Ariz. tribe votes to take over Skywalk management

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:21:22 GMT

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - A northwestern Arizona tribe has voted to take over management of the Grand Canyon Skywalk from the Las Vegas developer who built it.

Cedar Rapids sees 1,000 downloads of new city app

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:21:21 GMT

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The city of Cedar Rapids boasts more than 1,000 downloads of its new custom-designed smartphone application in the first month and the acronym of CR App has turned out to be a rather effective marketing tool.

Ford's Theatre opens center to study Lincoln in DC

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:21:16 GMT

WASHINGTON - Flowers once attached to President Abraham Lincoln's coffin and ribbons from mourners have been paired with videos and interactive displays to explore his life in a new museum and education center at the theater where Lincoln was assassinated.

Lawyer: cruise ship survivors to push for change

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:16:07 GMT

ROME - A U.S. lawyer for compensation-seeking survivors of the Costa Concordia capsizing said Wednesday he will push for changes in maritime laws and technology to make the cruise ship industry safer.

Smaller krewes have big impact on Mardi Gras

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:11:05 GMT

NEW ORLEANS - A new generation of parades is hitting the streets of New Orleans for Mardi Gras, and they're throwing away old traditions of big, glitzy floats and celebrity kings and queens for smaller, greener and sometimes naughtier floats with a hipster sensibility.

Terminal shut down temporarily, grenade found

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:46:08 GMT

HEBRON, Ky. - A hand grenade in a passenger's carry-on bag has caused a temporary evacuation at the northern Kentucky airport.

28 more airports will test lower-hassle screening

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:51:09 GMT

WASHINGTON - A new passenger screening program to make check-in more convenient for certain travelers is being expanded to 28 more major U.S.

DC wax museum adds Harriet Tubman to collection

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:26:09 GMT

WASHINGTON - Descendants of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman have unveiled a wax statue of the woman who led hundreds of slaves to freedom at The President's Gallery by Madame Tussauds in Washington.

Qantas grounds A380 after finding cracks in wings

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:16:02 GMT

SYDNEY - Australia's Qantas Airways said Wednesday it was temporarily grounding one of its A380 superjumbos after discovering dozens of hairline cracks in its wings during a maintenance inspection.

Ford's Theatre opens center to study Lincoln in DC

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:11:06 GMT

WASHINGTON - The theater where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated is preparing to open a new museum and education center in downtown Washington to explore the 16th president's life and lasting legacy.

Disney to open new area inspired by 'Cars' in June

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:11:01 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Disney officials say a new area called Cars Land will open in June at Disney's California Adventure in Anaheim.

Hundreds of flights canceled in French strike

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:06:05 GMT

PARIS - Air France canceled up to 40 percent of its long-distance flights Wednesday because of a strike by pilots and other personnel over their right to hold unannounced walkouts.

NYC Met Museum plans plaza, fountain renovation

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:01:07 GMT

NEW YORK - New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced plans to redesign its Fifth Avenue plaza.

8 properties added to NH historic places

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:56:04 GMT

CONCORD, N.H. - A ski resort, two cemeteries and a university dormitory are among the properties being added to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places.

Winter travel options aplenty in Upper Peninsula

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:21:19 GMT

HOUGHTON, Mich. - You're not much of a skier, and jouncing through the woods on a roaring snowmobile isn't your idea of fun either.

Grand Canyon banning plastic water bottles sales

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:06:18 GMT

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. - Disposable plastic water bottles soon won't be sold at the Grand Canyon.

American Airlines traffic rises from a year ago

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:01:30 GMT

FORT WORTH, Texas - Consumers seem not to care whether the airline they fly is under bankruptcy protection.

Big Bend designated as International Dark Sky Park

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:36:02 GMT

EL PASO, Texas - Big Bend National Park officials has been designated as an "International Dark Sky Park" and one of ten places in the world certified to have especially dark night skies favored for stargazing.

Stomach flu sickens St. Maarten cruise passengers

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:31:05 GMT

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - A health ministry official in St. Maarten says that more than two dozen cruise passengers were sick as the vessel docked in the Caribbean island.

Congress passes FAA bill that speeds switch to GPS

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:21:02 GMT

WASHINGTON - A bill to speed the nation's switch from radar to an air traffic control system based on GPS technology, and to open U.S.

Singapore visitors rise to record 13 million

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:56:02 GMT

SINGAPORE - A record number of visitors came to Singapore last year as new casinos lured gamblers, the tourism authority said Tuesday.

French strike grounds hundreds of flights

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:56:01 GMT

PARIS - Hundreds of flights in France were cancelled on Tuesday, including 40 percent out of Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport, as unions ratcheted up pressure on day two of a strike over labor rights.

French strike grounds hundreds of flights

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:51:09 GMT

PARIS - Hundreds of flights in France were cancelled on Tuesday, including 40 percent out of Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport, as unions ratcheted up pressure on day two of a strike over labor rights.

Blood clot guidelines challenge economy class risk

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:46:12 GMT

CHICAGO - 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.

Italy: Court keeps ship captain under house arrest

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:36:05 GMT

ROME - An Italian court has refused to lift an order of house arrest for Francesco Schettino, the captain of Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off a Tuscan island last month.