Rants —

Heavy rains in Colombia and the resulting flooding this week have left 100,000 homeless.

A spike in shark attacks in Mexico has led to the death of two surfers and has scared tourists away.

Raves —

A rough economy has caused a boom in sales of Spam, the canned meat people love to hate.

A young woman in Michigan was given a new car by her dad as a reward for never, ever missing school, literally, in her 13 years from kindergarten through high school.