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New Orleans’ all-women krewes, or parading troupes, have enjoyed monumental popularity in the past decade. Bursting membership lists, strong crowd turn-out, and the arrival of the first new krewe to roll in New Orleans since before Hurricane Katrina ensure that this energetic presence is here to stay. Membership for the all-women Krewe of . . . → Read More: Sarah Hull: PHOTOS: Women Represent At Mardi Gras As the saying goes: It’s not the size of the man in the bullfight, but rather, the size of the bullfight in the man. Something like that. Popular in many parts of Latin America, dwarf bullfights pit small people against calves, rather than the fully-grown beasts, according to a USA Today story. Metro reports . . . → Read More: PHOTOS: Dwarf Bullfighters Challenge Perceptions DENVER — Authorities say two people are dead and four others injured after a private airplane from Texas crashed just short of an airport runway during a heavy snowstorm in Colorado. The Denver Post reports (http://bit.ly/xc0fQj ) the crash happened at about 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Yampa Valley Regional Airport in Hayden, about 25 . . . → Read More: Plane Crashes In Snowstorm In Colo.; 2 Dead, 4 Hurt RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — English speakers got their moment in the Carnival sun on Monday as a wild, Beatles-themed street party let them shake it up, baby, with a samba swing to “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da.” “Sargento Pimenta,” Portuguese for “Sergeant Pepper,” is one of more than 400 raucous street parties that spring up throughout . . . → Read More: LOOK: Beatles Party At Rio Carnival RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A day after a winter storm dumped several inches of snow on a handful of southern states, crews worked Monday to restore power to tens of thousands of customers as police responded to dozens of accidents on slippery roads. The storm brought as much as 9 inches of snow to . . . → Read More: Winter Storm Dumps Snow Across The South On Holiday Weekend |
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