Grand Isle's concert won't bow to Bonnie - New Orleans Times-Picayune
Battered by four hurricanes in as many years and now taking a major hit from the worst oil spill in U.S. history, Grand Isle isn't about to let a mere tropical storm ruin its party. The Island Aid Concert to raise money ...
Isle of Wight horse owners balk at restrictions - Daily Press
County horse owners are up in arms over a proposed ordinance that would require them to file plans for dealing with their animals' manure. The proposed regulation, unveiled at the Isle of Wight Planning ...
Cumberland — Georgia’s wild, haunting isle - Philadelphia Daily News
CUMBERLAND ISLAND, Ga. - As I was biking down a washboard road of dirt and sand - the only road that runs the length of this lush, wild island and national seashore - a husband and wife waved me down one ...
'Mad Man' is back to 1964; 5 shows from that year - Detroit Free Press
"Mad Men" returned for its fourth season Sunday, opening in 1964. And that puts us in mind of one of the most memorable years in TV history. Take a look at these five shows, all of which debuted that fall ...
Gulf oil spill: Grand Isle bemoans loss of its fishing derby - Los Angeles Times
The community of Grand Isle, La., population 1,541, prides itself as a fisherman’s paradise. But on Saturday, toxic, oil-contaminated waters still surrounded the southern edge of this town, forcing the ...
Read the signs: Grand Isle spouts off about oil spill - Seattle Times
Related GRAND ISLE, La. — SpongeBob SquarePants and his friends in Bikini Bottom have a message for the BP contractors, cleanup crews and news media that have crowded the small beach town of Grand Isle ...
Deadliest Catch Crew Supports Island Aid in Grand Isle - Huffingtonpost.com
Island Aid was one of those festivals that seemed to come with a live soundtrack to suit whatever was going on. The Deadliest Catch crew members in from Alaska were signing autographs as the Little River Band played ...
A little bit of South Philly at the Shore - Philadelphia Daily News
DENNIS TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Back from the pool, the ladies buzzed around the kitchen, preparing a late lunch - nothing special, they said, just some chicken cutlets, London broil, tomato salad, and fried dough. The kids were ...
East Naples man accused of chasing wife with knife, hitting her with broom handle - Naples Daily News
Collier County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 44-year-old East Naples man who they say hit his wife with a broom handle and then chased her around the house with a large knife. Timothy Thor Austin, of the ...
Kayaker logs thousands of miles on the water - Detroit News
Jake Stachovak is in the final stretch of a 5,000-mile journey home. The 35-year-old from Wassau, Wis., landed at Marysville, Mich., on Sunday -- the 225th day of a solo kayaking trip that began in Portage in ...
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Germany charges man, 88, in Nazi-era murders
 The world's third-most-wanted Nazi suspect has been charged in Germany with participation in the murder of 430,000 Jews at the Belzec death camp and other crimes during the Third Reich, officials said Wednesday.
Medvedev widens powers of KGB successor agency
Russia has broadened the authority of the Federal Security Service, the KGB's main successor agency, giving it Soviet-style repressive powers in a move critics say could be used to stifle protests and intimidate government opponents.
Spanish region says adios to bullfighting
 Lawmakers in Spain's Catalonia region outlawed bullfighting Wednesday, becoming Spain's first mainland region to do so after a heated debate that pitted animal rights against tradition.
Canadian man gets 11 years for sex tourism charges
A Canadian man who videotaped himself having sex with girls as young as eight in Cambodia and Colombia victimized the children, a judge ruled Wednesday in sentencing him to 11 years in prison.
100 million Facebook users' details published online
 The personal details of 100 million Facebook users have been collected and published online in a downloadable file, meaning they will no longer be able to make the information private.
Ship lost for more than 150 years is recovered
 Canadian archeologists have found a ship abandoned more than 150 years ago in the quest for the fabled Northwest Passage and which was lost in the search for the doomed expedition of Sir John Franklin, the head of the team said Wednesday.
Pakistanis rush to scene: 'I just wanted to help'
Four S. Africans to pay fine for racist video
 Four white South African men reached a deal on Wednesday to pay fines for making a video showing elderly black cleaners being humiliated, including by drinking what was apparently urine-tainted soup.
Oil tanker damaged; cause disputed
 A Japanese shipping line raised alarm Wednesday when it said that one of its supertankers was damaged by an explosion in the Persian Gulf, but authorities on both sides of the tense waterway denied that any strike occurred.
US: Drills sent 'clear message' to NKorea
 For four days, U.S. and South Korean troops fired artillery into the skies and dropped anti-submarine bombs on underwater targets — dramatic exercises meant to warn North Korea not to strike again.
French couple held after discovery of 8 dead babies
 A French couple was expected to appear in court Thursday after police found the corpses of eight newborn babies in a village in northern France.
'Emotional' reunion for Haiti quake baby, mom
 A mother broke down in tears as she was reunited with her baby girl six months after the earthquake that devastated Haiti.
Tanzania to hang blood-drinking killer of albino girl
A man has been sentenced death by hanging for killing a five-year-old albino girl in Tanzania by hacking off her legs with a machete and then drinking her blood, media reported on Wednesday.
Pakistan jet crash kills all 152 on board
A passenger jet that officials suspect veered off course in monsoon rains and thick clouds crashed into hills overlooking Pakistan's capital Wednesday, killing all 152 people on board and scattering body parts and twisted metal far and wide.
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