U.S. Traffic Deaths Jump by 10.4% in First Half of 2016
Wed, 05 Oct 2016 14:30:00 GMT
U.S. traffic fatalities rose by an estimated 10.4 percent in the first half of this year, federal officials said Wednesday
What Flight Attendants Say About Unruly Passengers
Tue, 04 Oct 2016 16:58:00 GMT
The number of cases of disruptive and violent passengers is on the increase - though in the U.S., reports of unruly passengers appear to be down.
Zika Vaccine Search Driven by Profit
Tue, 04 Oct 2016 15:18:00 GMT
The race to find protection against the Zika virus is fueled by something often missing from tropical disease research: the potential for big profit.
Back to the Future: What It's Like to Fly in North Korea
Sun, 02 Oct 2016 23:33:35 GMT
If you want to travel back in time, take an internal flight in North Korea. It will also provide a vision of where this country believes it's going.
Data Recorder in N.J. Train Crash Wasn't Working
Sun, 02 Oct 2016 23:20:40 GMT
Data recorders that could resolve whether the engineer was speeding — or only going 10 mph, as he claims — remain unavailable.
Can I Ever Get Pregnant? Your Questions About Zika
Fri, 30 Sep 2016 17:06:00 GMT
There are new recommendations on pregnancy, sex and the risk of Zika virus.
First Report on Zika in Kids Shows It's Usually Mild
Fri, 30 Sep 2016 16:14:00 GMT
The Zika virus doesn't seem to hit children any harder than it does adults, government researchers said Friday.
CDC Sounds Alarm on Travel to Asia as Zika Spreads
Fri, 30 Sep 2016 15:10:00 GMT
The CDC issued a travel advisory for Southeast Asia as Thailand confirmed it had found two cases of birth defects linked to the Zika virus.
Blood, Sweat and Tears: New Ways to Get Zika
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 22:23:00 GMT
The Zika virus may spread in sweat and tears in some cases, doctors cautioned Thursday.
Congress Is Finally Doing Something About Zika
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 18:08:00 GMT
'We'll be able to put that money towards the Zika fight as soon as the new fiscal year begins,' said a Health and Human Services Department spokesman.
Sisters Found Dead at Resort With 'No Marks on Them'
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 12:27:00 GMT
Annie Korkki and Robin Korkki were vacationing at a $2,000-a-night luxury resort on the Seychelles island of Mahé.
Miami's Zika Search Turns Up Dengue, Too
Wed, 28 Sep 2016 17:44:00 GMT
Florida health officials who have been testing thousands of residents for Zika virus have found another infection: dengue virus.
Hundreds of Tourists Trapped on Erupting Volcano
Wed, 28 Sep 2016 13:24:30 GMT
Mount Barujari is a "baby volcano" that sits inside the crater of Mount Rinjani, a 12,224-foot-high volcano on Lombok island.
British Woman Becomes World's Youngest Ever Commercial Airline Captain
Tue, 27 Sep 2016 18:15:00 GMT
Kate McWilliams started flying at 13 and is an Easyjet captain at the age of 26. She wants to be a role model for girls who, as she once did, think fl
Raucous Protesters Confront Venice Cruise Ship
Mon, 26 Sep 2016 13:31:00 GMT
Demonstrators in small boats and gondolas gave a cruise ship a hostile reception as part of a campaign to ban large vessels from Venice's fragile
Double Dose of Pesticides Stops Zika Mosquitoes
Fri, 23 Sep 2016 22:32:00 GMT
Two types of pesticides were needed to kill both Zika-carrying adult mosquitoes and their larvae in Florida, the CDC reported.
Virginia Launches New LGBTQ Tourism Efforts
Fri, 23 Sep 2016 20:52:00 GMT
The Virginia Tourism Corporation has begun its efforts to transform Virginia into a popular LGBTQ travel destination.
Famous Italian Landmark Reopens After Getting $1.7 Million Makeover
Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:25:06 GMT
Rome is reopening its iconic Spanish Steps after they had fallen into in disrepair in part because of rowdy tourists.
Billionaire Wants 'Barbarian' Ban at Rome's Iconic Steps
Wed, 21 Sep 2016 08:25:00 GMT
Built in 1725, millions of people have climbed the stairway immortalized by Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck in the movie "Roman Holiday."
One Florida Neighborhood Comes Off Zika List
Mon, 19 Sep 2016 17:13:00 GMT
The first outbreak of Zika virus in the continental U.S. was declared over, even as more Zika-infected mosquitoes were found in a nearby Zika zone.

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