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Travelers on Delta Airlines look at a departure screen Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Detroit. Dozens of departing flights have been canceled at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport as a looming superstorm locks down flights to the East Coast. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain.  (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Oct 30, 2012

For travelers, Sandy’s aggravation spans globe

Mmore than 13,500 flights had been canceled for Monday and Tuesday, almost all related to the storm. By early Tuesday morning, more than 500 flights scheduled for Wednesday also were canceled

In this Feb. 12, 2009, Continental Airlines Flight 3407 operated by Manassas, Va.-based Colgan Air, plane burns after it crashed into a house in Clarence Center, N.Y. Safety experts say airline travel has become so safe in the United States it’s hard to justify imposing costly new safety rules on the economically fragile industry. It’s been 43 months since the last deadly domestic airline crash, on Feb. 12, 2009. That’s the longest period without a fatal accident since commercial aviation expanded after World War II. Government cost-benefit analyses value each life saved at $6.2 million. But modest changes in regulations can cost the industry hundreds of millions of dollars. (AP Photo/David Duprey, File) Oct 19, 2012

Fatal air crash decline presents safety challenge

"Sometimes it does get to be difficult to produce the cost justification for the kinds of rules that we're promoting."

Art Elser, a volunteer naturalist, leads a tour Monday morning, Sept. 10 at the Plains Conservation Center. The "Walk With a Naturalist” event is scheduled for Sept. 15, from 9 to 11 a.m. It is a tour through the 1,000-acre Plains Conservation Center property on East Hampden Avenue that will feature telltale signs of a changing environment, as well as opportunities to bask in the final moments of summer. (Marla R. Keown/Aurora Sentinel) Sep 11, 2012

Winter’s for the birds in Aurora: Outside activities for fall still abound

Here’s a day-by-day guide for making the most of the dog days in the coming week.

Airlines: You can’t wear that Aug 27, 2012

Airlines: You can’t wear that

DALLAS | Airlines give many reasons for refusing to let you board, but none stir as much debate as this: How you’re dressed. A woman …

Felipe Perrone Rocha, right, of Spain takes a shot at goal as Pietro Figlioli, center, and Christian Presciutti of Italy defend during their men's water polo preliminary round match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) Aug 7, 2012

Clueless fans inject fun into Olympic contests

"It's fun to come — just to take in the atmosphere," she said. "It's a girl's dream to see all these Greek Adonis-es in Speedos."

Aug 3, 2012

‘Oy tink’: Primer on British English for Americans

It took me over two years to understand English — and I am American. Americans arriving for the London Olympics will find that the chasm …

Jul 24, 2012

Webcams make Alaska bears accessible

Without having to go there, you'll be able to watch mature bears compete for salmon at Brook Falls and other sites and cubs tumbling over each other as they play

Jul 11, 2012

News Summary: Paper maps amid GPS boom

THE OLD DAYS: Colorful road maps bearing the logos of the oil companies that printed them — names like Texaco, Gulf, Esso — once brimmed …

Jun 28, 2012

AAA: Small spike anticipated for travel on Independence Day travel

With Fourth of July falling on a Wednesday this year, taking a trip for the holiday is looking like a more attractive options for many …

2012 Prius Plug-in: The ‘current’ generation of hybrid Jun 28, 2012

2012 Prius Plug-in: The ‘current’ generation of hybrid

It’s hard to believe that the world won’t see more hybrid cars in the future. I believe hybrids are a fad like the Internet is a fad, or that hybrids will come and go with the Obama administration