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Life & Style Alaska volcano's ash prompts flight cancellations Alaska volcano's ash prompts flight cancellations (Photo Gallery)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska volcano eruption is prompting regional airlines to cancel flights to nearby communities, including a town that reported traces of fallen ash.

Pavlof Volcano released ash plumes as high as 22,000 feet over the weekend, according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory.
Life & Style Riverboats to resume 7-night cruises in Northwest Riverboats to resume 7-night cruises in Northwest
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The company that resumed riverboat cruises on the Mississippi River a year ago said Tuesday that it will offer seven-night trips starting next year on the Columbia and Snake rivers in Oregon and Washington.
Life & Style Senators require fingerprinting at 30 airports Senators require fingerprinting at 30 airports
WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreigners leaving the country through any of the nation's 30 busiest airports would undergo mandatory fingerprinting under an amendment senators added Monday to a sweeping immigration bill.