A glance at Haiti developments 18 days after quake

A look at the latest from Haiti on Saturday, 18 days after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake devastated the capital, Port-au-Prince, and left an estimated 200,000 dead throughout the country:

AMERICANS DETAINED

Ten Americans were detained by Haitian police as they tried to take 33 children across the border into the Dominican Republic, allegedly without proper documents. The Baptist church members from Idaho called it a "Haitian Orphan Rescue Mission," meant to save abandoned children from the chaos following Haiti's earthquake.

SANITATION

Relief officials are scrambling to confront a sanitation crisis that could spread malaria, …

Guard to Kerry: 'Halp- Stuck N Irak'

MINNEAPOLIS - A group of Minnesota National Guard soldiers in Iraq has made a comically misspelled sign mocking Sen. John Kerry's recent comments about the education level of troops, and their handiwork is getting plenty of attention.

The Massachusetts Democrat told a group of college students this week that people who don't study and do their homework were likely to "get stuck in Iraq." Kerry has since apologized, saying he botched a joke meant to be about President Bush.

The photo shows eight soldiers holding a white sign with heavy blue letters spelling out, "Halp us Jon Carry - We R stuck hear n Irak."

The photo has appeared in newspapers and on television …

MORE TOURISM OFFERINGS.(in St.Kitts and Nevis)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

St. Kitts & Nevis' tourism offerings will be improved with a US$8 million upgrade of the Frigate Bay Golf Course and an Alaskan group may build a scenic railway, Said Tourism Minister Dwyer Astaphan, reports CMC (Oct. 8, 2001). Tourism projects now underway include construction of …

Former 'Baywatch' star settles with ex-wife.(Main)

David Hasselhoff and ex-wife Pamela Bach have agreed on post-divorce terms that include joint custody of their teenage daughters, Hasselhoff's attorney has confirmed.

The former "Baywatch" star and Bach were divorced in August 2006 after more than 16 years of marriage. After months of negotiating custody and financial arrangements, a deal was struck Friday, according to attorney Melvin S. Goldsman. "David is pleased to have the matter behind him," Goldsman …

FACTS ON SQUIRRELS TO THE EDITOR:.(MAIN)

Byline: JOSEPH DELL Retired wildlife biologist DELMAR

Dick Nelson is right on the money in his June 19 column `Anti-squirrel hunting group is a bit nutty.'' For those who missed the article, Nelson points out that Heidi Prescott, of Fund for Animals, has petitioned the Department of Environmental Conservation to reduce the squirrel season by 60 days.

The fund is an animal rights organization and, as such, its qualifications for judging any game season are automatically suspect inasmuch as their goal is termination of all uses of all animals by people.

Definitive research proved long ago that controlled hunting by …

The Nation's Weather

A winter storm was easing its grip on the Northeast early Thursday and snow lingered in northern New England, while dry, warm weather was expected across much of the West.

Parts of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine were forecast to get 10 to 12 inches of snow before the storm heads into Nova Scotia. Forecasters warned that periods of heavy snowfall would lead to low visibility and hazardous travel conditions.

In the South, a cold front was expected to remain stretched across Florida, triggering periods of heavy rainfall and isolated thunderstorms across the northern half of the state.

The Rockies could see light, scattered snow showers, though the …

Virginia band leader defends show

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The leader of Virginia's pep band says it wasn'ttrying to raise ire among West Virginians with its performance at theContinental Tire Bowl.

The band performed a parody of the television show "The Bachelor,"with a male Virginia student choosing between two female contestants.

Adam Lorentson, a Virginia junior who leads the band, saidWednesday the band's performance at the Charlotte bowl last Saturdayhas been overblown.

"A lot of people are trying to find something to be mad about whennothing's really there," Lorentson said.

During halftime, the band presented a show in which a female,purported …