Hoping the prospect of sales will woo cash-strapped travelers, the nation's tourist destinations are taking a page from the retail playbook, offering tourists deep discounts and freezing gate prices. ...more

February 8, 2009

If there is a spurt in hotel bookings for this weekend's Super Bowl, it might be forgotten as soon as all the confetti is vacuumed and the hangovers subside. ...more

January 30, 2009

pentagon says releasing Guantanamo prisoners may give them chance to hit U.S. again ...more

January 26, 2009

Melissa Daigneault is focused on the Super Bowl, but it's canned goods and not football that has her attention. Daigneault, a senior at Sickles High School, is one of 19 students nationally serving on the youth advisory board for the Souper Bowl of Caring. The 20th annual event coordinates food drives on Super Bowl weekend for local charities through schools, churches, businesses and organizations. ...more

January 21, 2009

Braving frigid temperatures, an exuberant crowd of hundreds of thousands packed the National Mall on Tuesday to celebrate the inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama as America's first black president. He grasps the reins of power in a high-noon ceremony amid grave economic worries and high expectations. ...more

January 20, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. intelligence officials have found no credible threat of terrorist attacks at the Super Bowl scheduled Feb. 1 in Tampa, Fla., but they are still raising security concerns. ...more

January 14, 2009

The Coast Guard will begin enforcement Tuesday of a federal security identification badge and background program at Tampa, St. Petersburg and Manatee seaports to allow workers unescorted access to 68 port facilities. ...more

January 12, 2009

In a nostalgic final news conference, President George W. Bush defended his record vigorously and at times sentimentally Monday - and admitted mistakes, too, including his optimistic Iraq speech before a giant "Mission Accomplished" banner in 2003. ...more

January 12, 2009

Urban Legends And Lies Regarding "Interrogator Tortured By Experiences In Iraq" (Dec. 6): ...more

December 14, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving, a new milestone for the former first lady and a convergence of two political forces who fought hard for the presidency. ...more

November 21, 2008