Amanda Woods

India’s Rural Olympics: Run Over with Tractor, Lifting Bicycles with Mouth, Other Grueling and Bizarre Events [VIDEO]

If you want to compete in India's rural Olympics, there's one key requirement: you must have a high tolerance for pain.

Smoking Family on Plane Update: Canadian Tour Operator May Sue for Cost of Flight Diversion

Sunwing Travel Group, a Canadian tour operator, may sue a Cape Breton family for $40,000 -- the cost of a flight diversion to Bermuda after the parents and son smoked on a plane Friday night.

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Special to Air on Travel Channel: Show Will Follow Swimsuit Models to All Seven Continents

The Travel Channel and Sports Illustrated are set to team up for a one-hour TV special about the making of the magazine's 2013 swimsuit issue.

Kill Americans Memo: U.S. Government Memo Authorizes Killing of American Citizens Overseas Who Pose Imminent Threat

The U.S. government has issued an unclassified Justice Department memo that authorizes the killing of American citizens as part of its controversial drone campaign against al-Qaeda, even without the intelligence that the Americans have plans to attack a U.S. target, Reuters reported.

Ice Age Art at British Museum: Exhibit to Feature 10,000 to 40,000-Year-Old Works

The British Museum will host an exhibit, beginning on Thursday, that includes the oldest known figurative art in the world, the Associated Press reported.

New Florida Logo: Enterprise’s Florida’s Logo with Necktie Sparks Gender Debate

A new logo released on Thursday for Florida's economic development group, Enterprise Florida, has ignited a gender debate - because it includes a necktie.

Drunk British Airways Pilot Gropes Passenger in First Class: Disgraced Pilot Suspended for Second Time in Months

One intoxicated pilot allegedly groped a woman aboard a British Airways plane -- and he is now facing his second suspension in months, The Sun in London reported.

Chinese New Year: Best (and Worst) Last-Minute Flights to Asia

If you want to experience an authentic Chinese New Year, you're an adventurous world traveler, and maybe a bit of a procrastinator, don't worry - it's not too late to book flights to Asia for its Spring Festival celebrations on Feb. 10.

Otter Devours 200 Fish: Most of Koi Pond’s Wildlife Eaten During Norfolk, UK Family’s Vacation

Upon returning to their Norfolk, UK home in mid-January after a vacation, Alan and Linda Brown found that 200 out of 250 fish in their koi pond were gone, supposedly massacred by an otter.

Cult Musician Dying: Stricken with Pancreatic Cancer, Wilko Johnson Has Less Than Year to Live

Cult guitarist Wilko Johnson is battling terminal pancreatic cancer with less than a year to live -- but true to the name of his 1970s beat band Dr. Feelgood, he is feeling better than ever.

Women in Paris Finally Allowed to Wear Pants: 200-Year-Old Law Repealed

Parisian women can now wear pants without fear of arrest, with the Jan. 31 repeal of an archaic 1799 by-law that forbade women from wearing trousers in the city.

Vacation is Good for You: New Study Shows that Vacation Reduces Blood Pressure & Stress, Improves Sleep

Workers looking for a break now have a new reason to use their vacation time: new research shows that going on vacation can improve your health.

Smoking Family on Plane: Flight from Halifax to Punta Cana Diverted

A plane flying from Halifax, Canada to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic was forced to land in Bermuda Friday night when three smoking passengers refused to put out their lights, CBC reported.

Michigan Couple Killed at Missouri Vacation Home

One elderly Baldwin Michigan couple's stay at their Missouri vacation home ended tragically when burglars allegedly killed both of them, KSDK reported.

Oprah Hit With Lawsuit: Former OWN Employee Claims Sex and Pregnancy Discrimination

Oprah Winfrey has been in the news a lot this week. First, she injured her back while carrying her birthday present -- and more recently, she was slapped with a lawsuit.