Brazil keeps up Carnival pace of parties, parades
RIO DE JANEIRO - Extraterrestrial toucan birds, neon green spacemen waving Brazilian flags and legions of scantily clad women and men dancing a furious samba opened the final round of Rio de Janeiro's...
View ArticleBrazil keeps up Carnival pace of parties, parades
RIO DE JANEIRO - Extraterrestrial toucan birds, neon green spacemen waving Brazilian flags and legions of scantily clad women and men dancing a furious samba opened the final round of Rio de Janeiro's...
View ArticleRefuse pickers give new life to Rio Carnival trash
RIO DE JANEIRO - Elaine da Silva Moraes clambers up mounds of abandoned fabric, foam and feathers that minutes earlier were the essence of Rio de Janeiro's glitzy, multi-million dollar Carnival parades.
View ArticleBrazil keeps up Carnival pace of parties, parades
RIO DE JANEIRO - Extraterrestrial toucan birds, neon green spacemen waving Brazilian flags and legions of scantily clad women and men dancing a furious samba opened the final round of Rio de Janeiro's...
View Article25th anniversary parade set at university
LAFAYETTE, Louisiana - The student-organized Krewe of Roux will parade Thursday on the campus of the University of Louisiana-Lafayette.
View ArticleNo-booze zones set up for Carnival
THIBODAUX, Louisiana - Mardi Gras brings out families to enjoy food, parades and colorful beads.
View ArticleSD panel moves to further regulate amusement rides
PIERRE, South Dakota - New regulations for amusement rides in South Dakota cleared another hurdle Tuesday, as a measure spurred by a carnival accident in 2013 that left two girls stranded upside down...
View ArticleInterior fair drops contract for carnival rides
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - The Tanana Valley State Fair will not renew its contract for mechanical rides with Golden Wheel Amusement, which sued the nonprofit group last year over what the company said were...
View ArticleInsomniac announces Vegas versions of Calif. raves
LAS VEGAS - The producers behind the massive Electric Daisy Carnival rave say they're planning Las Vegas versions of two other dance festivals traditionally held in Southern California.
View ArticleMuses parade kicks off big Carnival weekend
NEW ORLEANS - A parade of women with a signature float in the shape of a giant high-heel had a different kind of glow this year.
View Article3 musicians crushed in Bolivian Carnival parade
LA PAZ, Bolivia - Bolivian authorities say four people were killed and more than 60 injured when an overloaded metal footbridge collapsed onto a group of musicians marching in the opening parade of...
View Article2 people fall from float in Pass Christian parade
PASS CHRISTIAN, Mississippi - Police say two men fell from a float during the St. Paul Carnival Association parade in Pass Christian on Sunday, and one of them was taken to a hospital by ambulance.
View ArticleBrazil keeps up Carnival pace of parties, parades
RIO DE JANEIRO - Extraterrestrial toucan birds, neon green spacemen waving Brazilian flags and legions of scantily clad women and men dancing a furious samba opened the final round of Rio de Janeiro's...
View ArticleRefuse pickers give new life to Rio Carnival trash
RIO DE JANEIRO - Elaine da Silva Moraes clambers up mounds of abandoned fabric, foam and feathers that minutes earlier were the essence of Rio de Janeiro's glitzy, multi-million dollar Carnival parades.
View ArticleBrazil keeps up Carnival pace of parties, parades
RIO DE JANEIRO - Extraterrestrial toucan birds, neon green spacemen waving Brazilian flags and legions of scantily clad women and men dancing a furious samba opened the final round of Rio de Janeiro's...
View ArticleSlidell reviewing Carnival under new rules
SLIDELL, Louisiana - Slidell completed its first Carnival season under stricter parade regulations and Mayor Freddy Drennan said the city is still compiling its reports to determine how well the krewes...
View ArticleShrine carnival won't feature performing animals
LOS ANGELES - For the first time in 88 years, the annual festival hosted by the Shriners in Los Angeles is being billed as a carnival, not a circus, and won't feature performing animals.
View ArticleChanges planned for Tanana Valley Fair
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Organizers of the Tanana Valley Fair say the summer event this year will feature some changes, including new rides.
View ArticleShrine carnival won't feature performing animals
LOS ANGELES - For the first time in 88 years, the annual festival hosted by the Shriners in Los Angeles is being billed as a carnival, not a circus, and won't feature performing animals.
View ArticleChanges planned for Tanana Valley Fair
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Organizers of the Tanana Valley Fair say the summer event this year will feature some changes, including new rides.
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