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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The city of Albuquerque and the Petroglyph National Monument have crafted a new cooperative management agreement that will improve the law enforcement capabilities of park rangers. Once the agreement is signed next week, rangers will be able to cite people for smaller...

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MEADVIEW, Ariz. (AP) — On one of the busiest holiday weekends of the year, some travelers looking to get to the Grand Canyon's glass-bottom Skywalk will have to pay an extra fee to cross through a private ranch in northwestern Arizona. Land owner Nigel Turner said Saturday that it's his right...

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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Beartooth Highway connecting Yellowstone National Park and Red Lodge, Mont., has opened. The Montana Department of Transportation in a news release Saturday says motorists should watch for icy spots at higher elevations. The tourist-attracting Beartooth Highway is a...

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NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Newport's Cliff Walk, which runs between the Atlantic Ocean and some of the city's most stunning Gilded Age mansions, sustained what has been estimated at up to $8 million in damage during Superstorm Sandy. Some walkways were washed away or caved in. In other areas, huge...

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WESTON, Mass. (AP) — One person is dead and two others injured after three cars crashed on a ramp leading from the Massachusetts Turnpike to Route 95 in Weston. State Police Lt. Daniel Richard says the crash occurred Saturday afternoon, trapping one person in one of the vehicles with...

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — In one black-and-white image, a teenager in a hoodie stands on a field, hand outstretched, gripping a football. In another picture, seven students lie in the grass, eyes closed, using their bodies to spell out the initials "K'' and "C." Another image features torn up...

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Sit in the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon Interactive Experience, perhaps in a front seat usually reserved for Han Solo or Chewbacca, and you won't be thrown into a deep space dogfight with Imperial TIE fighters. Instead of fantastic battle, fact-based exploration is the...

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — For years, the junked signs that advertised old Las Vegas have gathered dust in a neon boneyard a few miles from the sleek mega-casinos on the Strip. This Memorial Day weekend, the hulking metal come-ons are once again glinting and shimmering at night. The Neon Museum, where...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The National Park Service is reviewing a report that could lead to penalties being levied against a foundation led by the daughter of the lead plaintiff in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education school desegregation case. The Department of the Interior's Office of...

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Parts of the Dead Sea Scrolls are up for sale — in tiny pieces. Nearly 70 years after the discovery of the world's oldest biblical manuscripts, the Palestinian family who originally sold them to scholars and institutions is now quietly marketing the leftovers — fragments...