The latest fare increase implemented by large American airlines has been cut in half because of the pressure felt from discount carriers. Last week, major network carriers such as American, Continental, Delta and United increased many of their domestic fares by $20 per round trip ticket. However, the rise in cost had been lowered to […]

Philadelphia, Bakersfield, California and Fresno are America’s most toxic cities based on a recent study that analyzed the quality of water and air in metropolitan places. Morgan Brennan, the person who conducted the study, said Philadelphia has more than 50 Superfund sites with poor quality of water and large quantity of toxic releases. Baton Rouge […]

Streams and rivers are overflowing because of melting snow.  Additional rainfall on top of that  poured some flood waters into communities along Ohio, Indiana and Illinois on Tuesday. The flood killed one woman as her vehicle was brushed into a river. There were four deaths when a storm struck Tennessee. Authorities said flash floods also […]

Wind-whipped wildfires ruined almost 70 homes and burned up more than 110, acres of land in West Texas. Windy conditions threatened to cause further disaster, authorities said on Monday. The fires moved rapidly from the strip of land in Texas to the southern plains. It emitted smoke that covered the Interstate 20, which caused a […]

Business-owners around Panama City Beach are anxiously hoping and waiting for the arrival of thousands of teens and young adults who will eagerly celebrate this year’s spring break. After the BP oil spill last year, a good spring break will indicate the area has recovered from past the incident. However, a weak spring break will […]

The teen-oriented cable network will bring its college spring break tradition and make it an affair exclusive to adults in the city of sin, Las Vegas. MTV’s yearly tradition will be taken from the typical beaches of Mexico and Florida to the dynamic pools of Palms Casino Resort near the popular Las Vegas Strip. It […]

Legislation allowing same-sex marriage was approved by the state Senate in Maryland on the night of Thursday. The Civil Marriage Protection act would officially legalize gay marriage. But, it would not force religious sects to perform marriages of which they do not approve. The majority party has strong support on the legislation, which was approved […]

Four U.S. hostages were shot dead on a private yacht last Tuesday. The incident was the deadliest yet involving Americans who were kidnapped for ransom in the extremely dangerous coasts off Somalia. The hostages were shot by the pirates before Special Forces from America boarded the vessel, according to a statement from the U.S. military. […]

Smoking on boardwalks, beaches, pedestrian plazas, parks and other public areas in New York City will be prohibited starting from the 23rd of May regardless of complaints about government’s interference in the private lives of people. The legislation was signed on Tuesday by Mayor Michael Bloomberg following the city council’s vote 36 against 12 in […]

An American detained in Pakistan for shooting two armed men was working as an undercover for the Central Intelligence Agency or CIA at the time when he was taken into custody. This revelation is expected to further hold back the efforts of the U.S. government to free the individual, and aggravate the relationship between both […]