The tennis and golf legends say "I do" before 140 guests at a sunset ceremony
It all began when Sidney Poitier flew to Atlanta, Georgia, in late December 2005 for the birth of his first great-granddaughter.
Three names -- Dean, Felix and Noel -- were permanently retired from the list of Atlantic hurricane names after storms bearing those monikers in 2007 caused damage in the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico and elsewhere, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday.
Bishop Clifford Petty tells PEOPLE they were married in the National Church of God in the Caribbean
U.S. and Bahamian rescue workers found the bodies of 20 people floating in open waters Sunday near the Bahamas, U.S. Coast Guard officials said Monday.
A Bahamas jury recommends no criminal charges be filed in the death of Anna Nicole's 20-year-old son
A shark-attack death in the Bahamas raises the issue of who is responsible when thrill vacations go awry: the tourist or the tour operator?
The leader of a shark tour whose customer was mauled to death Saturday was warned that his practice of allowing people to swim close to hungry sharks could lead to tragedy, a colleague said.
It's two days before we leave for a trip out West and my husband can't find his hiking boots. And he's not worried in the least.
Olga strengthened into a tropical storm Tuesday after making landfall on Hispaniola and soaking the Dominican Republic, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
The tennis and golf legends say "I do" before 140 guests at a sunset ceremony
It all began when Sidney Poitier flew to Atlanta, Georgia, in late December 2005 for the birth of his first great-granddaughter.
Three names -- Dean, Felix and Noel -- were permanently retired from the list of Atlantic hurricane names after storms bearing those monikers in 2007 caused damage in the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico and elsewhere, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday.
Bishop Clifford Petty tells PEOPLE they were married in the National Church of God in the Caribbean
U.S. and Bahamian rescue workers found the bodies of 20 people floating in open waters Sunday near the Bahamas, U.S. Coast Guard officials said Monday.
A Bahamas jury recommends no criminal charges be filed in the death of Anna Nicole's 20-year-old son
A shark-attack death in the Bahamas raises the issue of who is responsible when thrill vacations go awry: the tourist or the tour operator?
The leader of a shark tour whose customer was mauled to death Saturday was warned that his practice of allowing people to swim close to hungry sharks could lead to tragedy, a colleague said.
It's two days before we leave for a trip out West and my husband can't find his hiking boots. And he's not worried in the least.
Olga strengthened into a tropical storm Tuesday after making landfall on Hispaniola and soaking the Dominican Republic, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old son Daniel died as a result of a lethal combination of methadone and the antidepressants Zoloft and Lexapro, pathologist Dr. Govinda Raju said Monday.
Video courtesy Buena Vista EntertainmentKelly Ripa left the set of Live with Regis & Kelly halfway through Tuesday morning's telecast, and Regis Philbin explained later in the show that she had not been feeling well.
The long-delayed inquest into the mysterious death of Anna Nicole Smith's son finally began Monday in the Bahamas.
Harvey and George, impatient for lunch, were swimming around the shoreline of the deserted Bahamian Beach when we arrived.
When I learned 10 years ago that my husband's job would be moving us from New York to Munich, I had the usual worries -- schools, friends, how to say "bathroom" in German. But what actually kept me awake at night was Christmas. Having always observed the holidays with hallowed traditions, we suddenly realized we were going to be a long way from over the river and through the woods.
Hurricane Noel grew in size Friday as it ran almost parallel to the East Coast, on track to bring heavy rain to parts of New England, the National Hurricane Center said.
Noel was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane Thursday as it moved away from the Bahamas and out into the cooler waters of the Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Tropical Storm Noel, which has killed at least 48 people, was moving away from the Cuban coast late Wednesday and strengthening over warm waters, prompting tropical storm watches to be issued for South Florida.
Ciara's party train kept right on rolling Monday night, as the R&B star celebrated her 22nd birthday at South Beach's Cameo nightclub. The bash – complete with a sparkler-topped chocolate cake and a bottle of Cristal – came on top of previous fetes in Washington, D.C., Atlanta and New York (where she held two separate soirées). So what's with all the repeat performances?
Tropical Storm Noel weakened Tuesday over most of Cuba after lashing the island's northern coast, but heavy rains continued to deluge the Dominican Republic, Haiti and portions of the Bahamas, forecasters said.
Cuba issued a tropical storm warning for the Camaguey, Las Tunas and Ciego de Avila provinces as Tropical Storm Noel approached the island.
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Winter storms stir up a bounty of prize shell specimens on the shore. Coastal Living magazine rounds up 10 of the best beaches to hunt for them.
A Florida appeals court cleared the way Wednesday for Anna Nicole Smith to be buried next to her son, Daniel, in the Bahamas.
A lawyer representing one of the men claiming to be the father of Anna Nicole Smith's infant daughter alleged Monday that there is "fraud" in the child's birth certificate.
A Florida judge said Friday he is not sure courts in his state -- or in California -- have the authority to order Anna Nicole Smith's DNA samples turned over for testing in a paternity dispute.
Two men seeking paternity rights to the 5-month-old daughter of Anna Nicole Smith said Thursday they have agreed Smith should be buried in the Bahamas, next to her son Daniel.
Broward County Circuit Court Judge Larry Seidlin, who is hearing arguments over the status of the remains of Anna Nicole Smith, has come under fire from some legal observers who say he has allowed the proceedings to become a circus.
The body of Anna Nicole Smith was embalmed Saturday at the Broward County Medical Examiner's office, officials said.
