A barge that landed in the middle of the Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina flooded the city of New Orleans is finally being cut in pieces and removed. The barge, which became somewhat of a symbol of the destruction that Hurricane Katrina brought to the region, was being cut apart Friday by workers wielding torches. The 200-foot barge sat on a row of houses that were located opposite of the Industrial Canal wall after the storm.

A fishing pier hailed as the longest pier in North Carolina, is about to become a thing of the past thanks to rising real estate prices and a divorce settlement. The Long Beach Pier is slated to be torn down sometime in February, along with its tackle shop, motel and restaurant after closing Saturday.

Cincinnati, OH - Roto-Rooter surveyed its field technicians to find the strangest items recovered from pipes, toilets and trenches over the past year, the following top the "unusual" list for 2005.

Singapore's chief executioner, who claims he was fired after talking to the Australian media, still hopes to be called on to hang convicted Australian drug trafficker Van Nguyen. Darshan Singh has threatened to sue his government for unfair dismissal if he he is not allowed to hang Australian Nguyen Tuong Van at 6am on Friday.

Mexicans are praying at a plant pot after an image said to depict Jesus appeared on it. The image is on the side of a terra cotta planter - whose plants also survived the storm despite being outside for its duration.