Blunt trauma observed in two whale necropsies performed on P.E.I.

Preliminary observations from necropsies performed on a Norway, P.E.I. beach on three North Atlantic right whales suggest that two of the marine mammals sustained blunt trauma and a third was a victim of chronic entanglement. A joint news release issued late Monday by the Canadian Wildlife Health Co-operative - Atlantic Veterinary College and the Marine Animal Response Society, outlining some of the initial findings.

In Georgia and Kansas, you can now carry guns on college campuses

Starting Saturday, concealed guns are allowed at college campuses in Georgia and Kansas, more public buildings and bus stations in Tennessee, and at the Iowa state Capitol as new laws took effect continuing the steady expansion of gun rights in Republican-controlled states. The firearms policies are among scores of laws that took effect Saturday, along with the start of the new fiscal year in many states.

State laws expand concealed guns to public facilities

Starting Saturday, concealed guns are allowed at college campuses in Georgia and Kansas, more public buildings and bus stations in Tennessee, and at the Iowa state Capitol as new laws took effect continuing the steady expansion of gun rights in Republican-controlled states. The firearms policies are among scores of laws that took effect Saturday, along with the start of the new fiscal year in many states.

Obama makes nostalgic trip to his Indonesia childhood home

Former U.S. President Barack Obama and his family arrived Friday in his childhood home of Jakarta on the end of a 10-day vacation in Indonesia, where they visited ancient temples and went whitewater rafting. Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo met Obama at the Bogor Palace in West Java, a grand Dutch colonial building about 55 kilometers south of Jakarta that is famous for its botanical gardens and a herd of spotted deer that roam the grounds.

Chris Collins Working with NRA on Bill to Protect Congress After Va. Shooting

Rep. Chris Collins said Saturday that he was working with the National Rifle Association on legislation to protect Congress after the ballpark shooting that injured Rep. Steve Scalise and four others on Wednesday. "I am working with the NRA on some legislation that might be able to make common sense and to assist members of Congress and their staff in being able to protect themselves," the New York Republican told "Fox and Friends."

Climate Trust Capital Announces First Grasslands Investment

The $260,000 commitment is among the first investments from Climate Trust Capital's $5.5 million Fund I. The Fund I pilot launched in October 2016, and was seeded by a Program-Related Investment from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and supported by a Conservation Innovation Grant awarded in 2015 by the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service. Fund I's investment thesis is to identify and invest in carbon offset projects that produce attractive risk-adjusted returns.

Trump Sits by Wounded Scalise’s Bedside

CBS2 / KCAL9 CBS2/KCAL9 is part of CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corp. and one of the largest network-owned station groups in the country. CBS Studio City Broadcast Center 4200 Radford Avenue Studio City, CA [] Trump Sits by Wounded Scalise's Bedside President Donald Trump sat by Rep. Steve Scalise's bedside and spoke with the House Majority Whip's family during a visit Wednesday evening to the hospital where Scalise remains in critical condition.

NC House votes to end concealed carry requirement

The North Carolina House approved a bill on Thursday that would eliminate the permitting process for state residents to carry a concealed handgun in areas where firearms can already be carried openly. House Bill 746 passed with a 64-51 vote on Thursday morning, including a vote of approval from Lincoln County state Rep. Jason Saine, a Lincolnton Republican.

Hawaii leaders sign bills in support of Paris agreement

FBI Director James Comey pauses as he testifies in March on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Intelligence Committee hearing on allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Comey's appearance Thursday before the Almost six in 10 of voters said they opposed Trump's withdrawal from the deal, while just 24% said they agreed with the decision, the latest Politico / Morning Consult survey found.

NRATV uses London attack to push for more guns, all but ignores Orlando mass shooting

The National Rifle Association's news outlet NRATV used Saturday night's terror attack in London to push a variety of conservative and pro-Second Amendment talking points, including calling for surveilling mosques and arming British citizens. Seven people were killed in London on June 3 , after three assailants used a vehicle to run into pedestrians on the London Bridge and then got out of the van to attack other victims with knives in nearby Borough Market.