TODAY NEWS FROM YAHOO ON MARCH 6TH, 2015

From Machu Picchu to Angkor Wat, the ruins of once-powerful ancient civilizations are among the most popular tourist attractions around the globe. The largest ancient American city north of modern-day Mexico is still relatively unknown. Sitting in the countryside near the Illinois-Missouri border…

To fulfill your curiosity, we reached out to aviation experts to find answers to your most frequently asked runway questions.

Excluding Russia from the SWIFT banking system would be a measure of last resort if the crisis in Ukraine escalates, the British and Polish foreign ministers said Friday. "When it comes to sanctions, SWIFT is the nuclear weapon. It is the last resort and we are all aware of that," Polish Foreign…

The aircraft carrier USS Ranger was scheduled to be towed from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard today. Because the Ranger won’t fit through the Panama Canal, it must be towed 16,000 miles around the tip of South America. The latter will be held in reserve until the USS Gerald R. Ford enters service.…

Give the MidEast airlines credit for this: They are serving the luxury end of the airline business, where the U.S. airlines -- despite their rush to install lie-flat seating -- are not yet fully competitive. Etihad Airways said Wednesday that starting Dec. 1, it will fly Abu Dhabi-New York with an…

After a plane from Atlanta skids off a runway at LaGuardia Airport, we look at some of the scariest close calls ever.

From that bootylicious Kim photo that broke the internet to hit songs like "All About That Bass," women's backsides are having a major moment in the spotlight.Interest in the female form is nothing new, of course. Previous research suggests that men evolved to prefer women with small waists and big…

By Noah Browning KUWAIT (Reuters) - Reports that Islamic State's most notorious executioner was born on their soil have stirred deep unease among Kuwaitis about the vulnerability of their country to wars in nearby Iraq and Syria in which some of their Arab allies have become combatants. People…

One of the most important stories in the ongoing confrontation between the West and Russia has been that of Western unity. Despite a wide array of different histories, interests and geography, the U.S. and the European Union have held together in a common response to Russian President Vladimir…

The rough landing of a Delta jetliner at LaGuardia Airport in a driving snowstorm just minutes after the runway had been plowed has raised questions about when airports should close runways due to snow ...

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Last year, the United States was among the better places to grow old in the world, at eighth place. However, domestically, each state offers a very different quality of life for its older residents.

A plane from Atlanta skidded off a runway at LaGuardia Airport while landing Thursday, crashing through a chain-link fence and apparently losing its right wing.

Now the self-driving segment of the market is quickly taking shape. Volvo is raising the bar big time with some rad autonomous features in semi-trucks. Volvo Trucks Global has developed a system that could prevent tragic accidents like those with its Collision Warning/Early Braking system. The…

Beneath the barren New Mexican desert, there are remnants of an ancient Pueblo society that thrived some 1,000 years ago. John Kantner, an archaeologist from the University of North Florida, has surveyed the red sands for 20 years in search of ancient religious structures called kivas. He, like…

Some guy who is the host of an internet show of some sort thought it would be a good idea to goad UFC champion Ronda Rousey into engaging in some friendly judo with him. The dude's ribcage probably wishes he'd just kept his mouth shut.