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More hearings on the passport mess (AP)
AP - Her nomination to take charge of U.S. foreign aid already under fire, a senior State Department official on Tuesday assumed a share of the blame for the current passport mess. Read more…
Downeaster to add new trains, cut time (AP)
AP - The Amtrak Downeaster train will soon be adding new and faster trips between Portland and Boston, train officials announced Monday. Read more…
Teen on AirTran flight had meningitis (AP)
AP - AirTran Airways officials have contacted passengers from two flights after a teenager, who traveled from Orlando, Fla., to Wichita, was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, an official for the airline said. Read more…
Art programs taking off at airports (AP)
AP - A mesmerizing amoeba-like glass sculpture titled "Swell" that looks like an ocean wave. Colorful images of pelicans, crabs and other waterlife. Strands of light-reflecting glass suspended from a cable that creates a rainbow effect. Read more…
COLUMN: Debate over families on planes (AP)
AP - I've been lucky while traveling by air. Kids haven't kicked my seat for hours or kept me awake with their crying. Read more…
Mom arrested over kid trouble on plane (AP)
AP - An air passenger accused of repeatedly hitting her two young children on a Frontier Airlines flight was returned to jail after a brief hearing on Friday, and the airline defended the way its crews handled the incident. Read more…
Survivor recounts Hawaii shark attack (AP)
AP - All the way back to shore after an eight-foot tiger shark chomped into his left leg, Harvey Miller thought he might die. Read more…
Midway Atoll to allow visitors to help (AP)
AP - The long stretch of atolls and coral reefs northwest of the main Hawaiian islands is so precious humans generally aren't allowed to venture there. Read more…
State Dept. blamed in passport mess (AP)
AP - The current passport mess is rare among government foul-ups: A top federal official has publicly taken the blame and expressed regret. Read more…
Snowless French ski resort closing (AP)
AP - Muddy slopes, slushy peaks, unused lifts — this town in the French Alps is living out the nightmare of many a ski resort in a century scientists say is doomed to keep getting warmer. Read more…