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Military Families to Get Free Passes to National Parks
Members of the U.S. military and their families are being given free annual passes to national parks and iconic national monuments as part of...
At Last, Fuel Delivery Reaches Iced-in Alaska Town
A Russian fuel tanker has finally reached Nome harbor after a Coast Guard icebreaker cleared a path for it through hundreds of miles of...
U.S. Forces Rescue Iranians at Sea for Second Time in a Week
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued six Iranians from sea whose boat had flooded on Tuesday in the Gulf, the second time in less than...
BP to Adopt Voluntary Safety Standards in the Gulf of Mexico
Seeking to assure federal regulators that it has learned the lessons of the Deepwater Horizon blowout and spill last year, BP said Friday that...
Fly-over Shows Progress In Gulf
A recent Coast Guard flight over the site of the exploded BP oil well shows that the thick black swaths of oil have dissipated...
A Whale of a Ship Arrives to Help Clean Up Gulf Oil Spill
Gulf of Mexico cleanup crews working to block millions of gallons of oil from reaching land may soon have a giant on their side,...
Agreement Reached in Gulf to Prevent Sea Turtle Burning Deaths
An agreement reached today among conservation groups, BP and the Coast Guard will ensure measures to rescue sea turtles from the surface before setting...
Fiery La. Politician Leads Fight To Clean Up Oil
One of the areas hardest hit by the BP oil spill is Louisiana's southernmost Parish located along the 70 miles of Mississippi river that...
Obama Pledges Full Force For Oil Cleanup, Tripling Personnel in the Region
The President made his second trip to the Gulf Coast Friday announcing his administration had tripled the manpower along the shoreline, beefing up a...
Thad Allen: Unsung Hero of BP Gulf Oil Leak?
Coast Guard Cmdr. Thad Allen, who is in charge of overseeing the federal response to the BP oil leak, announced yesterday that BP's "top...
U.S. Military Responds to Haiti Crisis
Yesterday the U.S. military began a massive relief effort in Port-au-Prince, Haiti after a devastating 7.0-magnitute earthquake struck Tuesday. Two C-130 transport...
Sailor Recounts Incredible Rescue at Sea
A man whose boat had capsized in 10-20 foot waves off the North Carolina coast in storm conditions, set about swimming in a last...
Wayward Manatee is Flown Back to Florida
In a journey familiar to retirees but not sea mammals, Ilya the wayward manatee flew south for the winter Thursday after being rescued...
Heroes in School Shooting and Bridge Collapse Receive Prestigious Medals
Two years ago, a Nevada Middle School gym teacher confronted a student gunman who had already wounded others. With compassion and persuasion she convinced...
Boy Kidnapped 73 Years Ago is Finally Found–Just in Time to Reunite with Dying Brother
A 6-year-old boy who was kidnapped from a California playground more than 70 years ago has finally been found thanks to his determined, and...
4-year-old Shattered a Bronze Age Jar in Museum. Now, He’ll Get to See How Experts Restored It
Have you ever felt anxious in sympathy with a parent whose child just caused a catastrophic accident in a public place?
From Haifa, Israel, comes...
Rare ‘Doomsday’ Fish Surfaces in California–Just the 20th Discovered in the State Since 1901
A group of what only can be described as 'brave' kayakers and snorkelers saw a giant shape floating in the water ahead of them,...
Armed with Backpacks of Seeds, Local Pooches Enlisted to Help Rewild Urban Nature Reserve
Inspired by an innovative Chilean forest restoration effort, the English town of Lewes is enlisting the help of dog walkers to rewild a local...
This Bronze Age Ship Replica, Made from Reeds and Goat Hair, Just Sailed 50 Nautical Miles
A 59-foot-long reproduction of an ancient Near Eastern trading vessel has successfully sailed off the coast of Abu Dhabi.
The vessel, called a ‘Magan Boat’...
Botanists Vote to Remove Apartheid Slur from Plant Species Names in Africa
Over 200 plants will have their species name changed to remove an offensive South African apartheid-era racial slur after the results of a vote...