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An evening boat trip quickly turned life-threatening for one California man. Scott Thompson, a commercial fisherman, took his boat out on the Santa Barbara Channel around 5 pm on Jan. 26. Five hours of swimming later, he wound up on an oil platform with no boat. Thompson wasn’t fishing that day, but rather clearing his […]

Fish on the West Coast are being moved by trucks to more suitable waters. Warm and low water levels are affecting the fish.

TOKYO—Britain said on Tuesday it would permanently deploy two warships in Asian waters after its Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier and escort ships sail to Japan in September through seas where China is vying for influence with the United States and Japan. Plans for the high-profile visit by the carrier strike group come as London deepens […]

A blaze on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico resembling a large “eye of fire” has been brought under control, according to Mexico’s state oil company Pemex.

A cargo ship carrying tonnes of chemicals sank off Sri Lanka’s west coast, and tonnes of plastic pellets have fouled the country’s rich fishing waters.

Authorities are investigating a suspicious package in South Central LA that was addressed to U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters. Postal workers found the package at the Los Angeles Central Mail facility on Central Avenue near 66th Street. The mail facility was evacuated and a bomb squad called on to the scene, according to KABC. The Los […]