New travel rules set off confusion, rush for passports
New travel rules set off confusion, rush for passports — For thousands of travelers flying into the USA from Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico, Tuesday is D-Day. Or P-Day, as it were. That’s when new government regulations take effect requiring all incoming air travelers — including U.S. citizens — to have a passport. (USA Today)
Hotel near Dulles closes after norovirus outbreak — A Hilton hotel outside Washington has been closed for a top-to-bottom scrubbing after 15 employees and more than 100 guests were sickened by the highly contagious norovirus, a hotel spokesman said Friday. (AP)
More winter heads for Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri — Still recovering from snow and ice storms that downed power lines and trees in a large swath of the country, residents of Oklahoma, Missouri and Texas braced for another round Friday. (AP)
Car travel risks not what you think — That age-old stereotype about dangerous women drivers is shattered in a big new traffic analysis: Male drivers have a 77 percent higher risk of dying in a car accident than women, based on miles driven. (AP)
Cat found hungry after three weeks in cargo hold — A 12-year-old orange tabby cat named “Pumpkin” is said to be doing well, after going three weeks without food or water in the cargo hold of a passenger jet that flew from England to Germany. (AP)
Logan passenger volume nearly at pre-9/11 level — As it turned out, passenger counts last year at Logan fell 0.005 percent short of the 2000 record. A total of 27,725,443 passengers used Logan in the year ended Dec. 31, according to Massachusetts Port Authority data released yesterday. That was 1,390 fewer than in 2000. (The Boston Globe) (Registration required.)
More public access to Malibu trails — The City Council has agreed to develop a plan for hiking trails and campsites in this exclusive celebrity enclave, a move that could signal the end of a long-running legal battle over public access. (AP)
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