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US returns 4,000 archaeological relics to Mexico

US returns 4,000 archaeological relics to Mexico
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - More than 4,000 archaeological artifacts looted from Mexico and seized in the U.S. have been returned to Mexican authorities. U.S. officials displayed the relics at the Mexican Consulate in El Paso before handing them over during a ceremony Thursday. The National

US returns 4,000 archaeological relics to Mexico

US returns 4,000 archaeological relics to Mexico
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - More than 4,000 archaeological artifacts looted from Mexico and seized in the U.S. have been returned to Mexican authorities. U.S. officials displayed the relics at the Mexican Consulate in El Paso before handing them over during a ceremony Thursday. The National

Experts: Killer shark was probably great white

Experts: Killer shark was probably great white
By ROBERT JABLONAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - An expert has determined that a surfer was killed off California's Central Coast by a 15- to 16-foot great white shark. Ralph Collier of the Shark Research Committee examined the body of 39-year-old Francisco Javier Solorio Jr. of Orcutt

Judge: Vets group gets role in Calif. cross talks

Judge: Vets group gets role in Calif. cross talks
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that a San Diego veterans' organization can continue to be a party in a case that will decide the future of a disputed war memorial cross on federal land. In his ruling issued Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Larry Burns said the Mt. Soledad Memorial

Surfer killed by shark off central California

Surfer killed by shark off central California
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - A surfer was killed Tuesday by a shark off a beach at coastal Vandenberg Air Force Base following a summer of shark sightings along the Central California coast, authorities said. Francisco Javier Solorio Jr., 39, of Orcutt, was killed in the attack off the

Scientists making fishy robots for naval research

Scientists making fishy robots for naval research
By JANET McCONNAUGHEYAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - An eel undulating through coastal waters, powered by batteries and checking for mines. A jellyfish is actually a surveillance robot, powered by the atoms around it. Fins pick up intelligence while propelling a robot bluegill sunfish. The

Scientists making fishy robots for naval research

Scientists making fishy robots for naval research
By JANET McCONNAUGHEYAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - An eel undulating through coastal waters, powered by batteries and checking for mines. A jellyfish is actually a surveillance robot, powered by the atoms around it. Fins pick up intelligence while propelling a robot bluegill sunfish. The

Parents considering legal action over school yoga

Parents considering legal action over school yoga
ENCINITAS, Calif. (AP) - A group of parents is bent out of shape by free yoga classes at schools in this San Diego County beachside community, fearing they are indoctrinating youngsters in eastern religion. "There's a deep concern that the Encinitas Union School District is using taxpayer

San Diego media baron promotes conservative causes

San Diego media baron promotes conservative causes
By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - The new media barons of America's eighth-largest city are upfront about wanting to use their newspaper to promote their agenda of downtown development and politically conservative causes - and they are making their points in a brash, bare-

San Diego media baron promotes conservative causes

San Diego media baron promotes conservative causes
By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - The new media barons of America's eighth-largest city are upfront about wanting to use their newspaper to promote their agenda of downtown development and politically conservative causes - and they are making their points in a brash, bare-