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APNewsBreak: Endangered seals start journey home after rehab
Associated Press | April 20, 2016 7:55 amABOARD US COAST GUARD HC-130 HERCULES (AP) — Seven endangered Hawaiian monk seals that were found abandoned or malnourished late last year began their trip… -
Storms raised some pollutants after mine spill, not others
Associated Press | April 20, 2016 7:21 amDENVER (AP) — Runoff from autumn storms kicked up the levels of some contaminants in a southwestern Colorado river after a massive spill of toxic… -
Mountain lion dashes from Los Angeles school to backyard
Associated Press | April 20, 2016 7:20 amLOS ANGELES (AP) — Students and teachers at a Los Angeles high school missed their lunch break Friday after a mountain lion strolled onto campus… -
Pope brings 12 Syrian refugees to Italy in lesson for Europe
Associated Press | April 20, 2016 1:04 amMORIA, Greece (AP) — In an extraordinary gesture both political and personal, Pope Francis brought 12 Syrian Muslims to Italy aboard his plane Saturday after… -
Tiger countries agree to preserve big-cat habitats
Associated Press | April 19, 2016 9:39 pmNEW DELHI (AP) — Countries with wild tiger populations have agreed to do more to protect tiger habitats that are shrinking drastically because of deforestation… -
Greenpeace protests logging in Poland’s rare primeval forest
Associated Press | April 19, 2016 7:46 pmWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Environment activists have protested Poland’s plans of extensive logging in Europe’s last primeval forest and have demanded full protection for the… -
Twin quakes kills at least 29 in south Japan; many trapped
Associated Press | April 19, 2016 5:32 pmMASHIKI, Japan (AP) — Two powerful earthquakes a day apart shook southwestern Japan, killing at least 29 people, injuring 1,500, trapping many beneath flattened homes… -
Pope: Sanders encounter sign of good manners, ‘nothing more’
Associated Press | April 19, 2016 7:46 amROME (AP) — Pope Francis said his brief encounter Saturday with U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was a sign of good manners, “nothing more,” and… -
Man who walked into fire station quizzed on constable ambush
Associated Press | April 19, 2016 12:23 amHOUSTON (AP) — Investigators questioned a man Thursday fitting the description of a gunman who authorities say ambushed a Texas deputy constable from behind following… -
Montana bear expert, advocate Chuck Jonkel dies at 85
Associated Press | April 18, 2016 10:19 pmMISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Pioneering bear researcher and advocate Charles “Chuck” Jonkel died of natural causes at a Montana nursing home, his son Jamie Jonkel…