Island Breeze Special Features
- At least 8 dead across Mexico in drug killings
- The Associated Press
- CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Gunmen burst into a wake in the border city of Ciudad Juarez on Thursday and opened fire, killing 5 young men and wounding five others, including a 10-year-old girl.
The wake was being held at a private home for... Full story
- Report: Climate change threatens migratory birds
- The Associated Press
- AUSTIN (AP) — Global climate change poses a significant threat to migratory bird populations, which are already stressed by the loss of habitat and environmental pollution, according to a report released Thursday.
U.S. Interior Secretary Ken... Full story
- Stage is set for better West Coast salmon season
- The Associated Press
- SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's chinook salmon fishery is likely to be opened this year after two straight closed fishing seasons — but with restrictions, according to recommendations released Thursday by a federal panel.... Full story
- Rescuers try to save dolphins on Cape Cod
- The Associated Press
- WELLFLEET, Mass. (AP) — Rescuers have been hip-deep in mud in a desperate effort to rescue 16 white-sided dolphins stranded on Massachusetts' Cape Cod, but at least two of the animals have died and the outlook for eight others is grim.
The... Full story
- Starving sea lion pups wash up on Calif. beaches
- The Associated Press
- LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Marine mammal experts say dozens of hungry and sick sea lion pups have washed up on Southern California beaches this winter and many have died at rescue centers.
Veterinarian Richard Evans said Thursday that the... Full story
- Mexico hopes to lure filmmakers with subsidies
- The Associated Press
- MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has implemented a new program subsidizing filmmakers in a bid to attract more cinema business to the country.
President Felipe Calderon says the government will reimburse producers 7.5 percent of their expenses if... Full story
- Marine Smackdown: Great white sharks vs. giant squids?
- JILL LEOVY/Los Angeles Times
- In what could be the ultimate marine smack-down, great white sharks off the California coast may be migrating 1,600 miles west to do battle with creatures that rival their star power: giant squids.
A series of studies tracking this mysterious... Full story
- Sushi chef charged with serving illegal whale
- The Associated Press
- LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors filed charges Wednesday against a sushi chef and a Santa Monica restaurant on allegations that they served illegal and endangered whale meat.
Typhoon Restaurant Inc., which owns The Hump restaurant, and... Full story
- Census campaign targets tech-savvy Hispanic youth
- The Associated Press
- LOS ANGELES (AP) — Groups pushing for robust Hispanic participation in the 2010 census are enlisting a new corps of foot-soldiers in their battle to reach that hard-to-count demographic: tech-savvy, smart-phone-toting young people.
The "Be... Full story
- Aquarium to release Fozzie the seal
- The Associated Press
- VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Fozzie the seal is heading home to the ocean.
The Virginia Aquarium plans to release its first 2010 rehabilitated harbor seal on Thursday in Virginia Beach.
The stranded seal was suffering from severe pneumonia and... Full story
