Saturday At Split, Croatia (Race distances in meters) Men 100-- 1, Christophe Lemaitre, Europe, France, 10.06 seconds. 2, Daniel Bailey, Americas, Antigua, 10.10. 3, Mark Lewis-Francis, Europe, Britain, 10.16. 4, Monzavous Edwards, Americas, United States, 10.23. 5, Ben Youssef Meite, Africa, Ivory Coast, 10.32.

CHATHAM, Mass. -- A weakening but still dangerous Hurricane Earl steamed toward the gray-shingled cottages and fishing villages of Cape Cod on Friday, disrupting people's vacations on the unofficial f

Anniversary

Rita and John Manly of Saratoga Springs celebrated their 50th anniversary on Valentine’s Day with a family cruise aboard Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas, visiting St. Thomas, St. Maarten and |Cococay, Bahamas.

Rock Island woman dies in multi-vehicle crash near Thomson

THOMSON, Ill. — An 84-year-old Rock Island woman died frominjuries she received in a multi-vehicle crash on Illinois 84 justnorth of Covell Road late Friday.

Find a taste of the Caribbean on LBI

For an eclectic mix of barbecue and tropical flavors, head to Cinnamon Bay Caribbean Grill in Harvey Cedars.

Travel Matters: Mohonk and Buenos Aires deals, plus more

Pleasure Island Walking Tour September 5th

WAKEFIELD - Friends of Pleasure Island President Bob McLaughlin will conduct a free walking tour of the former Pleasure Island amusement park at Edgewater Office Park, located off of Audubon Road in Wakefield (Rte. 128, Exit 42).

Sars blocks tax havens

Tax havens around the world are about to be put out of business as far as South African residents are concerned with a series of agreements put before Parliament's standing committee on finance on Wednesday.

Welcome To The Worst Labor Day In History

Welcome to the worst Labor Day in the memory of most Americans. Organized labor is down to about 7 percent of the private work force. Members of non-organized labor — most of the rest of us — are unemployed, underemployed or underwater.

VIDEO: Cape, Islands spared from Earl's wrath

The Cape and Islands were spared hurricane-force wind when Earl took an easterly route overnight sending the stronger side of the storm further from shore | VIDEOS

Rock Island rumbles past Pekin, 49-27

Rock Island showed Pekin why it is the third-ranked Class 6A football team in the latest Associated Press prep poll on Friday night. The Rocks routed the Dragons 49-27 in a non-conference game in the first meeting between the two in a decade.

Blue Islands sells its Trislanders – but says it will keep one if it buys Aurigny

BLUE ISLANDS is selling its two Trislanders.

Jungle Island Tiger Exhibit Re-Opens After Escape

One week after a tiger escaped at Miami's Jungle Island, sending guests scurrying for safety until it was again safe in a cage, the popular attraction on Watson Island will re-open its Tiger/ Liger exhibit Saturday with the approval of the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission. However, the opening will just be temporary.

Top ten off-beat vacations in Ireland - SEE PHOTOS

So you’ve done the “city break," the pile the whole family in the car and drive around for a week vacation, the cultural tours, the same old, same old vacations in Ireland . There are plenty of different and interesting ideas for vacations in Ireland if you’re willing to leave the well-pounded tourist trail and explore your options.

Island cyclists injured in N.J.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Two Staten Island bicyclists were injured yesterday in Branchburg, N.J., when a driver -- apparently blinded by sun glare -- struck one of them, police said. Dorota Has, 18, of Readington, N.J., was turning left from...

Cuba documentary co-produced by Aurora grad to be shown in Lincoln

LINCOLN — A documentary co-produced by 2002 Aurora High School graduate Brent Meier will be shown at the Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln.

Island Pond man injured in motorcycle crash

Stephen Rockwell, 43, of Island Pond sustained non-life-threatening injuries last Saturday after failing to negotiate a sharp curve on Vermont 105 in Derby, according to a report released Friday by the Vermont State Police.

Local News

Maile Tolentino, of Roberts Hawaii, cleans her bus while working in Makawao on Monday. Tolentino, a school bus driver for the past two years, said she enjoys her job because of the keiki, her boss and her colleagues. “I love what I’m doing,” she said.

Virgin Islands Author Publishes New Book with Dorrance Publishing

This concise and easy-to-read social and political history of the Virgin Islands is by a native Islander who deeply loves his land

Virgin Islands Author Publishes New Book with Dorrance Publishing

This concise and easy-to-read social and political history of the Virgin Islands is by a native Islander who deeply loves his land

Island Coast 38, North Fort Myers 0

The Island Coast defense was in midseason form on opening night.

Labor Day travel predicted to increase from last year

Some area families are bucking the predicted big travel holiday this Labor Day weekend.

Lake Havasu Todays News Herald

Have you been thinking about visiting the Caribbean for a while? If so, why haven't you gone yet? If cost is what's holding you back, you must not be aware of the secret to saving money on Caribbean vacations .

Francis P. Scigliano

Francis P. "Peter" Scigliano of Lexington and St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, a retired court clerk,...

Truce seen in Staten Island Expressway funding war

Staten Island Advance file photoWork to find a solution for the "Bradley Avenue backup" phenomenon on the Staten Island Expressway may begin as early as next spring. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The DOTs are close to connecting -- which...

Cuba sees more Russian visitors

Russia has become one of the fastest growing tourism source countries for Cuba with over 23,000 Russians visiting the Caribbean island state in the first half of 2010, up 25 percent year on year, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said Friday.

