A gray whale that had been tangled in a fishing net for more than three weeks as it swam up the California coast was finally disentangled Thursday by a fishing boat crew out of Bodega Bay.
The elusive whale, nicknamed June, had been on the run and out of sight for two weeks when she swam near Mark Anello and his two-person crew as they were setting crab traps off the Sonoma coast.
(WATCH the video or read the story from CBS-San Francisco)
Billionaire David Koch has donated $35 million to the National Museum of Natural History for the renovation of the Smithsonian Institute’s most popular exhibit.
The gift, which was announced by the Smithsonian Institution on Thursday, will go to a new dinosaur hall, which has been high on the list of needed renovations at the museum.
In Laguna, Brazil, the local fishermen rely on dolphins to help them with their yearly fish catch.
Scientists had known that dolphins work together to herd groups of mullet, a fish that’s an important source of food for local fishermen.
Then the dolphins signal with specialized head or tail slaps when and where the fishermen should throw their nets.
Vogue magazine, perhaps the world’s top arbiter of style, is making a statement about its own models: Too young and too thin is no longer in.
The 19 editors of Vogue magazines around the world made a pact to project the image of healthy models, according to a Conde Nast International announcement Thursday.
Two years ago, Regan Kerr turned her small collection of pop tabs from the top of soda cans into an endeavor involving family and friends that culminated at her prom Saturday night.
The Aurora, Colorado teen hand-made a dress that took 5,114 pop tabs and five solid months of sewing.
The result is an amazing tailored silver frock with flared skirt and colored pop-top trim.
(WATCH the video below or Read the story from WTSP-TV)
Two years ago, Regan Kerr turned her small collection of pop tabs from the top of soda cans into an endeavor involving family and friends that culminated at her prom Saturday night.
The Aurora, Colorado teen hand-made a dress that took 5,114 pop tabs and five solid months of sewing.
The result is an amazing tailored silver frock with flared skirt and colored pop-top trim.
A battle between a class of fourth graders and a major movie studio would seem an unequal fight. But new Internet tools are allowing very ordinary people to defeat powerful corporate and political interests— by threatening the titans with online petitions that sometimes gather hundred of thousands of signatures.
A battle between a class of fourth graders and a major movie studio would seem an unequal fight. But new Internet tools are allowing very ordinary people to defeat powerful corporate and political interests— by threatening the titans with online petitions that sometimes gather hundred of thousands of signatures.
In the case of the fourth-grade class, they used the popular activism website Change.org to start a petition that demanded change— and got it.
Funny man Ben Aaron, a TV reporter and all-around nice guy at NBC’s LXTV San Diego, shows us a new fitness craze he has developed that he calls DANCE WALKING.
Ben’s Dance Walking concept is taking off.
“Schools are showing the Dance Walk video to their students,” he posted on his Facebook page. “They’re playing music through the loud speakers in the hallways so everyone can dance walk to their next class.”
Sometimes change happens in the most unlikely ways, fostered by the most unlikely of people. In the last few years, while Israel’s relationship with the Arab and Muslim world has drastically deteriorated, an Israeli heavy metal band has been uniting thousands of Jews and Muslims across the Middle East.
Orphaned Land, Israel’s biggest heavy metal band, is credited both with pioneering the genre of Middle Eastern metal and garnering thousands of fans in Muslim-majority and Arab countries, including Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Iran, despite the fact that their music is banned in many of those countries.
Sometimes change happens in the most unlikely ways, fostered by the most unlikely of people. In the last few years, while Israel’s relationship with the Arab and Muslim world has drastically deteriorated, an Israeli heavy metal band has been uniting thousands of Jews and Muslims across the Middle East.
Orphaned Land, Israel’s biggest heavy metal band, is credited both with pioneering the genre of Middle Eastern metal and garnering thousands of fans in Muslim-majority and Arab countries, including Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Iran, despite the fact that their music is banned in many of those countries.
Seven hundred million pigs produce a lot of manure.
China’s love of pork presents a mountain of a problem for the environment, but an Australian company believes it has part of the answer.
Why not turn the pig poo into power?
The economy of Iceland is growing at a clip that has surprised many people. A number of carefully planned steps has brought its fiscal deficit of more than 10 percent back to a near balance.
An export and tourism boom, growing consumer confidence, progressive taxes, as well as a phasing-in of austerity measures were also key to getting the country back on track.
Until now, building an NFL team roster was all about business, and never sentiment. This week the Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach is receiving praise for an unconventional, yet inspiring choice to fill his pre-season roster.
A college football player critically injured and paralyzed during a 2010 game has served as an inspiration to his Rutgers teammates and fans, battling back from a debilitating injury. Now he can be a national inspiration to others with spinal cord disabilities.
Until now, building an NFL team roster was all about business, and never sentiment. This week the Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach is receiving praise for an unconventional, yet inspiring choice to fill his pre-season roster.
A college football player critically injured and paralyzed during a 2010 game has served as an inspiration to his Rutgers teammates and fans, battling back from a debilitating injury. Now he can be a national inspiration to others with spinal cord disabilities.
Glimmers of hope are coming to the devastated capital of Haiti and its surrounding cities, as at least seven hotels are under construction or in the planning stage. The hotels have raised hopes that thousands of investors will soon fill their air-conditioned rooms looking to build factories and tourist infrastructure that will help Haiti bounce back from the 2010 earthquake.
Advocates of renewable energy have been trying unsuccessfully to pitch a new federal program in gridlocked Washington. But, in the states, progress in Hawaii, as well as the Connecticut Legislature’s near-unanimous approval last year of a similar program, have sparked optimism in the renewable energy sector that states will support the industry as federal funding fades.
“States are getting creative,” says Lew Milford, president of Clean Energy Group, a non-profit organization that advocates for increased energy efficiency. But their meager resources can’t match the funding once doled out from Capitol Hill. “You’ve got to figure out how to make the money go farther,” he says.
That means moving away from providing simple grants and subsidies. It’s what energy officials in Connecticut are aiming to do nearly one year after Governor Dan Malloy signed a bill that created what energy officials dub the “Green Bank,” or more formally, the Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority.
Manufacturing grew in April at the strongest rate in 10 months, easing concerns the economy had lost momentum at the start of the second quarter.
New orders, production, and a measure of hiring all rose, according to the Institute for Supply Management. Its index of national factory activity rose to 54.8 from 53.4 in March. The figure topped expectations for the reading to decline to 53.0 and was also above the top end of forecasts in a Reuters poll.
When asked to reveal the secret to her longevity, Bea Abrams Cohen credits her do-good attitude, helpfulness toward others, and the power of prayer.
The chatty 102 year-old has worked for more than seven decades supporting philanthropic organizations and especially the U.S. military, since her service in World War II.
She was recently recognized at a state Capitol celebration in California during Women’s Military History Week honoring the achievements of women in the armed forces.
“As a real-life ‘Rosie the Riveter’ and American soldier, I was able to pay back this country that I love for allowing me to become an American”
(READ the story in the L.A. Times – WATCH the video below, and see her biography from KCET)
Hometown hero Dr. John helped close out the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz Fest on Sunday by jumping on piano during Bruce Springsteen’s headlining set for a funky rendition of “Something You Got.”
Afterward, Springsteen acknowledged the Doctor’s unmatched piano work. “It’s all about that groove. You can’t make that groove exactly in New Jersey. That’s all there is to it,” laughed Springsteen.
Earlier in the day, 71-year-old Dr. John, who this year was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, jammed with his 10-piece band looking dapper and lively.
