The U.S. Department of State has upped its alert for travel to Mexico’s border towns in the wake of violent attacks on three people associated with the U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez, but no alert has been issued to resort areas after a series of gruesome murders in Acapulco.

The deadly attacks prompted the U.S. Embassy to urge American citizens to avoid unnecessary travel to parts of Durango, Coahuila and Chihuahua, three north-central Mexican states struggling with drug-related violence.

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?

President Obama has announced his intent to nominate retired Major General Robert A. Harding to head up the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), a post that has been empty for more than a year.

Harding, whose military career spanned more than 30 years, is the former head of operations at the Defense Intelligence Agency where he oversaw security for embassies and government offices overseas.

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?

Were air traffic controllers behaving irresponsibly when they invited a child to give directions to pilots preparing for departure at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport?

The FAA, which is responsible for air traffic control and has opened an investigation into the matter, seems to think so.

Wach Peter’s take on the situation in a CBS News report.

Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger will retire Wednesday afternoon after landing his final flight in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The 59-year-old pilot rose to fame last year when he made a heroic emergency landing in the Hudson River after the plane was struck by geese, saving the lives of all 155 passengers on board.

So what does the future have in store for Sully? Keep reading to find out what he has planned for his retirement.

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.