Surfer ‘paradise’ in Puerto Rico at stake in hotel fight

In this Feb. 16, 2017 photo, surfers Doug Lake, left, and Danny King pose for a picture at Wilderness Beach, in Aguadilla, a lush corner in northwest Puerto Rico that has remained largely untouched since Christopher Columbus landed there in his second voyage to the New World. The area could soon become the site of a $200 million development that is pitting environmentalists who seek to convert the land into a national park against those who say the Christopher Columbus Landing resort could create jobs, generate tourism and boost real estate prices amid an economic crisis.

Shark shares wave with young Aussie surfer

A 10-year-old surfer has had a close encounter with a photo-bombing shark that shared a wave with him off an Australian beach. Chris Hasson said Thursday that he was taking photos of his son Eden riding a wave off Samurai Beach at Port Stephens, 180 kilometers north of Sydney, on Tuesday when something unexpected and indistinct caught his eye.