http://www.mail.com/subjects/1814-travel.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/1814-travel.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099474-officials-senators-reach-deal-high-tech-visas.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Leading senators working on immigration legislation reached a compromise Tuesday on the details of an expanded high-tech visa program, officials said as the Senate Judiciary Committee neared completion of its work on the measure. At the same time, several officials said the White House has made it known to Sen. Patrick Leahy, the panel's... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:58:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099474-officials-senators-reach-deal-high-tech-visas.html 2013-05-21T16:58:54Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2100054-jersey-shore-readies-1st-post-sandy-summer.html SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — The boardwalks are back, and so are most of the beaches, even if some are a little thinner this year. The smell of funnel cakes, french fries and pizza will mingle with the salt air, and the screech of seagulls will be heard, but so will the thwack of hammers repairing what can be fixed and the roar of bulldozers and backhoes ... Tue, 21 May 2013 15:11:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2100054-jersey-shore-readies-1st-post-sandy-summer.html 2013-05-21T15:11:32Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2099360-report-nps-hantavirus-response-policy.html YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins and other privately run lodging first be reviewed by National Park Service officials. The report released by the Interior Department's Office of Inspector Gen... Tue, 21 May 2013 04:11:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2099360-report-nps-hantavirus-response-policy.html 2013-05-21T04:11:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2097434-senators-require-fingerprinting-30-airports.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate supporters of far-reaching immigration legislation accepted minor changes in public while negotiating over more sweeping alterations in private Monday as they drove toward expected Judiciary Committee approval by mid-week. In a long day of drafting, the panel voted to begin phasing in a requirement for foreigners to undergo finger... Mon, 20 May 2013 22:23:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2097434-senators-require-fingerprinting-30-airports.html 2013-05-20T22:23:23Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097300-russian-oligarchs-foot-2014-sochi-olympics.html SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the 2014 Winter Games: Russia's business powerhouses. Other countries that have hosted the Olympics have overwhelmingly used pub... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:48:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097300-russian-oligarchs-foot-2014-sochi-olympics.html 2013-05-20T15:48:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097304-turkey-2-brazilians-killed-balloon-crash.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A hot air balloon collided with another balloon mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey and crashed to the ground on Monday, killing two Brazilian tourists and injuring 23 other people on board, officials said. The accident occurred above central Turkey's Cappadocia region, when an ascending balloon st... Mon, 20 May 2013 11:01:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097304-turkey-2-brazilians-killed-balloon-crash.html 2013-05-20T11:01:04Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2096606-us-gas-prices-up-11-cents-2-weeks.html CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 11 cents over the past two weeks. The Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday says the price of a gallon of regular is $3.66. Midgrade costs an average of $3.84 a gallon, and premium is $3.98. Diesel held steady at $3.93 gallon. ... Mon, 20 May 2013 03:50:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2096606-us-gas-prices-up-11-cents-2-weeks.html 2013-05-20T03:50:36Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2095032-sea-turtle-comeback-corner-caribbean.html GRANDE RIVIERE, Trinidad (AP) — Giant leatherback turtles, some weighing half as much as a small car, drag themselves out of the ocean and up the sloping shore on the northeastern coast of Trinidad while villagers await wearing dimmed headlamps in the dark. Their black carapaces glistening, the turtles inch along the moonlit beach, using their powerful front flippers to move... Sat, 18 May 2013 16:57:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2095032-sea-turtle-comeback-corner-caribbean.html 2013-05-18T16:57:50Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2093444-canada-trying-to-lure-silicon-valley-tech-workers.html SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The Canadian government has launched an aggressive campaign to lure Silicon Valley tech workers frustrated by U.S. visa policies northward, just as Congress wrestles with a long-sought overhaul of America's immigration system. Canada's minister of citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism, Jason Kenney, arrived in the San Franc... Fri, 17 May 2013 18:20:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2093444-canada-trying-to-lure-silicon-valley-tech-workers.html 2013-05-17T18:20:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2090950-house-immigration-group-reaches-deal.