Sumatran elephants could be extinct in 30 years
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The Sumatran elephant could be extinct in the wild within three decades unless immediate steps are taken to slow the breakneck pace of deforestation, environmentalists warned Tuesday. The International Union for Conservation of Nature recently listed…
JFK library to release last of his secret tapes
BOSTON (AP) — President John F. Kennedy’s library is releasing 45 hours of privately recorded meetings and phone calls, providing a window into the final months of his life. The tapes include discussions of conflict in Vietnam, Soviet relations and…
Halle Berry stalker
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man accused of scaling the fence of Halle Berry’s house will remain in jail after pleading no contest to stalking the Oscar-winning actress. Deputy District Attorney Wendy Segall says Richard A. Franco was sentenced to…
Cuba set to explore offshore as oil rig arrives
HAVANA (AP) — A huge drilling rig arrived Thursday in the warm Gulf waters north of Havana, where it will sink an exploratory well deep into the seabed, launching Cuba’s dreams of striking it rich with offshore oil. The Scarabeo-9…
LA hospital prepares to send tiny baby home
LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the world’s smallest surviving babies is headed home. Melinda Star Guido weighed only 9 ½ ounces at birth— less than a can of soda. After spending her early months in the neonatal intensive care…
Grounded ship shifts overnight, rescue ops halted
ROME (AP) — The cruise ship grounded off Tuscany shifted again on its rocky perch Friday, forcing the supension of diving search operations for the 21 people still missing and raising concerns about the stability of the ship’s resting place….
Rooney says Arsenal can still win league
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney believes Arsenal could still win the Premier League this season. Rooney says that fifth-placed Arsenal have the ability to go on a run that could see them in contention for the title at the end…
We wont be haunted by thrashing – Wenger
Arsène Wenger insists the memories of Arsenal’s 8-2 trashing at the hands of Manchester United in August will not haunt the Gunners when they welcome Sir Alex Ferguson’s side to north London on Sunday. Fifth-placed Arsenal will be looking for…
Deadly Pacific Northwest storm coats Seattle in ice
SEATTLE (AP) — A monster Pacific Northwest storm coated the Seattle area in a thick layer of ice Thursday and brought much of the state to a standstill, sending hundreds of cars spinning out of control, temporarily shutting down the…
Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke dead at 29
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Sarah Burke was an X Games star with a grass-roots mentality — a daredevil superpipe skier who understood the risks inherent to her sport and the debt she owed to it for her success on…
