Apocalypse no! Believers still waiting

They spent months warning the world of the apocalypse, some giving away earthly belongings or draining their savings accounts. And so they waited, vigilantly, on Saturday for the appointed hour.

When 6 p.m. came and went at spots around the globe, and no extraordinary cataclysm occurred, Keith Bauer took it in stride.

"I had some skepticism but I was trying to push the skepticism away because I believe in God," he said outside the Oakland headquarters of Family Radio International, whose founder, Harold Camping, has been broadcasting the apocalyptic prediction for years.

Many followers said the delay was a further test from God to persevere in their faith.

But in Times Square, Robert Fitzpatrick, of Staten Island, said he was surprised when 6 p.m. came and went. He had spent his own money to put up advertising about the end of the world.

"I can't tell you what I feel right now," he said. "I don't understand it. I don't know. I don't understand what happened." -- AP