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Off N.J., Dolphins Make a Wrong Turn
SEA BRIGHT, N.J. -- The latest visitors to the New Jersey shore are doing what many tourists do: splashing around in the waves with the kids and feasting on seafood.
But they are also getting hassled by the locals, and for that reason, the group of a dozen or so bottlenose dolphins has to go.
Between 12 and 14 dolphins -- including at least three calves -- have been frolicking in the Shrewsbury and Navesink rivers for the past two weeks, the likely result of a wrong turn inland following schools of bait fish.
The dolphins have been drawing crowds along the banks of both rivers, not to mention a flotilla of boats and kayaks.
Wildlife officials and volunteers worry that the dolphins could be injured or killed by boat traffic in the narrow waterways, particularly with July 4 approaching. They're working on a plan to coax the dolphins out to the open water of Sandy Hook Bay and then the ocean.
Climate Petition Rejected
A federal appeals court ruled that the Bush administration does not have to speed up a decision on whether greenhouse gases blamed for global warming threaten public health. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied a petition by numerous states and environmental groups that asked the court to order the Environmental Protection Agency to decide within 60 days.
Air Force Officer Sentenced
WICHITA FALLS, Tex. -- Air Force Col. Samuel Lofton III was sentenced to nine years in prison and kicked out of the military for assaulting a woman, misusing his government travel card and other crimes at Sheppard Air Force Base. Lofton faced 140 years in prison after being convicted of 34 counts, including indecent assault, conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, larceny, and being absent without leave.
