-- Kay Pratt's rental car gets a ticket when she stays in a San Francisco hotel. Problem is, the car was under the care of the property's valet services. Now she wants the $85 ticket refunded, but the hotel is stringing her along. Is she stuck with the ticket.?
I'm having a problem with a hotel's valet parking service, and could use a little help. We recently stayed at the Mandarin Oriental in San Francisco. We valet parked our rental car and didn't » Continue Reading

BY NELSON ALCANTARA | FEB 22, 2009
A long time French colony, Martinique has surely been having its share of troubles. Currently, protests are being staged because of low salaries and the exceptionally high cost of living. So troubling are the latest developments in the Caribbean island, that French President Nicolas Sarkozy has reportedly taken up the dossier of the beleaguered island along with Guadeloupe, which is also experiencing unrest.
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A bus full of cruise ship passengers on a shore excursion in Dominica careened off the road late Monday, injuring everyone on board.
All sixteen of the passengers, who had arrived at the island on the Celebrity Summit, were taken to a local Dominica hospital late Monday, according to a statement from the line. Five were treated and released, while 11 were admitted overnight. 
"The guests sustained injuries, including broken bones, bumps, bruises » Continue Reading

Lights, camera . . . travel!
is a popular TV show that enables contestants to see the world while performing challenging tasks. If you are one of those viewers who wonders how you would do on
Race,
you might want to participate in Competitours. The new travel competition company sends teams on a secret trip to Europe to earn points by accomplishing a series of fun and interactive challenges that are documented by videocam for judges » Continue Reading

Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner and National Economic Council Director Lawrence H. Summers will oversee the across-the-government panel, a senior administration official told the Associated Press on Sunday on condition of anonymity.
Even with more help from Washington, industry experts question whether cost-cutting and debt reduction will be enough to save GM. They say the outsize company has deep-rooted structural problems, with too many » Continue Reading

Police officers shot and wounded a man armed with a shotgun after he allegedly robbed a movie rental store in north Houston this afternoon, authorities said.
An officer responded to a robbery in progress call around 2:18 p.m. at a Blockbuster video store at Parker at Airline Drive where he saw a man running out of the business, said Houston Police Department spokesman John Chomiak.
The officer got out of his patrol car and ordered the man, identified » Continue Reading

Two streaks came to a sudden stop in Tuesday night's Empire 8 contest between St. John Fisher and RIT.
The men's basketball team turned in a powerful second half enroute to a 72-51 victory over RIT, simultaneously handing the Tigers their first conference loss and snapping the Cardinals recent four-game skid.
Fisher (15-6, 7-5 E8) clung to a 33-32 lead at halftime, but used an 18-0 run over nearly 10 minutes in the second half to take a 56-35 » Continue Reading

Catholic Charities Cruise Night, a benefit for Harbor House, is scheduled for Sunday at the Hyatt Regency Wichita, 400 W. Waterman.
The event will include decorations and food from "ports" such as Hong Kong; Ensenada, Mexico; and Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic.
The event will also include silent and live auctions.
All proceeds will go to Harbor House, a shelter for abused women and their children. Since 1992, Harbor House has helped more » Continue Reading

    LIGHTWATER, ENGLAND, February 14, 2009
in the Alps and North America, with price comparison site Carrentals.co.uk reporting ski bookings up 25% overall year on year.
Some of the strongest increases have been seen at Geneva - up 33%; Salzburg - up 20% and Munich - up 10%, with many British skiers and snowboarders taking more than one break in the mountains to make the most of the heavy snowfall.
To help with budgeting many are organising » Continue Reading

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Tom Cruise has arrived in Brazil to promote his latest movie, "Valkyrie."
Cruise, his wife, Katie Holmes, and their daughter, Suri, arrived Friday night at Rio de Janeiro's famed Copacabana Palace Hotel.
The Web site of the O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper says Cruise plans to visit several tourist sites in and near Rio before giving a press conference on Tuesday, the day "Valkyrie," premiers in Brazil.
NEW YORK - The » Continue Reading