A 7.2-magnitude earthquake shook Chile again Thursday just before the country prepared to swear in its new president.

Thursday’s earthquake was stronger than the 7.0-magnitude quake that devastated Haiti in January. Soon after, two aftershocks measuring 6.9 and 6.0 rattled the foreign dignitaries and journalists on hand for the inauguration.

The tremors were a fitting reminder to everyone present at the ceremony that reconstruction will be the new president’s top priority. But what will he have on his agenda?

Massive 26-foot waves slammed into a cruise ship in the Mediterranean yesterday near Barcelona, Spain, killing two people and injuring several more.

The huge waves smashed through windows sending water gushing into the public areas on the forward bow of the Greece-based Louis Cruise Lines ship, the Louis Majesty.

The abnormally high waves have been called “rogue waves” by some, but did they really come out of nowhere? And is this something that could happen on your next cruise?

A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chile over the weekend killing hundreds and leaving thousands homeless.

Two days after the quake, the death toll has climbed to more than 700 and large parts of the country remain without water and power as citizens continue to sift through the rubble.

Even though this earthquake was 500 times more powerful than the one that shook Haiti in January, the disaster in Haiti killed more than 300 times as many people.

Firefighters in New Hampshire battled a five-alarm fire last night that started at the Surf Hotel in Hampton Beach.

The blaze spread and tore through four more buildings before firefighters were able to bring it under control.

The Hampton Beach area draws a crowd every summer and tourism is an integral part of the region’s economy. Keep reading to find out more about the extent of the damage.

Peruvian officials say that Machu Picchu will reopen in April after mudslides and flooding cut off access to the country’s top attraction and stranded thousands of tourists.

The government also announced that they will slash prices on airfares and hotel rooms in an attempt to lure more travelers to the nearby Incan city of Cuzco.

Officials estimated that closing Machu Picchu could cost the Peruvian tourism industry up to $400 million and 15,000 jobs. So what steps are they taking to ensure that the attraction will be open?

Air travel is limping back to normal after East Coast and Mid-Atlantic states were pounded by massive snowstorms.

So CBS Travel Editor Peter Greenberg appeared on CBS’ The Early Show this morning, live from LaGuardia Airport, to share need-to-know information for air travelers on handling delays and cancellations as we head into a holiday weekend.

Just as airports were getting back on schedule, another snowstorm is set to dump even more snow today and Wednesday, canceling flights and causing delays across the country.

Residents of the mid-Atlantic states are still digging out of the three feet of snow that fell over the weekend.

Keep reading to find out which airports are seeing the most cancellations and delays.

A shark attack has proven deadly for a kite surfer at Stuart Beach in Florida.

The 38-year-old man was bleeding and surrounded by sharks when a lifeguard spotted him in distress.

While it’s too soon to tell what kind of shark attacked the man, some experts have suggested that it may have been multiple sharks—maybe even great whites.

Keep reading to find out more details, including what this means for Florida beaches.