Military helicopters winched dozens of people to safety and emergency workers in inflatable boats rescued scores more as floods swamped homes and roads Friday in northern England's picturesque Lake District. One police officer was missing after a bridge was swept away. ...more

November 20, 2009

We don't see looting. We don't see street violence. We don't see people sitting on their rooftops waiting for the government to come and save them. ...more

April 4, 2009

At the end of January, it will be a year since I moved from the sparkling metropolis of Sarasota to the rural community of Ruskin. I must admit, the decision was difficult for this mostly big-city gal. I assure you, the changes took some getting used to. ...more

January 14, 2009

Chris Chelios raced up and down the ice and when he had a chance to peek up and check out his surroundings Wednesday, he had trouble believing his eyes. ...more

January 1, 2009

"Quantum of Solace," the new James Bon movie, opens on a wild car chase through the Italian countryside, but emotionally it picks up where "Casino Royale" — the 2006 Bond movie that was the first to star Daniel Craig — left off. And there's plenty of action for the most devout fan. ...more

November 13, 2008

As it turns out, you really don't want to break James Bond's heart. "Quantum of Solace" opens on a wild car chase through the Italian countryside, but emotionally it picks up where "Casino Royale" - the 2006 Bond movie that was the first to star Daniel Craig - left off. If you don't recall, that movie ended with the death of British agent Vesper Lynd, who Bond loved but who also betrayed him. ...more

November 13, 2008

State officials mounted the largest rescue operation in Texas history on Sunday, taking nearly 2,000 people by boat and helicopter out of flood-ravaged towns on the Texas coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. ...more

September 15, 2008

Tom and Sue Szczerba's backyard overlooks hundreds of acres of rolling fields, copses of live oaks and scattered cattle. ...more

July 6, 2008

U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon flew over Myanmar's flooded Irrawaddy delta on Thursday, where the ravages of a cyclone stretched as far as the eye could see: Villages were empty of life, flattened huts dissolved into vast areas of water and people perched on rooftops. ...more

May 23, 2008

Despite a statewide slump in the housing market, developers Gary Walden and Isaac W. McKinney III want to bring new rooftops to the city's downtown district. ...more

February 13, 2008