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The big problem for endangered orcas? Inbreeding
SEATTLE (AP) — People have taken many steps in recent decades to help the Pacific Northwest's endangered killer whales, which have long suffered from starvation, pollution and the legacy of having many of their number captured for display in marine parks. They've breached dikes and...
Police say 3 foreign skiers killed in Canadian avalanche
Three foreign skiers were killed in an avalanche in southeastern British Columbia, Canadian police said Thursday. Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the three were among 10 skiers delivered by helicopter and who were caught by the slide on Wednesday near the Panorama Mountain...
Chasing Horse pleads not guilty in Nevada sex abuse case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former “Dances With Wolves" actor pleaded not guilty Wednesday to state charges that he sexually abused Indigenous women and girls for a decade in Nevada. Nathan Chasing Horse, 46, appeared briefly in Clark County District Court following his indictment last...
Storm could bring low-level snow to California next week
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is expected to return to a wet weather pattern with snowfall down to unusually low elevations next week after a largely dry February, forecasters said Friday. A cold system dropping south from British Columbia will stall over central California,...
McPherson scores 22, No. 14 Tar Heels defeat BC 73-55
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Kayla McPherson scored 22 points in her first career start to spark No. 14 North Carolina to a 73-55 win over Boston College on Sunday to end a two-game losing streak. McPherson, a redshirt freshman who missed her first season rehabbing a high school knee...
Chasing Horse charged with federal crimes in sex abuse probe
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — A former “Dances With Wolves” actor accused of sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls for decades was charged with federal crimes Wednesday, adding to the growing list of criminal cases against Nathan Chasing Horse since his arrest last week in Nevada. ...
'Dances With Wolves' actor charged in Canada in 2018 rape
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Canadian police confirmed Tuesday they are pursuing a criminal case against a former “Dances With Wolves” actor who was arrested last week and charged in Nevada with sexually abusing and trafficking Indigenous women and girls. Nathan Chasing Horse, who also...
Police: Canadian bank robbers' goal was to kill cops
SANICH, British Columbia (AP) — Twin brothers who died in a hail of gunfire last summer outside a Canadian bank had been planning their attack for years, with a goal to kill as many officers as possible, police said Friday. An investigation by the Vancouver Island Integrated Major...
Group seeks reintroduction of sea otters along West Coast
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A nonprofit group that aims to protect endangered species asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday to reintroduce sea otters to a stretch of the West Coast from Northern California to Oregon. Threatened southern sea otters occupy only 13% of their...
Syracuse overcomes Boston College 79-65 after slow start
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Joe Girard scored 24 points, Benny Williams had a double-double, and Syracuse overcame a slow start to defeat Boston College 79-65 on Saturday. Syracuse trailed by seven points with about 13 minutes remaining in the first half but Girardi, who had 13...
