Aviation security chief: No-fly list is being cut
Aviation security chief: No-fly list is being cut — The Bush administration is checking the accuracy of a watch list of suspected terrorists banned from traveling on airliners in the U.S. and will probably cut the list in half, the head of the Transportation Security Administration said Wednesday. (AP)
TSA chief hits plan to examine cargo — Requiring inspection of all cargo on passenger planes could potentially make them more vulnerable to terrorist attack while also hindering commerce, the nation’s aviation security chief said Wednesday. (USA Today)
Airline apologizes to barred Muslims — Seeking to quell an uproar over alleged profiling, Northwest Airlines offered an apology Wednesday to a group of 40 American Muslims who were barred from boarding a Michigan-bound plane in Germany. (AP)
Eat healthy and stay active on the road — Just because you’re hitting the road doesn’t mean you should leave all your healthy habits at home. Believe it or not, it’s possible to eat well on a cross-country road trip, to stay active without access to a gym, and even to go on a cruise without gaining 5 or 10 pounds. (IndependentTraveler.com)
My hotel lost my glasses — Kate Lease leaves her glasses at a Comfort Inn. Fortunately, the hotel finds them and offers to return them to her. Unfortunately, it loses them before it can put them in the mail. What does the company owe Lease for losing her glasses? (Christopher Elliott on Tripso)
Continental Airlines narrows loss on higher fares — Continental Airlines, the No. 4 U.S. carrier, posted a smaller-than-expected fourth-quarter loss on Thursday as rising labor costs were partly offset by higher air fares and fuller planes. (Reuters)
Oil plunges on data showing rising supplies — Oil prices plunged to a 20-month low toward $50 a barrel Thursday, after the government reported larger-than-expected jumps in crude oil and gasoline inventories. (AP)
Vick water bottle at airport may have had marijuana — NFL star Michael Vick reluctantly surrendered a water bottle to security at Miami International Airport that contained a residue “closely associated with marijuana.” Police said Thursday that no charges immediately were filed. (AP)
Miami gets ready to play Super Bowl host — When 75,000 fans pack into Dolphin Stadium for the Super Bowl, when the coin is finally tossed and that ball is first kicked, this city will become, temporarily at least, the football capital of the world. (AP)
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