A small boat belonging to the Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous patrols near the cruise ship Carnival Triumph in the Gulf of Mexico, Feb. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard- Lt. Cmdr. Paul McConnell) HOUSTON - Passengers aboard a cruise vessel stranded in the Gulf of Mexico after a weekend engine fire have limited access to bathrooms, food and hot coffee, but also a new destination: Mobile, Ala. Carnival Cruise Lines President and CEO Gerry Cahill said in a statement Monday...

In this image released by the U.S. Coast Guard on Feb. 11, 2013, a small boat belonging to the Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous patrols near the cruise ship Carnival Triumph in the Gulf of Mexico, Feb. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard- Lt. Cmdr. Paul McConnell) HOUSTON -- A cruise line says it is making the passengers stranded aboard a disabled ship in the Gulf of Mexico as comfortable as possible with running water and some working bathrooms, contradicting the...

A performer from the Beija Flor samba school parades during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) Perfect weather greeted Carnival's revelers on Tuesday as Rio de Janeiro's samba schools competed for the title of the year's best in an all night parade at the city's famous Sambadrome. The over-the-top floats, heart-pounding percussion and nearly nude samba dancers of six elite schools paraded in competition, while six other schools also performed....

This image provided by Sports Illustrated shows the cover of the magazine's 2013 Swimsuit Edition featuring Kate Upton, which will launch across multiple platforms on Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Sports Illustrated, Derek Kettela) Frigid temperatures and skimpy bikinis don't mix, as model Kate Upton learned during a prestigious photo shoot. On Tuesday morning, Upton told The Today Show she in Antarctica for the cover photo of Sports Illustrated's 2013 Swimsuit Issue. Clad in only a swimsuit bottom and a...

The cruise ship Carnival Triumph has been floating aimlessly in the Gulf after a fire erupted in the engine room Sunday, Feb. 10 knocked out the ship's propulsion system. (Getty Images) HOUSTON -- Carnival Cruise Lines has canceled a dozen more planned voyages aboard the Triumph and acknowledged that the crippled ship had been plagued by other mechanical problems in the weeks before an engine-room fire left it powerless in the Gulf of Mexico. The company's announcement on Wednesday came...

In this June 23, 2008 file photo, a US Airways jet takes off as an American Airlines jet is prepped for takeoff at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, File) DALLAS -- American Airlines and US Airways agreed Thursday to merge in an $11 billion deal that would create the world's biggest airline. The combined carrier will be called American Airlines and be based in Fort Worth. It expects to have $40 billion in annual revenue and...

Mom and baby killer whale swim together at SeaWorld San Diego's Shamu Stadium. (Courtesy: Mike Aguilera/SeaWorld San Diego) (Mike Aguilera/SeaWorld San Diego) Maternal love blossomed at SeaWorld San Diego this Valentine's Day. Kasatka, a killer whale who is approximately 37 years old, gave birth Thursday morning under the watchful eyes of SeaWorld's zoological team. The calf is estimated to weigh between 300 and 350 pounds and measure 6 to 7 feet. The gender of the calf is not yet known....

(AbleStock.com) A group of medical specialists has provided an answer to a dilemma that has faced flyers since the Wright brothers took to the air in 1903 -- is it okay to fart mid-flight? The experts' recommendation is an emphatic yes to airline passengers -- but a warning to cockpit crews that breaking wind could distract the pilot and pose a safety risk. (MORE: 7 Wacky Races We Want to Run) The study concluded that anecdotal evidence that flying increases...

Peter Root and Mary Thompson (AP Photo/Jerry Root) LONDON - A British couple cycling around the world and chronicling their journey in a blog have been killed in a road accident in Thailand, Thai police said. Peter Root and Mary Thompson died Wednesday when they were hit by a pickup truck on a road in Chachoengsao province, east of Bangkok. The couple, both 34 and from Guernsey in the Channel Islands, left Britain in July 2011 and had cycled through...

Just hours after Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation Monday because of health reasons, lightning struck the roof of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. The eery moment, believed by some to be a sign from God, was caught on camera by AFP photographer Filippo Monteforte. Here are photos of lightning strikes at some other iconic places around the globe. MORE ON WEATHER.COM: The World's Tallest BuildingsThe World's Most Amazing DamsThe World Most Amazing Waterfalls ...

This slow-shutter-speed exposure shows water flowing through ice and snow near Hohenschwangau, southern Germany. (KARL-JOSEF HILDENBRAND/AFP/Getty Images) Winter on the Rocks Thus far, February has provided some amazing images from around the world, images that have one thing in common: water. Some photos have told heartbreaking stories of loss and pain. Others have amazed us with the resilience of humanity. Some images point to the economic toll that water can take on an unsuspecting city, and others pictures show the...

Mug Shot of Joe Rickey Hundley (Kootenai County Sheriff) COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — An Idaho man charged with slapping a toddler on a Minneapolis-to-Atlanta flight made an initial appearance in federal court Tuesday. Joe Rickey Hundley, 60, surrendered to federal agents and then stood before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mikel H. Williams, who appeared via video at the federal courthouse in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Hundley, of Hayden, Idaho, was released by the magistrate on a $10,000 unsecured bond. As conditions of...