by Admin | Mar 29, 2017 | News, Technology
We all know somebody who’s afraid to fly. That person for whom there’s not enough Xanax in the world to get them aboard a plane. The person in the next seat who’s clenching the arm rests as if their life depends on it. The person who’s tried everything from calming...
by Admin | Mar 27, 2017 | International, News
Nowruz is the Persian New Year, an ancient secular celebration of the spring equinox, and has traditionally been a time when people travel between Iran and the United States to see family. Los Angeles has tens of thousands of Iranian residents, the largest population...
by Admin | Mar 24, 2017 | Business, International, Politics
Business travelers coming to the U.S. from the Middle East have another hurdle to deal with: a ban on laptop computers and tablets in the cabin of airliners. At least, airliners departing from certain cities, flying for certain airlines. On March 21, the U.S., citing...
by Admin | Mar 22, 2017 | Business, International
Egypt’s tourism industry has been flagging in recent years, following the uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak’s reign in 2011. The struggling country has since tourism drop, with an estimated 14.7 million people visiting in 2010, and only 9.8 million coming in 2011....
by Admin | Mar 20, 2017 | Art & Culture, Business, News
It’s getting harder and harder to see much of space in urban and suburban areas, thanks to the air and light pollution that make all but the brightest of stars hard to find. But there are still some wide-open rural spaces without much in the way of human habitation,...