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…
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Legless cyclist rides for asylum seekers
By JUAN CARLOS LLORCA Cyclist Carlos Gutierrez, a double amputee, center, stands with his bike during a stop at the Mexican Consulate, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, in San Antonio. Gutierrez,…
Texas club auctions right to hunt endangered rhino
By MICHAEL GRACZYK In this Jan. 5, 2003, photo released by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a black rhino male and calf in Mkuze, South Africa. The organizer of…
POLL: NO HEROES IN SHUTDOWN, GOP GETS MOST BLAME
By CALVIN WOODWARD and JENNIFER AGIESTA Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. stands on the Senate steps on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, during a news…
SEAN PENN SPONSORS 5 HAITIANS FOR NYC MARATHON
By JOHN CARUCCI Sean Penn attends the New York Film Festival premiere of “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Charles…
AMERICANS ANXIOUS, IRRITATED AS GOV’T SHUTS DOWN
By DEEPTI HAJELA A sign explaining the closing of the Library of Congress is posted outside the Library of Congress in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. Congress plunged the nation…
AUTHORITIES: 5 HIKERS TRAPPED BY COLO. ROCK SLIDE
Colorado State Patrol Trooper Brandon Wilkins tells a driver Monday Sept. 30, 2013, that the road is closed to all non-emergency traffic while emergency response and law enforcement agencies deal…
HO– USE BACKS BILL TO BOOST LOGGING IN NAT’L FORESTS
By MATTHEW DALY FILE – This March 18, 2011 file photo shows a Douglas fir tree on federal forest land outside Ruch, Ore. The blue paint marking a tree for…