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An Academy Award-winning film inspires a trip through a land of lakes and castles

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A boat captain and his first mate swam through dangerous waters for nearly a day before they were rescued after a sinking that was also survived by their two U.S. passengers, authorities in St. Lucia said on Friday.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Striped balloons dot a bright blue sky. Red rocks silhouette a lone dead tree. A white ladder leans on a brown adobe dwelling.

SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah Transit Authority is moving thousands of passengers a day on a 6-mile light-rail line to Salt Lake City International Airport from the city's downtown, with ridership exceeding expectations, transit analysts said Friday.

WASHINGTON - With flight delays mounting, White House officials and key members of the Senate struggled Thursday to agree on hurry-up legislation that would end air traffic controller furloughs blamed for inconveniencing large numbers of travellers.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The fishing trip off the rugged north coast of St. Lucia was supposed to last all day, but about four hours into the journey, the boat's electric system crackled and popped.

NEW ORLEANS - If there's a theme to this year's New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, it may be living legends. Headliners include B.B. King, Billy Joel, Willie Nelson, Hall and Oates and Fleetwood Mac.

NAPA, Calif. - Love the lush and lovely Napa Valley but hate how expensive it can be? You're not the first.

VERMILLION, S.D. - A 16th-century Amati violoncello displayed in the National Music Museum has long been nicknamed "The King," but the ghost of a legendary rock 'n' roller has arrived in South Dakota to reclaim his regal moniker.

NAIROBI, Kenya - A Boeing engineer said Thursday that the cause of the battery problems that have grounded the company's 787 Dreamliners may never be known. The engineering leader for the 787, Richard J.