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May 22, 2023

Great white shark spotted feasting on seal carcass near Cape Cod

A great white shark was spotted about five miles off the coast of Massachusetts' Cape Cod in the area's first confirmed sighting of the season.

May 22, 2023

Wisconsin anticipates elk population will surpass 500 by July

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will release a report Wednesday, noting the state's elk population may be as high as 515 across its two confirmed herds come July.

May 22, 2023

Florida spearfisherman survives bull shark attack: ‘He wanted me’

Kevin Blanco, 20, is recovering at a hospital after a bull shark bit him on his leg while he was spearfishing in the Florida Keys last week.

May 22, 2023

Massive shark pings tracking system just miles from popular resort town

A massive adult male great white shark measuring over 12 feet long and weighing close to 1,200 pounds pinged about 54 miles off the cost of South Carolina last week.

May 22, 2023

Nearly 100 koi fish go missing in Maryland community, residents suspect theft: police

Three police reports have been filed about suspected koi fish thefts in Howard County, Maryland. Nearly 100 fish have gone missing since February.

May 21, 2023

Killer whales ram boat off the coast of Morocco: 'We were sitting ducks,' says 'petrified' couple

A British couple, Janet Morris and Stephen Bidwell of Cambridge, said they were taking a sailing course in early May 2023 off the coast of Morocco when a pod of orcas attacked their boat.

May 21, 2023

Moscow mayor introduces quarantine in 16 city districts amid bird flu outbreak

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin issued an order on Thursday to place 16 districts under quarantine due to an outbreak of bird flu.

May 20, 2023

COVID public health emergency is over: Here's what it means for you

The government officially ended the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11. Now that the public health emergency is officially over, how will things change?

May 20, 2023

Are you a mosquito magnet? It might be for one unpleasant reason

A new study by a team at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore published in the journal Cell Biology has found that mosquitoes are attracted to those with body odor. Here's what to know.

May 20, 2023

Dianne Feinstein was sicker than public knew due to shingles that caused brain inflammation

As Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California "continues to have complications from Ramsay Hunt syndrome" — even as she returns to the Senate — what to know about her rare neurological complications.