Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport. ...more

November 20, 2009

Sachiyo Takada of Japan and Jim Bailey of the United States were the winners of the five-day International Shuffleboard Association's World Singles Tournament. ...more

October 22, 2009

Sachiyo Takada of Japan and Jim Bailey of the United States were the winners of the five-day International Shuffleboard Association's World Singles Tournament. ...more

October 21, 2009

Sam the koala, who gained worldwide fame and sympathy when she was rescued during Australia's devastating wildfires earlier this year, was euthanized Thursday after a veterinarian found that cysts from a disease that is one of the main killers of koalas were inoperable. ...more

August 7, 2009

Perhaps the cash for clunkers program should be replaced with a plan from Australia, a country with little to no oil but lots of natural gas. ...more

August 1, 2009

Department of Health officials have confirmed it was elevated levels of chlorine in Lowry Park Zoo's splash fountains that caused skin irritations for a group of elementary school-age children Thursday, a zoo spokeswoman said Friday. ...more

June 13, 2009

New surveillance system on the Mexico-US border uses volunteers. ...more

March 23, 2009

Shark attacks worldwide dipped last year to their lowest level in five years. ...more

February 19, 2009

Grant Balfour arrived in camp today, and he won't be leaving to join the Australian team for the World Baseball Classic. Though Balfour was on Australia's provisional roster and looking forward to playing for his country, he said the Rays made it clear they would prefer he sit out the competition and focus on preparing for the season, and he agreed to do so. ...more

February 13, 2009

After an impressive freshman year on the track team at Wesley Chapel High School, Shaniqua Hill is ready for a big adventure Down Under. ...more

February 4, 2009