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Anna Nicole Smith wanted to be buried in the Bahamas, next to her son, and bought a burial plot there, according to attorneys for her longtime companion, Howard K. Stern.
A probate judge in Florida delayed until at least Thursday any decision about whether to release the remains of Anna Nicole Smith for burial and, if so, to whom.
In light of Anna Nicole Smith's death, Bahamian authorities are now more interested in questioning her attorney and partner in connection with the death of Smith's son Daniel, the country's chief magistrate said Monday.
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An attorney for Anna Nicole Smith said Friday the reality TV star has no intention of submitting her 6-week-old daughter for paternity testing as demanded by an ex-boyfriend.
A vintage seaplane with 20 people on board broke into at least two pieces and crashed Monday into the ocean off Miami, killing at least 19 people aboard, authorities said.
A dwarf who worked a March 2003 bachelor party thrown for ex-Fidelity Investments trader Thomas Bruderman said Thursday that one of the clients who hired him for that event wants to hire him again, this time for a party in the Bahamas this very weekend.
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For those looking for an unforgettably opulent -- not to mention unforgettably expensive -- holiday experience, a night in the Bridge Suite at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas is the thing for you.
Forecasters could run out of names for tropical storms and hurricanes before the season ends November 30.
Gov. Jeb Bush ordered the Florida Keys evacuated in anticipation of Tropical Storm Rita, which was forecast to become a hurricane Tuesday morning.
Tropical Storm Rita gained strength off the Bahamas late Sunday, triggering hurricane warnings across the Bahamas, Cuba and southern Florida and prompting evacuations in the lower Florida Keys.
Offers of aid and assistance from countries around the world in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina continued to pour in Tuesday to the U.S. State Department.
Oil prices surged to record highs Wednesday after an unexpected drop in gasoline stocks added to worries that a gathering Caribbean storm could knock out crude supplies to the United States.
Officials warned millions of people living in southeast Florida to prepare for Tropical Storm Katrina, which forecasters said could strike the coast as a minimal hurricane late Thursday or early Friday.
A tropical storm watch was in effect Wednesday for the southeast Florida coast and parts of the Florida Keys, as a tropical depression southeast of the Bahamas appeared to be picking up steam and approaching tropical storm strength.
Tropical Storm Franklin, the sixth named storm of the active 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, was moving across Great Abaco Island in the northwestern Bahamas early Friday, forecasters said.
On the eve the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, forecasters at Colorado State University predicted it would be "very active" with 15 named tropical storms and eight hurricanes.
Sizing up management talent is always a valuable skill, but to money manager Ron Baron and his investors, it's worth millions. As manager of the Baron Partners Fund--the best-performing diversified...
In a devastating six-week period, Hurricanes Charley, Ivan, Frances and Jeanne wreaked havoc across parts of the Atlantic Ocean and killed thousands living in the Caribbean.
Stocks hung close to breakeven early Friday, as solid corporate news from Texas Instruments and Ford Motor was compromised by rising oil prices and a weak consumer sentiment report.
Downgraded slightly from hurricane strength, Tropical Storm Jeanne lingered over northern Hispaniola early Friday, where it battered the Dominican Republic with heavy rains and 70 mph (110 km/h) winds a day earlier, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
Downgraded slightly from hurricane strength, Tropical Storm Jeanne is battering the Dominican Republic, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
Three deaths in Grenada are being blamed on Hurricane Ivan after the powerful storm swept across the Caribbean island nation devastating its capital, St. George's, according to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA).
Hurricane Frances pelted the Bahamas on Saturday with torrential rain and winds of more than 100 mph, leaving at least two people dead, another missing and many parts of the flat low-lying area under water, officials said.
Mother Nature is forcing Labor Day weekend travelers who were heading into or out of Florida or the Caribbean to make other plans.
Just weeks after Hurricane Charley tore through Florida, Hurricane Frances aimed for the Sunshine State Saturday morning, packing winds of 105 mph and bringing the potential for up to 20 inches of rain.
Florida residents in the path of Hurricane Frances boarded up their homes and jammed highways and airports Thursday to escape the massive storm.
Hurricane Frances, a Category 4 storm, continued its path toward the Bahamas on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida.
Hurricane Frances, a Category 4 storm, took aim at the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands late Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center said.
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If you need to entertain a client on a yacht in Monaco, or fly six crates of rum to Madagascar to clinch a deal, there are only a few people or organizations you can turn to.
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The image of a pristine island--azure waves lapping at the shore, palm trees silhouetted in the setting sun--is synonymous with paradise. But it wasn't always this way: Homer's Odysseus battled gar...
As the cold, dark winter drags on and sun-drenched climes beckon, you may be considering a cruise--and wondering whether you should concern yourself with anything other than lido decks, silly drink...
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Today's peripatetic executives schlep on average 115,000 miles annually, and that number--despite what you hear about videoconferencing cutting into travel--is expected to grow as companies globali...
For 22 years it has been both disgusting and delightful to watch Robert Vesco traipse around the tropics, squander his investors' millions, and elude the law. America's favorite pirate is now under...
The recent overblown headlines about an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease on a cruise ship have overshadowed the real news in cruising: A record shipbuilding spree now under way promises a tidal wa...
The hits just keep on coming. By which we mean: with the travel biz still reeling from this year's extremely tough sell, packages and promotions from airlines, hotels and resorts just get bigger an...
The illegal drug trade, apparently the world's fastest growing and most profitable industry, has scarcely been hampered by several governments' efforts to stop it (FORTUNE, June 20). Now the Bahama...
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