The Obama administration is promising to change the way travelers can ask to be removed from its no-fly list of suspected terrorists banned from air travel. (AP)

One major hotel chain is getting rid of room keys and replacing them with your cell phone. Consumer advisor Clark Howard explains.

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When birds and planes collide, the results can be deadly. That's why airports around the world work hard to keep birds away, even resorting to shooting or poisoning large flocks. One Ohio airport is now experimenting with a new, gentler way to avoid bird strikes: planting tall prairie grass. Heavy birds like geese — which cause the most damage to planes — are believed to avoid long grasses because they fear predators might be hiding within.

Macon-Bibb officials are preserving history one cobblestone at a time.

School starts tomorrow! Summer vacation was only 75 days this year for Springfield students because of snow days this past winter.

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A woman who flew from San Jose to Los Angeles without a boarding pass and has made repeated attempts to sneak aboard flights was arrested again Thursday at Los Angeles International Airport after wandering through terminals without an airline ticket, authorities said.

Our Washington Bureau pressed the TSA to explain how Marilyn Hartman could catch a flight from San Jose to LA without a boarding pass

British Airways said Tuesday that it has temporarily suspended flights to and from Liberia and Sierra Leone until Aug. 31 amid what health authorities have called the largest outbreak of the deadly Ebola disease ever. The safety of our customers, crew and ground teams is always our top priority and we will keep the route under constant review in the coming weeks, a statement from the U.K. carrier said.

The contents of a First World War memorial time capsule created by postal workers have been unveiled in Dundee.

A test for Ebola has been carried out on a female passenger who died after arriving in the UK from The Gambia. The Department for Health said the test on the elderly woman, who landed at Gatwick Airport, came back negative on Sunday afternoon. Public Health England says the risk to the UK remains very low . Initial flu-like symptoms can lead to external haemorrhaging from areas like eyes and gums, and internal bleeding which can lead to organ failure.

Prince William and Kate Middleton kicked off a series of World War I commemorative events Monday. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, both 32, arrived in Liège, Belgium, on the 100th anniversary since Britain joined the war . King Philippe and Queen Mathilde greeted their guests at Saint-Laurent abbey at around 10 a.m. local time. Upon his arrival, William laid a poppy wreath at the nearby British memorial.

Ozarks students headed to Africa, Africans to Ozarks despite Ebola outbreak

The World Health Organization warned west Africa's Ebola-hit nations on Friday that the epidemic was spiralling out of control and could spread to other countries, causing "catastrophic" loss of life and severe economic disruption. Duration: 00:41

The Northland is full of things to do and things to see, making it ideal for getaways and day tripping. One popular trip is going up the North Shore. It's been done many times before, but an Eyewitness News crew took a new approach to the trip and had some fun on Highway 61.

Hilton Hotels is taking a page out of the airline playbook, giving users more control over the experience through their smartphone. The hotel chain has recently introduced a way for users to choose their room on their smartphone, and promises to roll out smartphone-powered door keys to the majority of their hotels by 2016. Using the new Hilton HHonors app (yes, that name needs work) or the Hilton website, users will be able to choose their room the day before they check in. They’ll be able to see photos of the room, as well as floor plans from available inventory.



Jane Gunn from the Travel Company join us to talk about luxury all-inclusive deals with Sandals' Caribbean vacations.

Haiti celebrates the Carnival of Flowers in an explosion of dance, music, costumes and colour. Duration: 00:37

Ukraine defense officials said on Monday that black box data from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 indicates that the plane crashed as a result of a missile explosion. Pro-Russian rebels, who were early on scene after the crash and closely guarded the site, turned over the black boxes to Malaysian authorities last week in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk. As a result of the fighting in the region, civilian casualties are on the rise, and many people have fled their homes.