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US citizen traveling to Haiti? The State Department has an unusually grim request
If you’re a U.S. citizen and thinking about traveling to Haiti, the Trump administration would rather you not go. But should you decide to make the trip anyway, it has a new and unusually grim request:
“Leave DNA samples with your medical provider and dental records with your family in case it is necessary for your family to access them to ...Read more
Law adds big cats, bears and primates to Illinois ban on traveling animal acts
CHICAGO — When Marc Ayers attended the Sangamon County Fair in New Berlin last year, he was on a mission to stop one attraction from returning to the state: the Banana Derby.
Ayers, the Illinois state director for Humane World for Animals, said the welfare group has been tracking the show for years. When he went to see it firsthand, he ...Read more
How safe is air travel, really? Less risky than diving and marathons
If you’re worried about flying on an airplane, you’ve probably heard this statistic before: Flying in a plane is safer than driving in a car.
But you may not have heard these: The risk of fatal injury during a commercial flight in the U.S. is significantly lower than the risk associated with scuba diving, running a marathon or even drowning...Read more
Spirit Airlines shutdown sends travelers rushing to find flights
The collapse of Spirit Airlines is cascading through airports across the U.S., leaving passengers stranded mid-journey and sending rival carriers into rapid-response mode to contain the damage.
Spirit Aviation Holdings Inc. has canceled all flights and told customers not to go to the airport after failing to secure emergency funding, ending a ...Read more









