CONGRESS DOES LITTLE OF CONSEQUENCE, EXCEPT ARGUE
By DAVID ESPO FILE – This Sept. 24, 2013, file image from Senate video show Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaking on the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.…
Animals
OFFICIALS: ENCOURAGING SIGN FOR 24 STRANDED WHALES
By CHRISTINE ARMARIO Vultures feed off the carcasses of an adult whale and and a calf ,Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, at Highland Beach in the Everglades National Park, Fla. Wildlife…
New find in search for puppy face that never fades
By SUE MANNING In this October 2013 photo provided by Brande Bradshaw, Bradshaw poses while holding Bridgette at home in Austin, Texas. Bradshaw thinks her cava-poo chon Bridgette, who just…
1 year down: American walking from Africa to Chile
By JASON STRAZIUSO In this photo taken Monday, Jan. 28, 2013 and released by the National Geographic Society on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, journalist Paul Salopek walks across the Afar…
Beagle’s nose predicts few US polar bear cubs
By DAN SEWELL FILE – In an Oct. 28, 2013 file photo, Elvis, a 2-year-old beagle, sniffs polar bear protein samples at Iron Heart Performance Dog Center in Shawnee, Kan.…
Birds of prey seize the day in battle with gulls
By GILLIAN FLACCUS In this Oct. 28, 2013 photo, Mia, a 5-year-old Harris hawk eats a bit of meat after working at the Olinda Alpha landfill in Brea, Calif. The…
New flasher wrasse species discovered in Indonesia
This photo taken on July 28, 2013, released by the Conservation International, shows a new fish of the flasher wrasse species, in Indonesia. A new fish of the flasher wrasse…
AP PHOTOS: SAfrica rangers train to fight poaching
In this photo taken Friday, Nov. 8, 2013 a herd of eliphants drink at a watering hole in the Madikwe Game Reserve. The majestic sight of wild animals roaming freely…