Leave the plot-twisting drama at home while you sink into the stunning scenery of some of this year's Oscar best picture picks, from the lush jungles of Kauai to England's wild moorlands to the heart of the Mississippi Delta.

Every time you get on an airplane, it's a crap shoot. No, I'm not talking about safety but rather the person you'll be sitting next to. All walks of life end up flying at one point or another. Maybe you're stuck sitting next to someone who doesn't quite understand that his actions impact others around him. Or maybe YOU are that person.

The Smithsonian Institution will officially begin construction Wednesday on a new museum dedicated to African-American culture and heritage -- a complex committed to the celebration and study one of the central components of the American story.

Last week we asked readers to weigh in on New Orleans' best dishes, and boy, did you deliver. But a person can only eat so much. Fortunately, you also offered some great ideas for the between-meal hours.

A Chautauqua Airlines pilot was kept off a flight in Omaha, Nebraska, Thursday morning after he failed a blood-alcohol test, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Four more bodies were found aboard the shipwrecked Costa Concordia, Italian civil protection officials said Wednesday, more than a month after the cruise liner struck rocks off the coast of Italy.

More than a third of cargo that comes into the U.S. is on passenger flights. And while air travelers must go through rigorous screening, the cargo that's loaded onto their planes doesn't always get the same level of scrutiny.

Thousands of travelers have been left in the lurch around the world after the carrier Air Australia went into administration and grounded its fleet Friday.

Fat Tuesday is rolling up fast, so we asked for your recommendations for New Orleans' very best dishes. If you're not hungry now, you will be.

Gavin DeGraw is a New York state native who now calls Nashville home. The singer/songwriter shares five of his favorite spots in Music City.