Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu, left, of South Korea, walks by a police officer during batting practice before their baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Monday, April 15, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) The deadly explosions at the Boston Marathon reverberated on both sides of the Atlantic as cities from Los Angeles to London saw a surge in security. The White House, New York's Times Square, and the preparations for former Prime Minister Margaret...

(Getty Images) DALLAS – American Airlines is promising to run a near-normal operation on Wednesday, and that would be just fine for the tens of thousands of passengers who were stranded by a mammoth technology meltdown at the nation's third-biggest airline. On Tuesday, American and sister airline American Eagle canceled 970 flights and delayed at least 1,068 more by early evening, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware.com. That means American and Eagle canceled or delayed nearly two-thirds of their scheduled flights...

Image provided by the Royal Caribbean shows its forthcoming ship, Quantum of the Seas. The ship features The North Star, an observation capsule on a movable arm that will offer a bird’s eye view from 300 feet above the water. (AP Photo/Royal Caribbean International) NEW YORK — Royal Caribbean cruise line dazzled cruise aficionados Tuesday with details of its forthcoming Quantum of the Seas ship, which will be the first at sea to offer attractions like bumper cars, simulated skydiving...

(Disney) The Magic of Spring Spring is a magical time of year: birds sing delightfully while flowers bloom, bursting with color. The wonders of nature are often so amazing, the season can feel like it belongs in a Disney movie. At the 20th Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, guests can experience spring as imagined by Disney. The scene of the season is set by sweeping garden landscapes that pop with bright blossoms and whimsical topiary spectacles featuring Disney characters....

A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner lands after a certification flight April 5, 2013 at Paine Field in Everett, Washington. The flight was the final certification test for the new battery system on 787, which has been grounded since January. (Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Boeing's beleaguered 787 could be flying again within a week after federal officials approved a fix for its batteries, even though the root cause of a fire on one plane and smoke on another...

In this Sept. 26, 2006, file photo, knives of all sizes and types are piled in a box at the State of Georgia Surplus Property Division store in Tucker, Ga., and are just a few of the hundreds of items discarded at the security checkpoints of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport that will be for sale at the store. (AP Photo/Gene Blythe) (AP Photo/Gene Blythe) WASHINGTON -- Federal officials say they're delaying a policy that would allow passengers to carry small...

The Reed Flute Cave, a natural limestone cave in Guilin, Guangxi, China, dazzles tourists and visitors with its unique rock formations illuminated in multicolored lights. The artificial, ambient lighting creates a kaleidoscope of colors, and spotlights the stalagmites, stalactites and stone pillars of the 180 million-year-old cave, also called the "Palace of Natural Arts." Named after the reed that once grew at the entrance to the cave (and crafted into flutes), the Reed Flute Cave has been one of the...

Police stand guard under the shadow of the One World Trade tower as runners finish the 9/11 Memorial 5K Run/Walk on April 21, 2013 in New York City. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images) NEW YORK — OneWorldTradeCenter already is New York's tallest building. And when the last pieces of its spire eventually rise to the roof, the 104-floor skyscraper that replaces the fallen twin towers will be just feet from becoming the highest in the Western Hemisphere. Officials had hoped that...

(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) WASHINGTON -- Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has assured lawmakers the Obama administration will prevent the closure of 149 small airport towers as well as end furloughs of air traffic controllers nationwide as a result of legislation passed by Congress, according to officials involved in negotiations on the bill. The disclosure came as senators sought signatures on a letter to LaHood saying that that their support of the legislation "was based on the understanding that the contract...

City Methodist Church, Gary, Ind. With their domed roofs, majestic towers, elaborate arches and stained-glass windows, churches are some of the most beautiful structures in the world. But many of these historic buildings have been left abandoned, neglected and succumbing to nature. In his reports from abandoned cities such as Chernobyl, Ukraine and Varosha, Cyprus for his best-selling book "The World Without Us," Alan Weisman wrote that structures crumble as weather does unrepaired damage and other life forms create new...

This photograph taken from an aircraft shows an aerial view of Mount Everest and the Himalayan mountain range on April 3, 2013. (Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images) KATMANDU, Nepal — Nepalese mountaineering officials say they are investigating reports of a fight between three foreign climbers and local Sherpa guides on Mount Everest. Dipendra Poudel of the Mountaineering Department said the three climbers — from Italy, Switzerland and Britain — were involved in arguments with some Sherpa guides on Sunday. Poudel says both...

View of Japan's highest peak, Mount Fuji, and other mountains covered with autumn leaves from a Hakone hot spring resort some 100kms west of Tokyo. TOKYO — Japan's iconic MountFuji looks likely to win recognition as a World Heritage site. The Agency for Cultural Affairs issued a notice Wednesday saying MountFuji was recommended for World Heritage status by the International Council on Monuments and Sites, a body affiliated with UNESCO. Formal approval is expected in June at a World Heritage...