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Mystery deer growth pitting hunters against Hawaii
Deer can swim, but not very far. When they showed up for the first time on the Big Island of Hawaii, mystified residents wondered how they got there.
Mountain lion killed in downtown Santa Monica
Police shot and killed a mountain lion that somehow made its way through an urban landscape before it was found early Tuesday in a downtown Santa ...
Everest will be crowded again days after 4 killed
Days after four people died amid a traffic jam of climbers scrambling to conquer Mount Everest, Nepal officials said a similar rush up the world's ...
Boy rescued above waterfall not scared - at first
A 13-year-old boy rescued at the top of a 270-foot waterfall in Washington state says he just wanted to cool off, but soon found himself stuck ...
1,600 museums offer military families free tickets
More than 1,600 museums across the country will offer free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families this summer in a program ...
3 dead, 2 missing after crowded weekend on Everest
Three climbers died and two others were missing while descending from the summit of Mount Everest — a toll that raised concerns about overcrowding in ...
Ohio pair get engaged after running half-marathon
An Akron couple is celebrating after their half-marathon ended up being a sort of race to the altar. Allison Ramsey says she was "completely shocked" ...
Free bicycles help keep Indian girls in school
The daily trip to high school was expensive, long and eventually, too much for Indian teenager Nahid Farzana, who decided she was going to drop out.
73-year-old Japanese woman scales Mount Everest
A 73-year-old Japanese woman climbed to Mount Everest's peak Saturday, smashing her own record to again become the oldest woman to scale the world's ...
'Ring of Fire' eclipse visible from China to Texas
Sunrises and sunsets often dazzle, but they'll have a special ring to them in a few days for people in the western United States and eastern Asia: The ...
Military families to get free national parks pass
Active-duty military personnel and their dependents will soon be able to enter every national park for free as part of an effort to thank service ...
Ariz. gov. vetoes bill that demanded federal land
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed legislation Monday that would have had the state join Utah in demanding that the federal government surrender control ...
NZ host of students in crash discouraged driving
The New Zealand university hosting U.S. students who were involved in a deadly weekend minivan crash said that they discourage international students ...
FDA delays rules meant to ease sunscreen confusion
Sunscreen confusion won't be over before summer after all. The government is bowing to industry requests for more time to make clear how much ...
10 things to know for Friday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT): 1. OBAMA, ROMNEY HIT THE ROAD ...
Utah environmental activist appealing conviction
An environmental activist who disrupted an oil and gas auction for land near Utah's national parks did so in protest, bringing attention to parcels ...
What you need to know about sunburns and tanning
Roughly half of young adults under 30 say they've had a sunburn in the past year. Not a big deal? It raises the risk for skin cancer, including ...
Inflatable pool slides recalled after 1 death
About 21,000 inflatable water slides for in-ground pools are being recalled after the death of a 29-year-old mother. The Consumer Product Safety ...
Woman confirms husband is 3rd victim in fatal race
The wife of a yachtsman killed with two others during a 124-mile race between California and Mexico said Monday that her husband was a veteran sailor ...
Hiker survives 4 days alone in Utah without food
The hunger and pain weren't the worst of Victoria Grover's ordeal as she shivered alone for four days with a broken leg and no food in Utah's rugged ...
Donald Trump demands Scotland nix wind turbines
He came, he saw, he blustered. Donald Trump on Wednesday swept into Scotland's parliament to demand the country end plans for an offshore wind farm ...
Venezuela's Chavez active, upbeat on TV from Cuba
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez appeared on television Tuesday for the first time in 10 days, chatting with aides and relatives in an upbeat outdoor ...
Settlement clears way for cross in Mojave Desert
A veterans group can restore a memorial cross in the Mojave Desert under a court settlement that ends a decade-old legal battle, the National Park ...
Death of UK runner touches hearts, pocketbooks
The death of a runner in the London marathon has inspired a flood of donations to the charity she supported. Claire Squires, who ran to raise money ...