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16 hurt in shuttle bus crash near Atlanta airport

Sixteen people were taken to the hospital Friday, at least two in serious condition, after they were hurt in a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport, officials said. At about 10 a.m. College Park police received calls about the crash on the road that ...

Delta ups the ante in battle for NY travel market

Delta Air Lines is opening a $1.4 billion terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport, strengthening its hand in the battle for the lucrative New York travel market. The expanded concourse offers sweeping views of the airport, upscale food and shopping options and increased seating. It replaces a decrepit terminal ...

Fire official: 18 injured in crash between shuttle bus, tractor-trailer near Atlanta airport

Fire official: 18 injured in crash between shuttle bus, tractor-trailer near Atlanta airport.

This color-coded graphic made available by the National Hurricane Center on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, shows an example of a map highlighting the greatest risk of storm surge during a storm. The National Hurricane Center will post maps like this on its website starting this hurricane season to alert residents and businesses of areas where storm surge is possible. The hurricane season goes from June 1 to Nov. 30.  (AP Photo/National Hurricane Center)

Hurricane center: Beware of the storm surge

During a hurricane, storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and land, yet many people don't understand the dire warnings from forecasters to get out of its way. So this season, they hope to offer easy-to-understand, color-coded maps and change the way they talk to the public. ...

3 Things Today (And Monday): Memorial Day, VA, Ft. Hood and Red Skelton's Pledge

We'll talk a little history of Memorial Day, what it means to us. and Phil Gingrey wants answers in the VA Hospital scandal. Finally, Captain Hassan is still getting paid by the taxpayers. For Fun, Red Skelton's pledge.

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2012 file photo, residents evacuate their flooded neighborhood in LaPlace, La. as Hurricane Isaac staggered toward central Louisiana, its weakening winds driving storm surge into portions of the coast and the River Parishes between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Federal forecasters are predicting yet another busy hurricane season. The outlook on Thursday, May 23, 2013 calls for 13 to 20 named storms, 7 to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and 3 to 6 that become major hurricanes. The prediction by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is more than what’s considered an average Atlantic season. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Hurricane outlook: Another busy Atlantic season

Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe an unusually wild one, federal forecasters say. Their prediction Thursday calls for 13 to 20 named Atlantic storms, seven to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and three to six that become major hurricanes. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said there is ...

A bus load of visitors pull up to the Illinois Memorial at the Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, Miss., Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Even 150 years later, Vicksburg is still overshadowed by Gettysburg _ so much so, that the Mississippi city is having its Civil War commemoration a few weeks early rather than compete with Pennsylvania for tourist dollars around July 4. History buffs are traveling to battlegrounds to mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War from 2011 to 2015. Union forces waged a long campaign to conquer Vicksburg and gain control of the lower Mississippi River. The effort culminated in a concentrated military attack that started May 18, 1863, and a siege that started eight days later. Confederate forces surrendered the city on July 4. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Vicksburg marks anniversary of Civil War siege

Even 150 years later, Vicksburg is still overshadowed by Gettysburg — so much so, that the Mississippi city is having its Civil War commemoration a few weeks early rather than compete with Pennsylvania for tourist dollars around July 4. Union forces waged a long campaign to conquer Vicksburg and gain ...

3 Big Things You Need Today: IRS, ICE and GABEO

Lois Lerner takes the 5th. Did she lie before the committee before that fateful Friday. Immigration bills moves through the Senate. Tyrone Brooks pleads Not Guilty. and a fun Ferris wheel in Atlanta.

3 Big Things You Need Today: IRS, ICE and GALEO

Lois Lerner takes the 5th. Did she lie before the committee before that fateful Friday. Immigration bills moves through the Senate. Tyrone Brooks pleads Not Guilty. and a fun Ferris wheel in Atlanta.

Hospital in south Georgia to close by end of year

State officials have announced the Southwestern State Hospital in Thomasville will close at the end of the year. Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities officials made the announcement Wednesday. Patients being treated at the hospital — which serves people with developmental disabilities, mental illnesses and various addictions — will ...

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