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MOBILE, Ala. - The miserable passengers aboard the ill-fated Carnival cruise ship were slowly making their long journey home Thursday after crews replaced a broken tow line, another bad break that briefly set the ship adrift off the Alabama coast.

DENVER - Crested Butte Mountain Resort's new master development plan includes visions of adding about 440 acres and two new lifts on its east side.

WARSAW, Poland - Polish airline LOT said Thursday it is keeping its Boeing 787 Dreamliners grounded through October while the U.S. company tries to solve a potential safety threat.

DALLAS - American Airlines and US Airways have agreed to merge in an $11 billion deal that would create the world's biggest airline. The combined carrier will be called American Airlines, but US Airways CEO Doug Parker will run it.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - While American Airlines and US Airways announced plans to merge Thursday, it will be several months — if not years — before passengers see any significant impact.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - A free vacation could be in the cards. Banks are competing fiercely for new credit card users — especially those with good credit.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The number of people travelling to the Caribbean is bouncing back to pre-recession levels, with visitors from sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ and the U.S.

ATLANTA - A major exhibition opening in Atlanta explores the work of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, the famed 20th century couple who shared influences ranging from Marxism to Mexican folk art but whose legacies could not be more different — her best-

NEW YORK, N.Y. - A new player is coming to the city's street scene this summer: everyday New Yorkers.

HOUSTON - Carnival Cruise Lines has cancelled a dozen more planned voyages aboard the Triumph and acknowledged that the crippled ship had been plagued by other mechanical problems in the weeks before it was left powerless in the Gulf of Mexico by an