"Today we made the decision to close this stretch of ill-gotten, illegally accumulated sand," said Patricio Patron, Mexico's attorney general for environmental protection. "This hotel was telling its tourists: 'Come here, I have sand ... the other hotels don't, because I stole it.'" picked by shep182 4 months ago

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it has unearthed 453 potentially explosive fuses and ordnance since work began Jan. 26. picked by suebe 9 months ago

Pieces of meat are washing ashore in New Jersey and officials are trying to determine exactly what the meat is. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Betcha can't take just one crate. picked by videoguy 3 years ago

the best time at the beach picked by willster09 2 years ago

Most of us are have seen her image in Christian drawings and paintings. Now, it appears natures own rendition of the Virgin Mary has washed ashore here in Wilmington. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Hosts would have to forfeit $500 deposits if their celebrations went past midnight. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

During the ice age it adorned a fearsome woolly mammoth.

Reappearing from the mists of time, the 4ft-long piece of tusk was washed up on a Yorkshire beach. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Orthodox Jews who want to use a strand of fishing line several miles long to create a symbolic religious enclosure are getting entangled in a dispute with beachfront residents and California environmentalists, who fear the string will snag birds and spoil the ocean view. picked by tlovesd 3 years ago

A kid with a lot of nerve...
funny; yet admirable! picked by spocksmyhomeboy 3 years ago

how do you steal a whole beach??

"the Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, also took an interest in the theft and ordered a report into how 500 truckloads of sand was stolen, transported and presumably sold." picked by smarty1052 1 year ago

Strangely compelling act from Japan. Most likely where Jackass got its ideas from. picked by 86Apex 3 years ago

Four boys ages 9 to 14 are in custody after Phoenix police say they lured an 8-year-old girl to an empty storage shed, held her down and sexually assaulted her.

Girl's Liberian family says she brought them shame.

**Related picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

Last week a freighter called Ice Prince sank, shedding 2000 tons of timber into the sea. Over the last couple of days it has been washing up.

That's a lot of wood. picked by Pocksucket 2 years ago

Spain's wild coast (Costa Brava) will get a little less wild when Tossa de Mar's new ordinance takes effect. picked by kissmenow 6 months ago

Two teenagers planned to blow up their school in a massacre timed to coincide with the anniversary of the Columbine tragedy, a court has heard. picked by makuus 3 months ago

Children Died Of Hyperthermia.(don't know how to categorize this, no horror category) picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

The Church of England was accused of a cover-up after a choirmaster who systematically abused children in his care was allowed to become a school governor. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Donkey rides along the shore. Jam sandwiches gritty with sand. Now, that's a truly Great British Summer.

These postcard-perfect photographs, captured by pioneering photography firm Francis Frith between 1890 and 1924, show how our great-grandparents made the most of their time in the sun. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A new study says parents are right to worry about their sons. picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago