according to the Cape Coral Fire Department. Everyone got out safely, but the restaurant was destroyed, officials said, ...

About 25 minutes later, thatched roofs came into view. We had arrived. The island's workers welcomed us with fresh watermelon juice and a shot of cherry-soaked rum. With watermelon juice in hand ...

SHIRAKAWA, Gifu Prefecture--Villagers in this renowned UNESCO World Heritage site came together to re-thatch the roof of a multitiered house here for the first time in five years on May 13.