Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. – A road in Yellowstone National Park is Lamar Valley was closed after about 30 meters were washed in part by high water. The park officials say the rushing waters at the confluence of the Lamar River and Soda Butte Creek damaged part of the lane east of the park’s entrance [...]
BEAUFORT, NC – Blackbeard is proving more popular in death than in life. Over 12,000 people visited the North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort during the first seven days of a new exhibition of artifacts from Blackbeard’s flagship, Queen Anne’s Revenge. About 300 items from the wreck in about 20 feet of water off the [...]
NEW YORK – It ‘last trip to the bait and switch. You can book a ticket on a nonstop flight, but the airline will cancel a couple of weeks later, leaving a computer to automatically rebook. Your new itinerary includes a stop, turning a five-hour trip in eight hours of travel. "You are at the [...]
SEATTLE – Booster aviation biofuel say that the north-west could pave the way for the development of new industry. The aviation and government officials called a news conference Wednesday at Sea-Tac Airport to draw attention to a feasibility study of biofuels. The study was conducted by Northwest sustainable aviation fuels. Members include Alaska Airlines, Boeing, [...]
SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Demand for business travel is holding better than price-sensitive leisure travelers in a sign of business confidence and a resumption of world trade, the chief economist of global airlines body IATA said on Tuesday. Airlines also expect renewed growth in demand for air transport in the second half of this year, as [...]
SEATTLE – Booster aviation biofuel say that the north-west could pave the way for the development of new industry. The aviation and government officials called a news conference Wednesday at Sea-Tac Airport to draw attention to a feasibility study of biofuels. The study was conducted by Northwest sustainable aviation fuels. Members include Alaska Airlines, Boeing, [...]
According to a press release from the city of Chicago Office of Mayor website of the government, the mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel today announced the airline giant United Airlines will bring 1,300 new jobs for the Windy City as part of United Airlines expand its offices and operations. In addition, new jobs will be [...]
Idaho Falls, Idaho – The Idaho National Laboratory, one of the nation’s first nuclear research laboratories, is built deep into the desert for a reason. Its founders wanted the isolation in which he experienced the new technology of splitting atoms. Sixty years later, civilization has crept even closer. The INL is an hour from Idaho [...]
WASHINGTON – If you’ve ever wondered what kind of tree was nearby, but not a guide, a new smartphone application allows users without formal training in order to satisfy their curiosity and to contribute to science, at the same time. Scientists have developed the first mobile application to identify the plants, simply by photographing a [...]
LOS ANGELES – For many residents of Los Angeles – like me, born and raised in the sights of Hollywood – without the Hollywood Walk of Fame and his crazy, celebrity impersonators and tchotchke shops comes with the territory jaded Angeleno. But there was a spring day recently, tourist-chic in a wide-brimmed hat, navigating the [...]
