That hum a grounds crew heard at Hollywood-Fort Lauderdale International Airport wasn't the usual sound coming from a jet engine.The privately owned Falcon Jet had to be sprayed down by a Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue truck.

The bees totally covered the left wing of the plane. No word if BSO or the Red Cross is going to help the bees find a new home, but our guess is the pests are on their own.This is the second time the bees have swarmed the plane, employees at the airport said, which begs the question, are they using honey for fuel?There are "sweet spots" in which to get the best holiday airfare deals this year, fare experts say, and one of those starts this week.MIAMI — That hum a grounds crew heard at Hollywood-Fort Lauderdale International Airport wasn't the usual sound coming from a jet engine.The privately owned Falcon Jet had to be sprayed down by a Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue truck. [Read the full article]

France's Foreign Ministry is warning French travelers of a high terrorism risk in Britain, asking them to be watchful in public transport and busy tourist areas across the English Channel.A message posted on the ministry's Web site late Tuesday said British authorities have warned that "the level of terrorist threat is very high in the United Kingdom, and the risk of an attack is very likely." The ministry said France wanted to pass those concerns on to French citizens, many of whom live in Britain or travel there frequently.France has not issued any recent warnings for other countries in Europe, though officials have repeatedly insisted that the threat is high in France as well and have boosted security at busy tourist sites such as Notre Dame Cathedral and the Eiffel Tower in Paris.France and Britain are among many European countries that have stepped up terrorism alert vigilance recently. [Read the full article]

Remember the movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," where a valet takes a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT out for a joyride? Brandi Mahoney claims it happened to her when she stayed at the Embassy Suites Portland in downtown Portland, Ore., recently.How does she know someone took her car " a 2006 Saab convertible " for a spin? Her on-board navigation system told her."When I parked the car, I looked at the dashboard program and it said .5 miles to your destination," said Mahoney, who left the car with a valet. She said she then went upstairs to change for dinner. When she came back down, the valet brought her car around."The GPS now read 20 miles past your destination," Mahoney said. "I valet parked my car again and asked the attendant to be careful and explained what had happened."He immediately started yelling at me that nothing was wrong and his drivers wouldn(TM)t do that."Mahoney, who was also keeping track of her mileage for work, took a picture of her dashboard. [Read the full article]