Lee descendant urges official removal of Confederate statues
Democratic lawmakers and others are urging official removal of Confederate monuments at the center of a politically fraught national debate…
Authorities ID 3 family members found dead in backyard pool
Authorities in New Jersey have identified three family members who died Monday in their backyard swimming pool June 24, 2020,…
Restrictions eased while virus deaths decline in New York
NEW YORK — New Yorkers experiencing cabin fever after two months of coronavirus quarantine received an unexpected reprieve when Gov.…
Surfer killed in shark attack was passionate about the sport
A surfer killed in a shark attack off a Northern California beach was identified as a 26-year-old man who customized…
Online service held for Kennedy family members who drowned
Thousands of people attended a virtual memorial service over the weekend for two extended members of the powerful Kennedy family…
Descendants of extinct tortoise species found in Galapagos
Conservationists working around the largest volcano on the Galapagos Islands say they have found 30 hybrid giant tortoises partially descended…
AP Exclusive: Sierra skeleton ID’d as ‘ghost of Manzanar’
LOS ANGELES — A skeleton found by hikers this fall near California’s second-highest peak was identified Friday as a Japanese…
Mountain lion fatally struck trying to cross LA freeway
A male mountain lion who successfully crossed a 10-lane freeway in Los Angeles two months ago was struck and killed…
Strip down, saddle up: Naked bikers hit Philadelphia streets
Hundreds of bicyclists have been caught with their pants down — and their shirts and underwear off, too. Interested in…
Fossil found in 1980s in Texas declared new genus, species
Experts say fossil remains discovered in the 1980s at the Big Bend National Park in southwest Texas have been identified…
Hiker rescued from Mt. Washington may have to foot the bill
An 80-year-old hiker who was rescued trying to reach the summit of Mount Washington could end up footing the bill…
Dick Dale, King of Surf Guitar, 'Miserlou' composer, is dead
Dale liked to say it was he and not the Beach Boys who invented surf music. Source link
1 dead, 1 injured in cougar attack in Washington state
One man was killed and another was seriously injured when they encountered a cougar Saturday while mountain biking in Washington…
13 holiday hikers rescued from snowy Tokyo mountain
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