Ventura Vintage Rods return to Channel Islands Harbor for Harbor Run 20

OXNARD, CA. - Hundreds of classic cars are heading to the Channel Islands Harbor for the Ventura Vintage Rods Harbor Run 20. Shiny muscle cars including 57 Chevys, T-Birds, GTOs, Mustangs, and Camaros, to coupes from the 1930s with rumble seats, along with an array of pick-up trucks ranging from the 1950s to mid-1970s are some of the classic cars that will be on display from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sept ...

Jungle Island president, tiger owner charged over escape

The president of Jungle Island has been charged with two misdemeanors following the brief escape of a gibbon and a tiger that spurred a lockdown at the facility.

Zanzibar pure magic for TV traveler

Julia Dimon's career as a travel journalist began almost by mistake. As a college student she was stuck on the Italian island Elba with no money and her credit cards deactivated (she said she doesn't remember why), so the petite blonde turned to panhandling.

Strand wraps up a solid summer

New flights, a new boardwalk and more marketing of the Grand Strand helped create a solid summer for tourism despite a still wobbly economy, and the momentum should continue into the fall, officials said.

Robert Reich is wrong. The rich don't hurt US output.

There's no evidence that spending or investment decisions by the rich hurt US output.

U.S. Open Results

Saturday At The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York Purse: $22.7 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Men Third Round Albert Montanes (21), Spain, def. Kei Nishikori , Japan, 6-2, 2-1, retired. Robin Soderling (5), Sweden, def. Thiemo de Bakker , Netherlands, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3. Gael Monfils (17), France, def. Janko Tipsarevic , Serbia, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-4 ...

After a summer of travel, first daughters get ready to head back to class

Caribbean delegates in air tax call

A high-level Caribbean delegation will begin a three-day lobby in Britain on Monday against what it sees as unfair hikes in the amount of airport departure tax to the West Indies. Related Stories At least 43 die in Darfur violence US crew killed in Dubai crash named N Zealand quake tore new fault line Protest over French gypsy crackdown Cricketers accused in new fix claim

Islands Under Threat

A reader responds to an editorial about the sovereignty of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

3 Purdue students help probe hurricanes' secrets

Three Purdue University students are getting up-close looks at violent tropical weather in the Atlantic Ocean as part of research studying the forces that create or hinder hurricane development.

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.

Jungle Island reopens tiger exhibit

MIAMI (WSVN) -- Jungle Island has temporarily re-opened its tiger exhibit one week after a tiger escaped from the enclosure. On Saturday, Florida Fish and Wildlife had to approve the reopening of the exhibit, which now contains two 9-month-old liger cubs, Malinka and Leloo.

How Sasha and Malia spent their summer vacation

The first daughters saw the Jonas Brothers and visited L.A. and Niagara Falls. Malia got braces; Sasha went to Spain. But it's all over Tuesday, when school starts. Malia and Sasha Obama have enjoyed a summer that most American children can only dream of — vacations stretching from Maine to California, with a couple of foreign trips in the mix, and a Jonas Brothers appearance at the White House.

Long Island Lifeguard Saves Swimmer

A Long Island lifeguard is being called a guardian angel after saving a swimmer from dangerous rip currents.

Cuba shoots 1st zombie movie

HAVANA - WHAT would you do if your entire city was taken over by flesh-eating zombies and communist leaders insisted it was nothing but a plot by US-backed dissidents to destabilize the government? If you were the protagonist of Juan de los Muertos - 'Juan of the Dead' - the first zombie flick ever shot in post-revolutionary Cuba, you'd figure out how to make some cash out of the carnage. Part ...

South Island Earthquake – 9:30am: Current Status

Telecom advises that its services continue to stand up well in the South Island following the earthquake yesterday morning, Telecom continues to work in partnership with Civil Defence agencies to restore services.

Travel briefs: Orange County has a ‘scariest’ airport

A list of the world’s 10 scariest airports, created by the editors of Smartertravel.com, includes John Wayne Airport in Orange County.

Investigative reporter Chuck Hendrick exposed Florida drug trade, fraud

By Andrew Meacham, Times Staff Writer Saturday, September 4, 2010 TAMPA — Investigative reporter Chuck Hendrick met police on undercover drug busts, a gun in the glove box. He untangled the mechanics of the international drug trade, from their point of shipment to the laundering of profits. He treated mobsters, physicians, police officers and elected officials with equal distrust and made ...

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HONOLULU (AP) - Two prominent, popular brothers who operate the second-largest vegetable farm in Hawaii will be sentenced in federal court this week on human trafficking charges - they pleaded guilty - but two former state governors, community groups, fellow farmers and other supporters are trying to keep them out of prison.

Hurricane Earl threatens Mass. with wind, rain, surf

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

White beaches and news for Fuller

Former Durant resident Carsley (Williams) Fuller said she can be found most mornings sitting on her patio, drinking her coffee and watching the breakers roll in on the beach. Fuller and husband Bre...

Continental Cup Results

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.

Earl takes aim at New England

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.

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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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

Island Coast 38, North Fort Myers 0

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

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.

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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.

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.

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

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.