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FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 13, 2009 South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford attends a meeting in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina lawmakers say they'll formally consider the possible impeachment of Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)
By JIM DAVENPORT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week, the chairman of the committee beginning that work said Friday.

House Judiciary...

SC lawmakers to take up impeachment of governor

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week, the chairman of the committee beginning that...

US carriers' passenger revenue down in October

WASHINGTON (AP) — Passenger revenue among U.S. airlines fell 15 percent in October compared to the same month last year, an industry trade group said Friday.

The Air Transport...

SKorean official says 5 dead after gunman opens fire at tourist site on Saipan, AS

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — SKorean official says 5 dead after gunman opens fire at tourist site on Saipan.

Glitch snarls air traffic in latest woes for FAA

ATLANTA (AP) — For the second time in a little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans...

Think tank: Eliminate Utah Office of Tourism

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A conservative think tank that is influential with the state's Republican-controlled Legislature wants to abolish the Utah Office of Tourism.

The...

Russian ship freeing itself from ice in Antarctic

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian icebreaker carrying more than 100 tourists, scientists and journalists on an Antarctic cruise was approaching open water Thursday after being halted...

Top 20 Concert Tours

The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses....

AAA: Thanksgiving travel to go up, air travel down

WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading auto organization is projecting a 1.4 percent increase in Thanksgiving travel this year, although fewer people will travel by air due to budget concerns,...

Wis. pension agency clamps down on pricey flights

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The agency that manages Wisconsin's pension fund has tightened its travel policy to discourage employees from taking expensive business-class flights, a practice that...

Forecast: Slow recovery ahead for Hawaii

HONOLULU (AP) — A new Hawaii economic forecast predicts Hawaii will make only lackluster gains next year followed by modest growth in 2011.

The Department of Business, Economic...

Hawaii anticipates tourism boost from APEC

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii intends to showcase its tourism opportunities and cultural diversity when more than 10,000 people arrive in the islands for the 2011 Asia-Pacific Economic...

AP Interview: Brazil miniskirt student enjoys fame

SAO PAULO (AP) — Fresh from an appearance on one of Brazil's most popular TV shows, the young woman whose short, pink dress got her kicked out of college is...

Ship with 100 tourists stuck in Antarctic ice

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian icebreaker carrying over 100 tourists, scientists and journalists on a cruise around Antarctica was struggling to free itself from sea ice but was...

WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama tours Forbidden City

BEIJING (AP) — Playing tourist on his first visit ever to China, President Barack Obama drew a...

Mexico Indian remains returned from NY for burial

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Northern Mexico's Yaqui Indians buried their lost warriors after a two-year effort to rescue the remains from New York's American Museum of Natural History, where the...

Collection of FDR papers soon to become public

WASHINGTON (AP) — The last great archives of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency may soon be available to researchers...

Hawaii's famed white sandy beaches are shrinking

KAILUA, Hawaii (AP) — Jenn Boneza remembers when the white sandy beach near the boat ramp in her hometown was wide enough for people to...

Sweden returns 22 human skulls to Hawaii

STOCKHOLM (AP) — With a solemn ceremony in Stockholm's antiquities museum, Sweden marked the return of 22 skulls looted from a native Hawaiian community more than a century ago.

The...

Disney World takes steps to fight swine flu

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — How about some hand sanitizer before greeting Mickey Mouse?

In an effort to halt the spread of the swine flu, Walt Disney World has installed dozens of hand...

Death Valley bones may be missing German tourists

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Skeletal remains found in Death Valley may belong to one or more of the four German tourists who vanished in searing summer heat 13 years ago,...

Barnes Foundation breaks ground in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Barnes Foundation broke ground Friday on a new museum, the final chapter in its embittering quest to break its founder's will and...

World's biggest cruise ship arrives in Fla. port

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The world's largest cruise ship has arrived in South Florida.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s 16-deck Oasis of the Seas docked Friday at Port...

Italy opens new contemporary arts museum

ROME (AP) — Italy is opening its first national museum for contemporary arts and architecture in a bid to shed its image as merely a keeper of a...


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