized with a broken hip. Full Story »

Health News

Chicken producers debate 'natural' label

AP – Fri Jul 30, 4:47 am ET

A disagreement among poultry producers about whether chicken injected with salt, water and other ingredients can be promoted as "natural" has prompted federal officials to consider changing labeling guidelines. Full Story »

Sports News

Former All-Stars Jake Westbrook, Ted Lilly, Ryan Ludwick and Kerry Wood were traded Saturday as pennant contenders played a game of beat-the-clock. Lance Berkman went to the World Series champion New York Yankees after rejecting the Chicago White Sox. Full Story »