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The trip of a lifetime took a turn when the pair faced gunfire from pirates close to the Colombian border

Magic awaits us in this new orchestral library, as we prepare to be transported to another world via the back of a wardrobe, or Platform 9¾!

Wyatt Kauffman, 13, said he was moving ‘out of the way’ so people could take a photo

Rangers say Joy Cho fell off Teewinot mountain before dawn on Friday during a hike and seven companions rescued

CITY GUIDES: Alaska’s largest city is a place to climb mountains and meet local wildlife, says Alan Dymock, with post-adventure refreshments available in 12 different breweries

American politics are tense and polarized, and the Iowa causes are just six months away

Bike lanes no longer border traffic lanes between Western and Milwaukee avenues on Augusta Boulevard, and vehicle speed limits were lowered to 20 mph.

Body of Jimmy Hendricks, 66, from Austin, was found after he announced on Facebook plan to hike in Arches national park

Amelia Earhart broke a transcontinental speed record 90 years ago, in July 1933, by flying her signature red Lockheed Vega from Los Angeles to New Jersey in just 17 hours, seven and a half minutes. Earlier that year, Earhart had flown as an observer on a Northwest Airways winter flight…