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

Relatives of Dr. Harold Carr found an extremely rare 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante - a Holy Grail for car collectors - as they were going through his belongings after his death. ...more

January 4, 2009

Rows of plants slump in the sandy soil behind the laboratories at the University of Florida's research station, craving nourishment. ...more

September 10, 2008

Britain's second-largest city, Birmingham, has a new skyline - only it belongs to its Alabama namesake. ...more

August 15, 2008

An eccentric Conservative lawmaker with a knack for offensive remarks ousted the left-wing mayor of London on Friday in an upset that capped the ruling Labour Party's worst local election showing in four decades. ...more

May 3, 2008

George Orwell's left-wing views and bohemian clothes led British police to label him a communist - but the MI5 spy agency stepped in to correct that view, the writer's newly released security file reveals. ...more

September 7, 2007