LONDON - Britain's Airports Commission unanimously recommended the construction of a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport on Wednesday in a long-awaited report on how best to expand the country's aviation capacity.
ST. LOUIS - Flights with nonstop service to Little Rock, Arkansas, are set to return to Lambert-St. Louis International Airport after a two-year absence.
LEBANON, Kentucky - The city of Lebanon is launching a new festival built around the town of Mayberry from "The Andy Griffith Show."
Jeffrey Neely, the senior executive whose appearance in a video drinking wine in a hot tub at a Las Vegas hotel became the public face of a conference where hundreds of federal employees partied at taxpayer expense, was sentenced Tuesday to three months in prison.Read full article >>
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By Shintaro Kano, TOKYO - The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday kept its distance from the controversy surrounding ...
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (News Lens Pakistan) -- Pakistani women in conservative Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province turned out in larger numbers than ever for recent local government elections.
The S&P 500 opened higher on Wednesday as investors looked beyond the latest developments in Greece, which is going ahead with a referendum on July 5 to decide whether to accept the austerity demands of its creditors. Investors also digested better-than-expected job numbers from the private sector. The S&P 500 opened 15 points, or 0.7%, higher at 2,078. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 148 points, or 0.8%, to 17,765. The Nasdaq Composite gained 41 points, or 0.8% to 5,028.
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LONDON (AP) — Britain's Airports Commission unanimously recommended the construction of a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport on Wednesday in a long-awaited report on how best to expand the country's aviation capacity. "Heathrow offers the kind of long-haul connectivity flights to emerging markets which are very important to the future of the British economy and expanding it would allow Heathrow to offers more of those flights," Commission chair Howard Davies told the BBC. The commission... Читать дальше...
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GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Arizona - Anyone planning a Grand Canyon trip this weekend could be waiting 30 minutes or longer to get in.
This oral history of the Back to the Future movies offers a wealth of fascinating historical trivia — but critic Genevieve Valentine says it's carefully broad scope can mean a lack of sharp analysis.
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LOS ANGELES, July 1 (UPI) -- Julia Roberts is confirmed for the newest Garry Marshall project, "Mother's Day," while Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson and Jason Sudeikis are in talks to join her.
Some parents have started to use kid car-hailing services like Kangado, Shuddle, and HopSkipDrive to get their kids around when they don't have time to drive. MarketWatch's Sally French takes a test-ride with Kangado and its 8-year-old passenger.
New York competition puts knowledge and skills to the test.
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Prior to the present appointment, Commodore Bhatnagar was serving as Principal Director International Fleet Review at the integrated headquarters, ministry of defence (Navy), in New Delhi.
Prior to the present appointment, Commodore Bhatnagar was serving as Principal Director International Fleet Review at the integrated headquarters, ministry of defence (Navy), in New Delhi.
CHESTERTON, Indiana - Bob Bergren saw some horrific things during his tour in the Korean War, but the sight of a Chinese soldier aflame as Marines filed past on the road from the Chosin Reservoir siege haunts him most.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Alaska Airlines is starting a new daily flight that connects Oklahoma City and Seattle. Officials at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City say the non-stop service began Wednesday with daily flights departing from Seattle to Oklahoma City each morning and from Oklahoma City to Seattle each afternoon. The service is the first non-stop flight connecting the two cities. Alaska Airlines will use a 76-passenger Embraer 175 jet for the flights. The jet includes 12 seats in first class and 64 in coach.
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LOS ANGELES, July 1 (UPI) -- Even after 30 years at "Jeopardy: and thousands of clues later, Alex Trebek still manages to add his own charisma to the game show.