Michael Perham, 14, has earned the distinction of being the youngest person to cross the Atlantic single-handedly. A student at Chancellor's School in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, he started his journey from Gibraltar on November 18 and spent 6˝ weeks alone on the open sea.

A museum exhibit featuring several American flags that had been deep-fried has been removed over concerns that the art could spark a controversy. The Customs House Museum exhibit titled "The Fat Is in the Fire," featured three U. S. flags imprinted with phrases such as "Poor people are obese because they eat poorly" and more than 40 smaller flags fried in peanut oil, egg batter, flour and black pepper. Art student William Gentry said his work was inspired by the prevailing obesity problem in America and that he deep-fried the flag for his concern about America and America's health.

A 15-pound lobster was released into the water after living in the lobster tank at Angelica's Restaurant in Bethlehem for a month. The restaurant's owner, Fred Cunha, had bought Monstro from a fishing boat in mid-October. Monstro is 37 inches and has 15-inch claws. Cunha estimates that he is 50 years old. A lobster so large and old is no ordinary thing.

Biologists in Muenster, in north-western Germany said that a black swan has been smitten with a swan-shaped paddle boat. They said the Black Australian Swan has been showing all the typical signs of love for its species, circling the plastic boat, staring endlessly at it and making crooning noises. The unusual behavior of the swan has compelled authorities to move the bird and the boat to a zoo.

Biologists in Muenster, in north-western Germany said that a black swan has been smitten with a swan-shaped paddle boat. They said the Black Australian Swan has been showing all the typical signs of love for its species, circling the plastic boat, staring endlessly at it and making crooning noises. The unusual behavior of the swan has compelled authorities to move the bird and the boat to a zoo.