Coast Guard searches Alaska waters for missing cruise ship passenger believed fallen overboardANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard has launched a massive search in frigid Alaska waters for a cruise ship passenger who is believed to have fallen overboard. Dubai’s glamour doesn’t have to break the bankDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai has earned itself an unlikely spot amid the world’s ritziest — and priciest — beachside hot spots. Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and David Beckham have all been spotted partying in this opulent Arabian playground, where a poolside beer can easily top $10 and one hotel boasts rooms starting at $1,000 a night. Dino detectives: New ‘fingerprinting’ technique may help nab fossil poachers on public landsSALT LAKE CITY — Looters who plundered one of Utah’s newest troves of dinosaur bones got away with ribs, vertebrae and part of an ancient legbone they had to bust apart to remove. They also stole hidden scientific clues about the life of a young diplodocus dinosaur that roamed the area some 150 million years ago. Johannesburg’s trendy downtown cultural hot spot reveals city’s history and creative sideJOHANNESBURG — It’s gritty, it’s hip and it’s downtown in one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Discovery Channel launches adventure travel tour brandSILVER SPRING, Md. — Discovery Channel is launching a new brand of tours and trips called Discovery Adventures. RI’s Touro Synagogue, oldest existing Jewish house of worship in US, opens new visitors centerNEWPORT, R.I. — The Touro Synagogue was barely 25 years old when George Washington offered a vision of religious tolerance in a letter he sent its congregants. Chevron Mining donates land for a museum to honor WWII Navajo Marines who baffled JapaneseFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — As members of an elite group of Navajo Marines approach their 90s, they know there’s little time left to tell the story about how they used their native language to confound the Japanese during World War II. Not guilty plea entered for LA man arrested in death during cruise to MexicoSAN DIEGO — A man indicted by a grand jury in the cruise ship death of his wife pleaded not guilty Thursday to second-degree murder and waived his right to seek bail. Bill requiring cruise lines to share reports of on-board crime heads for vote of full CongressMIAMI — Vacationers shopping for a cruise might soon have more things to consider than prices and itineraries. They may be able to compare the number of passengers allegedly raped, robbed or lost at sea under a bill approved Thursday for a vote by the U.S. House of Representatives. Cruise lines would be forced to document, share on-board crime info under advancing billMIAMI — Legislation is heading for full House and Senate votes that would force cruise lines to carry rape investigation kits and publicize records of crimes committed at sea. Bauhaus anniversary show in Berlin presents hundreds of objects, draws thousandsBERLIN — It’s all there: the well-known desk lamps, the original metal tube chairs and models of boxy white buildings. US cruise traffic fell in 2008 for first time, despite increase abroad, industry report showsMIAMI — Fewer Americans took cruises in 2008 than 2007, according to new industry data, showing that cruising’s core constituency may be weakening despite continued growth in the pastime worldwide. Police: NY driver said she felt sick before wrong-way crash that killed 8 on road she knewHAWTHORNE, N.Y. — A Long Island mother who plowed into an SUV, killing eight people in a fiery crash, drove nearly two miles in the wrong direction on a familiar highway after telling her brother she wasn’t feeling well, police said. Backpackers go for green vacations with stints on European farmsSANTA EULALIA DEL MONTE, Spain — Backpackers pining for European adventure have discovered life on the farm, shoveling manure, feeding pigs and making butter as a recession-beating way to sate their wanderlust. FAA says it will take years to consider proposal for Crater Lake helicoptersGRANTS PASS, Ore. — A company wants to fly helicopter tours over Crater Lake National Park, but the Federal Aviation Administration says it will take “several years” to consider the proposal. Scientists try to determine if whale was dead or alive when cruise ship hit if off CanadaVANCOUVER — It wasn’t a pretty sight, but whale watchers on a cruise ship in Canada got more than they bargained for when they arrived at the port of Vancouver — a dead whale stuck to the bow. Morocco’s king backs effort to spread Holocaust awareness among MuslimsRABAT, Morocco — From the western edge of the Muslim world, the King of Morocco has dared to tackle one of the most inflammatory issues in the Middle East conflict — the Holocaust. Museum opens dedicated to work of German aeronautics pioneer Claude DornierFRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany — One of Claude Dornier’s planes — the 1925 Dornier Merkur — set seven world records in its first year. Another that could land on water was used by polar explorer Roald Amundsen over the Arctic in 1926. AP Enterprise: National Mall neglected after Congress spends extra money on projects back homeWASHINGTON — Crumbling sidewalks near the Jefferson Memorial are sinking into the Tidal Basin. Reflecting pools are filled with green, smelly water. And millions of visitors have trampled the soil into virtual concrete where grass can’t grow. SC Gov. Sanford arrives in Europe for 2-week family vacation, a month after revealing affairCHARLOTTE, N.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and his family have arrived in London for a two-week European vacation. National Mall neglected after Congress spends extra money on projects back homeWASHINGTON — Crumbling sidewalks near the Jefferson Memorial are sinking into the Tidal Basin. Reflecting pools are filled with green, smelly water. And millions of visitors have trampled the soil into virtual concrete where grass can’t grow. SC governor, family to leave on long-planned European vacation ThursdayCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and his family are heading to Europe for a long-planned family vacation. American Indian cultural leader Clarence “Curly Bear” Wagner dies in MontanaHELENA, Mont. — Clarence “Curly Bear” Wagner, an American Indian historian who pressed for repatriation of ancestral remains to tribes, has died. He was 64. Polluted rain, snow raises concerns for sensitive landscapes in 16 national parksSALT LAKE CITY — A pollutant that can slowly trigger changes in the lives of plants and animals is increasingly being found in 16 National Park Service sites, mostly in the Western United States. President Obama creates Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail, first in 26 yearsNORTHPORT, Wash. — When the national scenic trails system was created four decades ago, the goal was to build a walking path across the United States. Longest total eclipse of the century will plunge parts of Asia into darkness on WednesdayBANGKOK — Millions of people across Asia will witness the longest total solar eclipse that will happen this century, as vast swaths of India and China, the entire city of Shanghai and southern Japanese islands are plunged into darkness Wednesday for about five minutes. Holtz, Cooper, Aikman enshrined into College Football Hall of FameSOUTH BEND, Ind. — The only way Lou Holtz knows how to coach is all out. Apollo astronauts, including Armstrong, relive experiences on 40th anniversary of moonwalkDAYTON, Ohio — It was a reunion of reunions. Twelve Apollo astronauts reminisced, traded stories and poked fun at each other Friday night as the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing and moonwalk approached. Nearly 10-foot python captured in Everglades on first day of Fla.-sanctioned trapping programWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A program to eradicate invasive pythons from Florida’s Everglades began Friday with a slithering success: Trappers caught a nearly 10-footer within about an hour of setting out, a shock to even the experts. Aging former POWs rally to tell their stories; museums gain histories, worry many may be lostDAYTON, Ohio — Museums are seeing an increase in donations and oral histories from the swell of former U.S. prisoners of war eager to leave their legacies. But museum officials still worry that too many POWs approaching their late 80s and 90s will go to their graves without publicly telling their stories. |
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