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WASHINGTON - Deaths of younger teen drivers increased sharply in the first six months of last year, reversing a decade-long trend, according to a report released Tuesday by state highway safety officials.

LUXOR, Egypt - The terror lasted less than two minutes: Smoke poured from a hot air balloon carrying sightseers on a sunrise flight over the ancient city of Luxor, it burst in a flash of flame and then plummeted about 1,000 feet to earth.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The historic cobblestone streets and 19th-century mercantile buildings near the water's edge in lower Manhattan are eerily deserted, a neighbourhood silenced by Superstorm Sandy.

WASHINGTON - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says thousands of National Park Service workers would be furloughed, and thousands more seasonal workers would not be hired under automatic spending cuts set to take effect Friday.

PHILADELPHIA - After 17 years, a popular Philadelphia theatre festival has its own home.

BERKELEY, Calif. - It might be hard to conceive now, in an era of extreme sports and ultra-light equipment, but there was a time when Americans who set out to conquer mountains engaged in a pursuit that was as lonely as it was dangerous.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Variously known as an adult playground and Disneyland for grown-ups, Las Vegas brands itself as a place where tourists can enjoy a sense of edginess with no real danger.

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ZITACUARO, Mexico - He found the love of his life 2,000 miles from home in a chance encounter that gave him butterflies, and she moved west to be with him.

For centuries, people have walked the Camino de Santiago Trail in Spain. Last July, Victoria鈥檚 Maureen Garry tackled the route from Pamplona to Santiago de Compostela, walking six hours every day for 33 days. In talks set for Feb.