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

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

Williams scores 23, Mack 20 to lead Memphis in 92-59 rout of Tennessee Tech. Elliot Williams scored 23 points and Doneal Mack added 20 in leading Memphis to a 92-59 victory over Tennessee Tech on Friday night.

11-year-old boy from Idaho kills black bear that wouldn't leave his family's porch. An 11-year-old Idaho boy fatally shot a black bear on his family's front porch after he said it wouldn't leave.

Jellyfish spread in world's oceans, devastating fisheries, stinging millions; warming blamed. A blood-orange blob the size of a small refrigerator emerged from the dark waters, its venomous tentacles trapped in a fishing net. Within minutes, hundreds more were being hauled up, a pulsating mass crowding out the catch of mackerel and sea bass.

Japan, the world's largest consumer of bluefin tuna, hailed a 40 percent quota cut agreed in Brazil in the hope that it will preempt a complete trade ban, a fisheries official said Monday.

EU says it reaches international agreement to limit catches of threatened bluefin tuna. The EU Commission says over 45 countries who catch tuna have agreed to cut catches of the threatened Atlantic bluefin tuna next year.

An international agreement to cut bluefin tuna catches by 40 percent next year is a clear sign that the world sees the magnitude of the problem, the European Commission said on Monday.

An international agreement to cut bluefin tuna catches by 40 percent next year is a clear sign that the world sees the magnitude of the problem, the European Commission said on Monday.

Fearing roadblock to drilling, Alaska fights to take polar bears off threatened species list. Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell says he has the best interest of polar bears at heart, but he doesn't intend to let the federal government's expanded protection for bears get in the way of the state's continued prosperity.

Jellyfish spread in world's oceans, devastating fisheries, stinging millions; warming blamed. A blood-orange blob the size of a small refrigerator emerged from the dark waters, its venomous tentacles trapped in a fishing net. Within minutes, hundreds more were being hauled up, a pulsating mass crowding out the catch of mackerel and sea bass.

Federal funding bill contains $5.5 million for Georgia land conservation. Georgia land conservation projects will receive $5.5 million from a massive federal funding bill.

Human Genome Sciences faces FDA regulatory delay on anthrax treatment. Human Genome Sciences Inc. said Monday the Food and Drug Administration will not approve the company's anthrax treatment until it receives additional information on the potential drug.

Jellyfish spread in world's oceans, devastating fisheries, stinging millions; warming blamed. A blood-orange blob the size of a small refrigerator emerged from the dark waters, its venomous tentacles trapped in a fishing net. Within minutes, hundreds more were being hauled up, a pulsating mass crowding out the catch of mackerel and sea bass.

China has started construction on a research centre to help captive pandas adapt to the wild with a view to releasing them into nature, state media reported.

An international crime syndicate is behind an escalation in poaching in Zimbabwe which has slaughtered 65 elephants and 30 rhinos this year, a wildlife official said Monday.

Environmentalists say bluefin tuna catch quota too high, threatening survival of species. Environmentalists on Monday said an international deal to reduce catches of Atlantic bluefin tuna didn't go far enough to protect the species from extinction.

RI emergency planner experiences new kind of crisis as rats scamper through Statehouse. Sue Stenhouse spends her days figuring out how Rhode Island officials should calmly deal with disaster. But when a rat scurried through her office, her natural response was to jump on a chair, snap it with rubber bands and threaten to spritz it with Obsession.

Smithsonian exhibit on commercial holiday displays. Santa Claus is making an early appearance to open a new exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History on the art and business of commercial holiday displays.

Idaho boy, 11, gets gun and shoots black bear on his family's front porch. An 11-year-old boy shot a black bear on his family's front porch after he said it wouldn't leave. The boy was at his home near Driggs, just west of the Idaho-Wyoming border, with his younger sisters last Wednesday when the bear showed up. The youngster said he couldn't shoo it away, so he went and got his gun and shot it.