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A US lawsuit over who owns the copyright to selfie photographs snapped by a macaque monkey in 2015 has been settled before a federal court could answer the novel legal question. Under the deal, the photographer whose camera was used to take the photo agreed to donate 25 per cent of any future revenue to charities dedicated to protecting crested macaques, lawyers for an animal-rights group said.
The Aug. 31 Monitor had a very interesting front-page story headlined "If Harvey hit N.H., it would hit hard." This story said that it would be impossible for us to get as much rain as Harvey, the "once in a 1,000-year storm," dumped on Houston.
Veteran Alaska Rep. Don Young has apologized after he lashed out at a freshman lawmaker during a House floor debate and said she "doesn't know a damn thing what she's talking about." Young, 84, a Republican in his 23rd term as Alaska's sole House member.
Rep. Don Young was forced to apologize to a female lawmaker Thursday after addressing her as "young lady" and saying on the House floor that she "doesn't know a damn thing what she's talking about." Young, an Alaska Republican, lashed out at Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal from Washington during a floor debate over an amendment to the 2018 government spending package regarding wildlife management and national preserves in Alaska.
The funeral of Ivana Trump's father Milos Zelnicek in the Moravian town of Zlin, is pictured Oct. 1990. From left: Trump's children, Eric, 6, Ivanka, 8 and Donald, 12, Ivana and Donald Trump, and Marie Francova Zelnicek, Ivana's mother.
Two Wyoming laws that seek to discourage environmental activists from trespassing in the process of gathering data about wildlife, streams and other natural resources on ranchland could run afoul of free-speech protections, an appeals court ruled Thursday. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that just because somebody is violating the usual laws against trespassing doesn't mean their free-speech rights aren't protected.
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The Latest on the death of a Pennsylvania man while kayaking on Lake Ontario in New York with his twin brother and a friend : Authorities have released the name of the man who died while kayaking off New York's Lake Ontario with his twin brother and a friend. Maj. Patrick Moriarty of the state park police said Wednesday that 21-year-old Jacob McCormick's body was recovered Tuesday morning by a U.S. Coast Guard crew.
Growing up, Rep. Jeff Duncan didn't wear earplugs or muffs when he went out to shoot guns with his dad. Now 51 years old and hard of hearing in his left ear, the South Carolina Republican can't help but think it might have been prevented.
Hillary Clinton announced plans to hold a signing for her new book at Costco in Brookfield, while arrests were made in the murder of a teenager in Danbury. Also, two men from Fairfield died in a boating accident.
Broken Oar Marina Bar & Grill general manager Bonnie Miske surveys the Fox River from the upper deck of the eatery in Port Barrington. The business remained open despite record floodwaters in July.
Wildlife advocates and a Montana Indian tribe have asked a U.S. court to restore protections for grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park so that trophy hunting of the fearsome animals would not be allowed. The Northern Cheyenne Tribe, the Humane Society and several conservation groups filed three lawsuits Tuesday and Wednesday in federal court in Montana, challenging the government's recent move to lift protections.
The election of President Donald Trump and Republican control of Congress meant the National Rifle Association could probably rest easy that gun laws wouldn't change for at least four years. But the NRA has begun a campaign not against pending legislation but what it sees as liberal forces bent on undoing the progress it's made -- and the political powerhouse is resorting to language that some believe could incite violence.
A native American band says its anglers have caught about 20,000 fish following the collapse of a commercial net pen rearing farmed Atlantic salmon in Puget Sound. The Lummi Nation say its fishermen have brought in about 90,700 kilograms of the non-native species since it declared a state of emergency Thursday.
If there was any doubt about the value of Long Island Sound to the people of Connecticut, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy spelled it out during a visit to Greenwich Point Park on a perfect beach day. "People want to spend time by the water - it is why people come to Connecticut," Murphy said Thursday in the Bruce Museum Seaside Center, a rustic Environmental Center just steps from the water.
Roller bladers relax at the Mangbaedan, an altar for praying for ancestors, at the Imjingak park that is less than five miles from the DMZ. Average people can walk a part of the Freedom Bridge.The wooden footbridge was constructed above land mines as a way for prisoners of war to be exchanged.
This frame grab from the NRATV.com site shows a video entitled "Taking on the Times." The election of President Donald Trump and Republican control of both houses of Congress meant the National Rifle Association could probably rest easy that gun laws wouldn't change for at least four years.
As I predicted last month, the District of Columbia is appealing their loss in the case of Wrenn v. D.C. where the appeals court rejected the District's latest attempt to prevent pretty much anyone from getting a permit for a handgun in Washington.
If there was any doubt about the value of Long Island Sound to the people of Connecticut, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy spelled it out during a visit to Greenwich Point Park on a perfect beach day. "People want to spend time by the water - it is why people come to Connecticut," Murphy said Thursday in the Bruce Museum Seaside Center, a rustic Environmental Center just steps from the water.
Sen. John McCain's packed agenda while on break from Congress in his home state of Arizona has hardly been the schedule of a typical brain cancer patient - or even someone about to turn 81. McCain has been undergoing targeted radiation and chemotherapy treatments at the local Mayo Clinic on weekday mornings before going about his day with In the past two weeks, the Republican has discussed a development project with Arizona mayors, given a radio interview and held a Facebook town hall. The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee outlined a military strategy for Afghanistan, attended an Arizona Diamondbacks baseball game and went hiking several times with his family.