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For nine straight years, sales of carbonated beverages have been dropping.

Airline gives travelers TV, a "choo-choo" -- and socks!

mdash; Roberto Reyes grabbed the bright orange buoy and steadied his breath as sharp columns of hazy sunlight pierced the green seawater beneath him, fading before they reached the depths that he was about to explore off Puerto Rico’s northwest coast.

Fly the new American Airlines, it won't cost any moreas long as demand doesn't drop. That was the message from Doug Parker, who became chief executive officer of the world's largest airline on Monday with the merger of U. S. Airways and American Airlines.

Gone are the days when a simple box of paints or school book was all you wished for on Christmas. But for 7-year-old Homer Mellen in 1915, those very basic items, along with a handful of other equally unassuming gifts, were all the boy from

It's easier to stay healthy in the air than you think.

Skiers and snowboarders searching for “the steep and deep” this winter may find that the concept has taken on a much less appealing connotation: The price of the sport is getting so steep that some believe it may be becoming the exclusive domain of those whose pockets are exceedingly deep.

Stowe, 45 minutes east of Burlington, Vt., is routinely ranked among the top Eastern ski resorts.

Our writer shares a list of her personal favorite classic restaurants, with a note about what makes each unique. What are yours? We invite you to share.

The infamous tacky Christmas sweater that is either loved, ridiculed, or both, each holiday season just got a whole lot better, or worse, depending on your perspective. The Craze Behind That Ugly Christmas Sweater Mark Rober is the rocket scientist, literally, behind Digital Dudz animated

Nowadays, before buying any long-distance train or bus ticket, I look into flying, and routinely, it's cheaper to fly than to make the trip on the ground — especially when you consider all the advantages of flying. Because you can make hops just about anywhere on the Continent for roughly $100 a flight, people think about itineraries differently. Rather than think "where can I drive to" or "where will the train take me conveniently," you can now think "where will my travel dreams take me" and lace together a far-flung trip that ranges from Norway to Portugal to Sicily, if you please. There was a time when my typical trip plan was what used to be called an "open jaw" itinerary — now dubbed a "multiple-city" trip (flying into one European city and out of another at the other end of the Continent) —  with all the travel between done by rail pass. Ryanair and easyJet are two of the most established budget airlines; both serve many destinations across the continent. Budget airlines typically offer flights for about $50 to $250, but you can find some remarkable, it-must-be-a-typo deals if your timing is right. To look for flights, start with a search on Skyscanner, which provides a fast way to determine which airlines serve the route you're eyeing. Prepare to get dinged for paying with a credit card (even though there's no cash option), reserving a seat, checking in and printing your boarding pass at the airport (instead of online), priority boarding, and carrying an infant on board. Other ways for budget airlines to pad their profits include bombarding you with ads both when you book and via email after you buy your ticket, and selling overpriced food and drinks on board.

If this is as raucous as the holidays get in Cape May, sign me up. At the very reasonable hour of 6 p.m., my husband and I are sitting on what must be the New Jersey seaside resort town’s equivalent of the party bus: the trolley bus. We’ve signed up for a holiday lights tour.

If you want to make a last-minute escape to a warm-weather destination, you can still find deals — you just may need to work for them.

Turns out when you get the feeling that a restaurant is pulling something over on you, it’s because it probably is. Urbanspoon revealed 10 restaurants secrets, and some of these industry practices may surprise you–but some may be things you figured out already. Read on

A New York-bound plane left Madrid-Barajas Airport in Spain only to return, where it ran off the runway but did not crash, an airport spokesman said. There are no reported injuries.

  Lauren Sherman is a fashion writer, a contributor to Elle.com and a fashionista who has been to many a fashion show. She is exactly the type of woman you would expect to see rocking a high heel on any day, in any weather, yet