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WASHINGTON: Daaod Gilani, suspected of involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai carnage and one of the two Pakistani expats charged with transcontinental terror plots, is a convicted felon who served 15-month prison sentence in US in 1999 before he changed his name to David Coleman Headley, a camouflage that may have helped him get a long-term Indian visa.

Golden Nugget Las Vegas Announces Opening of Stunning New Rush Tower; $150-million luxury tower, set to open November 20, 2009, will usher in new era of energy and style in downtown Las Vegas LAS VEGAS, Nov.

An indignity lasting decades is being righted, and a social fixture from Shreveport in the Gilded Age is finally getting closure.

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - ANNAPOLIS, Maryland a ' As U.S. military academies try to recruit more minorities, they aren't getting much help from members of Congress from big-city districts with large numbers of blacks, Hispanics and Asians.

More travelers on the road, fewer flights and rainy weather could make a mess of Thanksgiving travel next week, experts said Wednesday.

Ron Grassi, of the Tahoe Area Sierra Club, talks about the proposed Boulder Bay redevelopment during Wednesday's TRPA governing board meeting at The Chateau.

As you rush into the holiday shopping season, you may catch a whiff of cookies baking at the mall or find a note from a roving elf on your iPhone or get a coupon by text message.

Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their travel plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months.

After an intense selection process which included interviews, six students will participate in a newly-introduced three-week Asean Youth Leadership programme in Chicago and Washington DC, sponsored by the US State Department.

WHITE PLAINS - The company that publishes Reader's Digest is planning to vacate its longtime Chappaqua headquarters, the CEO said Wednesday.

With a mountain of luggage and Jack Kerouac as company, Alan Mascarenhas endures a day at LAX.

Share + Nov 17, 2009 7:34 pm US/Eastern 1 of 2 AP 2 of 2 File: Commissioner Natacha Seijas prides herself in not being available to the media.

An exhibition that features the largest number of terra cotta warriors ever to travel to the United States for a single show kicked off here on Tuesday.

U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Yu Zhengsheng, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee, at the Xijiao State Guest House in Shanghai, Nov.

In conjunction with Key Air's new integrated brand positioning campaign -- "Perfect Flying Conditions" -- the company recently launched its new website.

Oasis of the Seas, the world's largest and newest cruise ship, arrives off the Florida coast, headed for its home port in Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida as seen from a park in Dania Beach, Florida November 13, 2009.

US Airways To Shift U.S. Capacity Almost Totally To Hubs By Jay Boehmer NOVEMBER 16, 2009 -- US Airways is realigning its U.S. network to focus almost exclusively on service to and from its Charlotte, Philadelphia and Phoenix hubs and three other cities, which by the end of 2010 will represent 99 percent of the airline's capacity, up from about 93 ...

With the global H1N1 flu pandemic showing no sign of abating, Walt Disney World has stepped up efforts to prevent swine flu and other viruses from spreading within its theme parks.

The story of Los Angeles can be told through its food. Neighborhoods, cultures and history come into focus through a bite of bread, a nibble of cheese or a sip of tea.

In Las Vegas, house prices have dropped 55 percent since peaking in August 2006, and the foreclosure rate is seven times the national average.