News by location

Get local and national news updates via E-mail. ZipQuest Waterfall and Treetop Adventure was recently named to USA Today's list of 10 great ziplines.

South Island Earthquake – 2:00pm

Telecom advises that its services continue to stand up well in the South Island following the earthquake this morning.

Earl threatens Mass. with wind, rain, surf

A weakening but still dangerous Hurricane Earl dumped wind-driven rain on Cape Cod's gray-shingled cottages and fishing villages Friday night, disrupting people's vacations on the unofficial final weekend of the short New England summer.

The real lesson of Labor Day

The problem with the economy is structure, not the business cycle

Investors sue film financier David Molner, alleging misappropriation of funds

Film financier David Molner has been hit with a lawsuit by investors who've accused of him fraud and breach of contract. In a complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court this week, investors alleged that Molner plundered a Cayman Islands-based...

More global firms moving here for tax reasons

ABOUT 20 multinational companies have relocated their corporate headquarters to Ireland over the past year because they are able to pay “little or no tax” here, according to the Revenue Commissioners.

Earl sideswipes NC, takes aim at New England

A weakening but still dangerous Hurricane Earl steamed toward the gray-shingled cottages and fishing villages of Cape Cod on Friday, disrupting people's vacations on the unofficial final weekend of the short New England summer.

South Island Earthquake – 11:00am

Telecom advises that its services continue to stand up well in the South Island following the earthquake this morning. As elements of the mobile network are running on battery back up, Telecom is urging its customers to reserve power on the network and use mobiles for emergency calls only.

Travel By Numbers: Tahiti

Explorer Louis-Antoine de Bougainville first set foot on Tahiti in 1768 during the first French circumnavigation of the globe. His Voyage Autour du Monde described the island as an earthly paradise where men and women live happily in innocence

Jungle Island To Re-Open Tiger Exhibit Temporarily

Jungle Island will temporarily re-open its Tiger/ Liger exhibit this weekend with the approval of the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission. Mahesh, the 700-pound tiger named who escaped last weekend will not be in the enclosure. Instead two 9-month old Liger cubs named Malinka and Leloo will be in the tiger exhibit starting Saturday morning and they will be accompanied throughout the day by one of ...

New Zealand travel update: Quake shuts Christchurch airport; facilities checked for damage [Updated]

The huge earthquake that rocked New Zealand’s South Island early Saturday damaged buildings, cut out power and shut the Christchurch airport, according to wire reports and the airport’s website. At least two serious injuries were reported from the quake. [Updated Sept. 4 at 11 a.m.: The Christchurch airport announced that it has reopened. On its website, [...]

Pictures: Crab Swarms Overtake Island—Mystery Solved

A surge in hormones allows millions of migrating Christmas Island red crabs to make their epic annual trek to the ocean, a new study says. Crab - Christmas Island - Christmas Island red crab - Oceania - Travel and Tourism

Earl weakens to tropical storm, dampens New England vacations

CHATHAM, Mass. — The remnants of Hurricane Earl dumped wind-driven rain on Cape Cod's gray-shingled cottages and fishing villages Friday night, disrupting people's vacations on the unofficial final weekend of the short New England summer.

Bolgatty Palace to host travel mart

The Bolgatty Palace Heritage Hotel will be the venue of the sixth edition of the Kerala Travel Mart, KTM 2010, beginning later this month. The well-known heritage palace, built on Bolgatty Island at Kochi in 1744, is one of the oldest existing Dutch palaces outside Holland.

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Many who left NC rode out the storm in Williamsburg

WILLIAMSBURG – Hurricane Earl cut short a few vacations on the Outer Banks. Evacuations ahead of the storm Thursday sent many people into waiting hotel rooms in Williamsburg. The hotel and motel association said bookings increased when Earl got close. The Bradys, a family of 15 from Pennsylvania, had to leave Hatteras Island. "We didn't know what to do with the rest of our vacation," said Mary ...

A naturalist's view of Costa Rica

The tracks were unmistakable. I had seen similar ones on beaches in Australia and the Cayman Islands. But this time the evenly-spaced indentations rested on the southeastern coast of Costa Rica's Tortuguero region, one of the most biodiverse areas in the Northern Caribbean.

Cuba's Fidel Castro has 1st public speech in years

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, wearing his green military cap and clothing like the comandante of old, made his first speech before the Cuban public on Friday since falling ill in 2006, warning of the threat of nuclear war.

Faroe Islands 0-3 Serbia: Zigic rounds off easy win

Army: Hawaii wildfire is 80 percent contained - Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Army Times

POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii — The Army reported Friday that a Big Island wildfire that started late last month along Saddle Road near the Pohakuloa Training Area is 80 percent contained.

Sandy Maier, the man who did his best to rescue SCF

Avuncular, bearded, bespectacled, affable Sandy Maier, 59, was born in New York's lower east side, growing up in the shadow of the Empire State Building, then going to the United States' two best universities.Looking for all the...

Soccer-Faroe Islands 0 Serbia 3 - Euro 2012 result

Faroe Islands 0 Serbia 3 - 2012 European Championship Group C qualifier result:

Cuba's Castro Warns of War in First Public Speech Since Surgery in 2006

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro gave his first public speech in front of thousands of people since undergoing surgery four years ago, repeating warnings of imminent nuclear war sparked by conflict in the Middle East.

Bahamas

The Bahamas is in the process of overhauling key legislation regarding the operations of its central bank and companies in the financial industry, aiming to increase efficiency in the banking sector and meet international standards of governance and transparency.