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of House members announced a deal Thursday on sweeping immigration legislation, a breakthrough that could boost chances for one of President Barack Obama's top second-term priorities. It came after months of secretive talks among the four Republican and four Democratic House members had seemed to stall in recent days e... Fri, 17 May 2013 00:27:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2090950-house-immigration-group-reaches-deal.html 2013-05-17T00:27:37Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2088612-correction-virus-story.html NEW YORK (AP) — In a story May 15 about a new SARS-like virus spreading from patients to health care workers in Saudi Arabia, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of the 20 deaths attributed to the virus. There have been no deaths reported in France and Qatar, only in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Germany and Britain. The story also said that th... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:05:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2088612-correction-virus-story.html 2013-05-16T19:05:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2089572-influence-game-tech-labor-spar-immigration.html WASHINGTON (AP) — To the U.S. technology industry, there's a dramatic shortfall in the number of Americans skilled in computer programming and engineering that is hampering business. To unions and some Democrats, it's more sinister: The push by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to expand the number of visas for high-tech foreign workers is an attempt to dilute a lucrative job marke... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:36:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2089572-influence-game-tech-labor-spar-immigration.html 2013-05-16T17:36:09Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2089872-greek-strikes-halt-air-travel.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Flights in Greece were halted for four hours Thursday as the country's two largest labor unions staged work stoppages to protest austerity measures and a government decision to cancel a teachers' strike. Flights resumed after being grounded between 12:00 and 4:00 p.m. (0900-1300 GMT), when air traffic controllers joined the protest c... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:08:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2089872-greek-strikes-halt-air-travel.html 2013-05-16T17:08:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2089700-sc-slave-cabin-dismantled-smithsonian-display.html EDISTO ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — As a cool sea breeze wafted across a 17th century South Carolina plantation that once grew prized sea island cotton, workers this week carefully disassembled, measured and numbered wooden planks from a dilapidated antebellum slave cabin. Once one of about two dozen on slave row at Point of Pines Plantation, the cabin will be shi... Thu, 16 May 2013 09:23:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2089700-sc-slave-cabin-dismantled-smithsonian-display.html 2013-05-16T09:23:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2084640-correction-immigration-story.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story May 14 about a Senate immigration bill, The Associated Press erroneously reported that two of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers entered the U.S. on student visas. In fact only one of them did. A corrected version of the story is below: Senators tackle student visas in immigration bill Senators move to strengthen student visa secur... Wed, 15 May 2013 19:01:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2084640-correction-immigration-story.html 2013-05-15T19:01:41Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2083566-prince-harry-tours-storm-damaged-nj-shore.html SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — Britain's Prince Harry toured two New Jersey shore communities devastated by Superstorm Sandy, shaking hands with emergency personnel and construction workers before spending Tuesday afternoon in New York City at events promoting tourism, entrepreneurism and philanthropy. He even got a chance to play a little baseball. In Seas... Tue, 14 May 2013 21:21:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2083566-prince-harry-tours-storm-damaged-nj-shore.html 2013-05-14T21:21:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2084096-israeli-leader-under-fire-costly-lifestyle.html JERUSALEM (AP) — For years, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been saddled with an image of a cigar-smoking, cognac-drinking socialite. Now a new disclosure about his soaring spending on housekeeping, furniture, clothing and other expenses is increasing pressure on him in a country whose leaders once were known for washing their own dishes and taking out the garb... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:59:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2084096-israeli-leader-under-fire-costly-lifestyle.html 2013-05-14T18:59:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2082632-high-tech-pushes-immigration-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — High-tech companies looking to bring more skilled workers to the U.S. pushed Monday for more concessions in an immigration bill pending in the Senate. Labor unions said the Silicon Valley had already gotten enough in the legislation and further changes risked chipping away at protections for U.S. workers. The clash is set to play out in ... Tue, 14 May 2013 02:50:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2082632-high-tech-pushes-immigration-bill.html 2013-05-14T02:50:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2081076-nys-largest-cemetery-celebrates-175th-anniversary.html NEW YORK (AP) — Decades before New York's Central Park was created, Green-Wood Cemetery's ponds, hills and winding paths provided not only a pastoral final resting place for the nation's elite but also a recreational spot for picnics and horse-drawn buggies. The still-active cemetery in Brooklyn was the largest cemetery in the world at the end of the 19th... Mon, 13 May 2013 14:30:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2081076-nys-largest-cemetery-celebrates-175th-anniversary.html 2013-05-13T14:30:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079992-israeli-pm-criticized-installing-bed-plane.