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Keep Yourself Sane For Holiday Drive

The long drive to see family and friends is just another part of the annual holiday ritual. More
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Amtrak Auto Train Moves People, Cars

When the conductor on board this Amtrak train yells "All aboard" it doesn't mean just people. It means minivans, cars and motorcycles, too. More
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Museum To Display Galileo's Fingers, Tooth

Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse and given up for lost have been found again and will soon be put on display. More

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Holidays Will Again Test NYC Air Travel Bottleneck

Fewer people are expected to fly this holiday season, but travelers shouldn't expect a full reprieve from the horrid flight delays of Thanksgivings past, especially if they need to land anywhere near New York City. More
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More Americans Expected To Travel For Thanksgiving

The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club. More

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Gov't Seeks To Speed Up Airport Security

The Homeland Security Department wants to expand speedy screening of preapproved, low-risk air travelers arriving in the United States to most international airports in the country. More

3 More Tahoe Ski Resorts To Open For Season

Three more Lake Tahoe-area ski resorts plan to open for the season this week. More

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Golden Cross In Vatican's Collection Gets New Look

One of the gems of the Vatican's priceless religious art collection -- a 6th century reliquary containing what is revered as fragments of the cross on which Jesus was crucified -- has been restored to its Byzantine-era glory. More

Big Hubble Instruments Go To Smithsonian

Two instruments that helped save the Hubble Space Telescope from failure in 1993 were recently returned to Earth and are going on display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. More

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Send Us Your Pictures With Santa

Tis the season to visit Santa Claus! Send us your best pictures with Jolly Ole St. Nick for everyone to enjoy. More

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Slideshow: Discovery Green Globes

Fifty globes adorn Discovery Green in downtown Houston in hopes of bringing awareness to global warming. It's part of the Cool Globe exhibit. More

Slideshow: Festival Of Lights' Guests

KPRC Local 2 hosted the grand opening at the Festival of Lights at Moody Gardens. Viewers lined up to take pictures with KPRC Local 2 chief meteorologist Frank Billingsley and traffic reporter Jennifer Reyna. More

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