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  • In this picture released by the Mehr news agency, rescue workers attend the scene Sunday after an IranAir Boeing 727 passenger plane crashed as it was making an emergency landing, outside the city of Orumiyeh, 460 miles northwest of Tehran. An IranAir passenger jet carrying 106 people crashed as it was making an emergency landing Sunday in a snowstorm in the country's northwest and broke into several pieces, killing more than 70 of those on board, Iranian media reported. The others survived with light injuries. (Associated Press/Mehr News Agency, Esfandiar Asgharkhani)

    Up to 77 dead in Iran plane crash as toll rises

    By Ali Akbar Dareini - Associated Press

    Authorities on Monday raised the death toll in a plane crash in northwest Iran to as many as 77 as investigators searched for clues to what caused the aircraft to attempt a disastrous emergency landing. Published 1:22 p.m. January 9, 2011 - Comments

  • Bill Pickard is framed by the ribs of the Conway Mastodon at the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus, Ohio Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. The skeleton of the Ice Age pachyderm is being disassembled so it can be reassembled in a more flattering position. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

    Ohio museum wraps up move of mastodon skeleton

    By Ann Sanner - Associated Press

    Museum visitors will no longer be greeted by a giant, 10,000-year-old skeletal rear end when they walk in. Instead, as a museum spokeswoman puts it, they'll see "a little more majestic view." Published 11:10 p.m. January 8, 2011 - Comments

  • This architectural rendering by Diller Scofidio and Renfro, released, on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, by the Broad Art Foundation shows the $130 million, museum billionaire Eli Broad plans to build on Bunker Hill in downtown Los Angeles. Broad's planned contemporary art museum, which will showcase his 2,000-piece collection that includes works by Salvador Dali and Joan Miro, is a three-story, $130 million honeycomb structure that will be known simply as Broad. (AP Photo/Diller Scofidio + Renfro via Broad Art Foundation)

    Billionaire unveils design of downtown LA museum

    By Associated Press

    Billionaire Eli Broad's planned downtown contemporary art museum, which will showcase his 2,000-piece collection that includes works by Salvador Dali and Joan Miro, is a three-story, $130 million honeycomb structure that will be known simply as Broad. Published 1:53 p.m. January 6, 2011 - Comments

  • This product image courtesy of flaik shows the flaik Tag device. Nearly a dozen ski resorts worldwide are starting to use a GPS tracking system for students and instructors called flaik (pronounced like snowflake). A flaik is a small beacon the size of a deck of cards that is strapped to the leg. If a student moves beyond a certain distance from her instructor, it sends out an automatic alert. The distance is set by the ski resort based on the level of the class. (AP Photo/flaik)

    GPS device keeps track of kids at ski school

    By Karen Schwartz - Associated Press

    Parents nervous about sending their children off to ski or snowboarding school may fret over the possibility that their kids might be cold or get hurt, but now they no longer need to worry that they'll get lost on the mountain. Published 10:27 a.m. January 6, 2011 - Comments

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    1 hurt in acid spill at Las Vegas Strip resort

    By Associated Press

    Part of the Las Vegas Strip was shut down and a man was hospitalized after officials say he fell in an acid that leaked during delivery at a resort hotel. Published 1:42 p.m. January 6, 2011 - Comments

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  • Sheboygan museum features cancer patients' art

    By Associated Press

    An exhibition in Sheboygan features photos and pillows created by cancer patients. Published 9:40 a.m. January 4, 2011 - Comments

  • Chinese firm buys Universal City landmark hotel

    By Jacob Adelman - Associated Press

    The Sheraton hotel that looms over Universal City's studios and theme park is being purchased by Chinese real estate firm Shenzhen New World Group Co., a company official said Monday. Published 9:35 a.m. January 4, 2011 - Comments

  • Tourist spending skyrockets by almost a third

    By Associated Press

    Spending in Hawaii by tourists and other visitors in November skyrocketed by almost a third compared to a year ago. Published 10:31 a.m. December 29, 2010 - Comments

  • Flights resume — as do long lines — after Northeast blizzard

    By Chris Hawley and Meghan Barr - Associated Press

    updated 2 weeks, 1 day ago

    Two magic words — "on time" — started appearing on some airport departure boards Tuesday as stranded passengers' patience and cash waned after a blizzard that brought transportation to a halt in the Northeast during one of the busiest travel times of the year. Published 7:41 p.m. December 27, 2010 - Comments

  • WILLIAMS: It's a 'race to bottom' among airlines

    By Armstrong Williams - The Washington Times

    Considering how much I travel abroad and domestically, I'm actually surprised how much I hate and resent the thought of flying. Published 4:44 p.m. December 26, 2010 - Comments

  • U.S. focusing more on rail, hotel security

    By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times

    The U.S. has made air travel safer over the past year for Americans and is sharpening its focus on potential terrorists attacks on trains, subways and "soft targets" such as hotels, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Sunday. Published 6:16 p.m. December 26, 2010 - Comments

  • Blizzard woes haunt N.Y.

    By Associated Press

    updated 2 weeks, 5 days ago

    Hundreds of airline passengers were stranded for up to 10 hours on the tarmac at overworked Kennedy Airport. Ambulances struggled to get patients through unplowed streets. City buses sat abandoned in the snow. Published 7:55 a.m. December 24, 2010 - Comments

  • Feds boost security for holiday travelers

    By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times

    John Brennan, the White House's chief counterterrorism adviser, said Wednesday that U.S. officials are increasing travel security for the holiday season - including the use of more imaging devices, and defended Director of National Intelligence James Clapper for not knowing about a foiled terrorist plot in London. Published 9:53 p.m. December 22, 2010 - Comments

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