New York City's mayor helped Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and his four crewmates from US Airways Flight 1549 celebrate a weekend of press conferences, television interviews and grateful reunions by presenting them with the keys to the city Monday. The keys went to flight attendants Doreen Welsh, Sheila Dail and

Deals Abound Amid Recession; Lower Gas Prices Than Last Year Will Mean More Car Trips And Fewer Flights Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of the summer travel season, but if you think this might be the year you don't sit in traffic because Americans decide to stay home during a recession marked by record unemployment and high foreclosure rates, think again.

Deals Abound Amid Recession; Lower Gas Prices Than Last Year Will Mean More Car Trips And Fewer Flights Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of the summer travel season, but if you think this might be the year you don't sit in traffic because Americans decide to stay home during a recession marked by record unemployment and high foreclosure rates, think again.

Scientists expect some great travel spots to be altered or ruined by global climate change. Some of the changes are already taking place. Others are expected to be seen in coming decades. There are two ways to look at this: Either stay home (which might be less depressing and won't add more airline emissions) or get a move on it

Steven Olson wants his $200 deposit back from Princess Cruises, but the company isn't budging. The problem: he canceled the credit card through which he made the purchase. Princess will only refund it to the canceled card. After hours on the phone and promises of a check, Olson is no closer to getting his money. What now?

Mumbai is always colorful and dynamic but if you're lucky enough to be in town for one of the city's major festivals you'll witness Mumbai erupting into glorious Technicolor. This two-day event takes place in the caves on the island of Elephanta, some 10 km from Mumbai harbor. The caves themselves, filled with carvings, sculptures

Deepa, 40, was born in Mumbai, where she is now a banking technology consultant, as well as running a company that offers "offbeat sightseeing tours" of six Indian cities, including Mumbai, Delhi and Jaipur. Deepa's Mumbai tours take in the city's bazaars, backstreets and culture and her blog, Mumbai Magic, is a personal view of life in the city.

Actor and producer Anil Kapoor has long been a Bollywood luminary, but after his award-winning performance in global hit "Slumdog Millionaire," he is set to become an international star. Kapoor says that "Slumdog," a love story about a boy from a Mumbai slum who wins a fortune on quiz show "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?,"

You, too, can be a hero. For 99 cents, iPhone and iPod Touch users can now download a flight simulator called "Sully's Flight" which lets you recreate this past January's "Miracle on the Hudson." Based on the "X-Plane" flight simulator, also available at Apple's App Store, the game takes you through takeoff, hitting a flock of

A teenage hacker from New Zealand who helped a criminal network to infiltrate more than 1 million computers worldwide and skim millions of dollars from bank accounts has been hired as a cybersecurity consultant by the country's second-largest telecommunications company. Owen Thor Walker has skills that can help senior executives and

The dewy-eyed innocence of baby harp seals has prompted a rare burst of environmental activism in Russia that has moved Vladimir Putin to end their slaughter. The annual spring cull in the northern White Sea region has been scrapped after Putin condemned the clubbing of baby seals for their fur as a "bloody trade."

The astronauts aboard the linked shuttle-station complex took a congratulatory call from the White House on Tuesday and told President Barack Obama and schoolchildren all about their adventures in space. Obama got a big laugh in orbit and on the ground when he told the 10 space travelers that at a cruising speed of 17,500 mph, "We're glad that you are using the hands-free phone."

Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano erupted six times, sending an ash plume more than 9 miles into the air in the volcano's first emissions in nearly 20 years. Residents in the state's largest city were spared from falling ash, though fine gray dust fell Monday morning on small communities north of Anchorage. "It's coming down," Rita Jackson, 56

It may have been a fashion first, but supermodel Naomi Campbell has nothing to fear. The HRP-4C humanoid robot showed off her stormtrooper-like silver and black frame and bowed to a fashion-savvy audience at the start of the annual Japan Fashion Week in Tokyo Monday — but even her creators admit the mechanical model needs more work.

Blockbuster Inc. plans to rent and sell its movies and TV shows through TiVo Inc.'s digital video recorders in the second half of this year. The Dallas-based video rental company is playing catch-up to rival Netflix Inc., which already offers free instant streaming of its movies and TV shows through TiVo DVRs and other devices with its "Watch Instantly" service.

Officials trying to determine how the 150-pound cat got out of its enclosure Officials at a Kansas zoo are trying to figure out how a 150-pound mountain lion escaped from its enclosure. The 14-year-old female was shot and killed by police at the Great Bend Zoo on Sunday evening. Zoo director Mike Cargill tells KAKE-TV the mountain lion escaped

Inauguration Day will belong to President Barack Obama, but that night will be wife Michelle's turn in the spotlight, as all eyes will be on her -- and her choice of ball gown. Throughout U.S. history, and especially in the post-World War II era, first ladies have made statements about themselves and the times they live in with their inaugural wardrobes.

Daily coffee consumption in the United States was steady this year compared to 2008, while the number of people making their coffee at home rose, the National Coffee Association of U.S.A. said on Saturday. Data from the 2009 National Coffee Drinking Trends survey, which polled more than 3,000 adults in the United States by

Enter George Zima's tiny photo shop prepared for a stroll down memory lane -- and a comprehensive lesson in the history of photography. The second-floor office space in a nondescript Palmetto Bay building is chockablock with cameras, lenses, slide projectors and accessories for the tried-and-true 35 mm buff. Aptly named Forever 35, Zima's cozy

A New York funeral director hoping to barter a free funeral for construction work on his patio was forced to scrap the idea due to the media frenzy that followed. Peter Dohanich, 51, posted an ad for the exchange on the online classified site Craigslist last week. Intense media interest in the story prompted his landlord,

A small piece of Florida hammock near the Redland sat untended for many years. Battered by Hurricane Andrew, it was disfigured by tossed trees and a tangle of jasmine, wood rose and air potato -- three of the meanest invasive exotic plants that would challenge the most skilled professional forester. In 1996, Gladys Chern and her son Danny Reyes

A French pole vaulting champion has run naked with his pole through the streets of Paris and posted the video on the Internet, hoping to draw attention to his quest for a new sponsorship deal. Romain Mesnil, who won a silver medal at the 2007 Athletics World Championships in Osaka, used to be sponsored by U.S. sports brand Nike but says his contract expired last year and was not renewed.

A French pole vaulting champion has run naked with his pole through the streets of Paris and posted the video on the Internet, hoping to draw attention to his quest for a new sponsorship deal. Romain Mesnil, who won a silver medal at the 2007 Athletics World Championships in Osaka, used to be sponsored by U.S. sports brand Nike but says his contract expired last year and was not renewed.

Ann Parsons, the new director of The Kampong in Coconut Grove, once spent a summer in Canada teaching Cree-Ojibway Indians to plant potatoes. She lived in a house without running water and was warmed by a wood-burning stove. She followed a boyfriend to Hawaii and, while that didn't work out, she made such good friends