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will seek alternate sleeping arrangements when traveling after receiving a sky-high bill for installing a customized bed on a recent flight to London, officials close to the Israeli leader said. Netanyahu found himself facing a public uproar on Sunday after Channel 10 TV reported over the weekend that he ... Sun, 12 May 2013 21:43:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079992-israeli-pm-criticized-installing-bed-plane.html 2013-05-12T21:43:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2076728-rare-coins-worth-millions-displayed-orleans.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Coin enthusiasts are getting a glimpse of more than $100 million worth of rare money, including some of the crown jewels of money collecting at the National Money Show in New Orleans. Among the attractions are two exceedingly rare 1913 Liberty Head nickels valued at more than $5 million. One was hidden in a Virginia closet for four deca... Fri, 10 May 2013 14:53:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2076728-rare-coins-worth-millions-displayed-orleans.html 2013-05-10T14:53:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2075938-ap-photos-eerie-ghost-town-up-air.html EPECUEN, Argentina (AP) — A strange ghost town that spent a quarter century under water is coming up for air again in the Argentine farmlands southwest of Buenos Aires. Epecuen was once a bustling little lakeside resort, where 1,500 people served 20,000 tourists a season. During Argentina's golden age, the same trains that carried grain to the outside wor... Fri, 10 May 2013 12:02:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2075938-ap-photos-eerie-ghost-town-up-air.html 2013-05-10T12:02:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2072128-lady-honors-outstanding-libraries-museums.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama says the nation's libraries and museums are creating better, more informed citizens and doing it with fewer resources. The first lady commented Wednesday at the White House as she helped award public service medals to 10 institutions. Recipients of the 2013 National Medal for Museum and Library Service are the: — Boston Ch... Wed, 08 May 2013 19:12:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2072128-lady-honors-outstanding-libraries-museums.html 2013-05-08T19:12:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070760-militants-kill-3-yemeni-air-force-pilots-base.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Suspected militants shot and killed three senior Yemeni air force pilots traveling to an air base in the country's south on Wednesday, security officials said. Two gunmen on a motorcycle intercepted the pilots' vehicle in Dubba, an area about 10 kilometers (six miles) outside Al-Annad base in the southern province of Lahj, the official... Wed, 08 May 2013 12:17:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070760-militants-kill-3-yemeni-air-force-pilots-base.html 2013-05-08T12:17:20Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2070926-wideroe-crew-strike-grounds-flights-norway.html OSLO, Norway (AP) — The Norwegian airline Wideroe says its cabin crew has gone on strike after labor negotiations broke down, grounding all aircraft and stranding 11,000 passengers in Norway and northern Europe. The airline says 312 flight attendants went on strike Wednesday to get their pension program in line with Wideroe's pilots, who are able to deter... Wed, 08 May 2013 10:28:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2070926-wideroe-crew-strike-grounds-flights-norway.html 2013-05-08T10:28:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2069748-gop-stronger-borders-immigration-bill-will-die.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Landmark immigration legislation is doomed to fail in Congress unless border-security provisions are greatly strengthened, Republican senators bluntly warned on Tuesday. "If in fact the American people can't trust that the border is controlled, you're never going to be able to pass this bill," declared Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, top Re... Wed, 08 May 2013 00:58:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2069748-gop-stronger-borders-immigration-bill-will-die.html 2013-05-08T00:58:28Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2069512-elon-musks-spacex-signs-lease-nm-spaceport.html ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Another space industry heavyweight has signed on to use New Mexico's Spaceport America — Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, Gov. Susana Martinez announced Tuesday. It agreed to a three-year lease to do testing of its "Grasshopper" reusable rocket in southern New Mexico. SpaceX is one of the leading develo... Tue, 07 May 2013 20:11:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2069512-elon-musks-spacex-signs-lease-nm-spaceport.html 2013-05-07T20:11:37Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2069034-encroaching-sea-threat-caribbean.html TELESCOPE, Grenada (AP) — The old coastal road in this fishing village at the eastern edge of Grenada sits under a couple of feet of murky saltwater, which regularly surges past a hastily-erected breakwater of truck tires and bundles of driftwood intended to hold back the Atlantic Ocean. For Desmond Augustin and other fishermen living along the shorelines... Tue, 07 May 2013 18:23:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2069034-encroaching-sea-threat-caribbean.html 2013-05-07T18:23:53Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2068944-christie-to-guest-host-today-this-month.html TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie will guest-host the "Today" show later this month. NBC announced Tuesday that Christie will be a co-host for an hour of the May 24 show, which will broadcast from the Jersey shore as part of its "Great American Adventure" road trip. A location for the appearance hasn't been finalized. The road t... Tue, 07 May 2013 18:21:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2068944-christie-to-guest-host-today-this-month.html 2013-05-07T18:21:39Z