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This photo released Monday, May 20, 2013, by U.S. Customs & Border Protection, shows elephant meat, one of several contraband items seized by the agency at Los Angeles International Airport between May 6 and 10. Officials also seized a dead primate and hundreds of handbags made from the skin of snakes, lizards and crocodiles. The meat was from a protected species in Thailand and was bound for Fresno, Calif. (AP Photo/U.S. Customs & Border Protection)

Customs seizes elephant meat, dead primate in LA

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Los Angeles have made some unusual seizures, including elephant meat, a dead primate and hundreds of handbags made from the skin of snakes, lizards and crocodiles. The agency says in a press release Monday that the illegal items were seized between May 6 ...

  • Updated: 6:09 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013

No bond for ex-RB Collins: probation hearing Jul 1

A Louisiana judge has ordered former Miami Dolphins running back Cecil Collins held without bond until a probation hearing July 1. District Judge Mike Caldwell will decide whether Collins violated probation on Louisiana charges by committing a burglary in Florida in December 1999, The Advocate (http://bit.ly/12pRZDO) reported. Collins was released ...

  • Updated: 5:40 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013

Judge tosses ex-BP executive's obstruction charge

A federal judge has dismissed a charge that is the backbone of the case against a former BP executive accused of concealing information from Congress about the amount of oil spewing in 2010 from the company's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico. Defense attorney Reid Weingarten called it a ...

  • Updated: 5:37 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013
Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Brandon Deaderick (68) stretches during NFL football organized training activities, Monday, May 20, 2013, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Jaguars give castoffs Deaderick, Love fresh start

Cast off by New England, Brandon Deaderick and Kyle Love are trying to catch on in Jacksonville. The Jaguars claimed both defensive linemen off waivers last week, giving them a fresh start with a rebuilding team that desperately wants to improve its pass rush. It remains to be seen whether ...

  • Updated: 3:56 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013

Parents: Woman tricked into abortion struggling

The parents of a Tampa woman who says she was tricked by her boyfriend into taking a pill that led to a miscarriage spoke out Monday, saying no woman should ever have to endure such a "horrific act." James and Rosa Lee told a news conference their 26-year-old daughter Remee ...

  • Updated: 3:39 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013
This May, 14, 1942, U. S. Army Air Corps photograph, provided by the National Archives, College Park, Md., shows the burning tanker Potrero del Llano, a Mexican ship heading to New York that was sunk on May 14, 1942 by a German U-boat, about 15 miles southeast of Miami’s Biscayne Bay. It carried about 1.8 million gallons of oil aboard. A new government report details 87 shipwrecks that could pollute U.S. waters with oil. Most were sunk during World War II. The potential for pollution is less than scientists had expected. They estimate that far less oil will leak into the ocean than the BP oil spill of 2010, which spewed roughly 200 million gallons into the Gulf of Mexico alone. However, six leaks are considered potentially significant coastal pollution problems. Study author Lisa Symons said Monday those six keep her up at night. Five are off the Florida coast, one just 15 miles from shore. (AP Photo/National Archives, College Park, Md)

Study: Most shipwrecks a minor US pollution threat

Shipwrecks lying deep off America's coasts are more often historical artifacts than present-day threats from leaking old oil tanks, a new federal report says. While 87 of the ships — most sunk during World War II by German submarines — have the potential to leak tens of millions of gallons ...

  • Updated: 3:32 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013

Did you just win $590M? Get a good team in place

So you have a lottery ticket worth $590.5 million. Now what? If you won Saturday's historic Powerball jackpot and you haven't already done so, sign the ticket. Now. Finished? Now call a lawyer — even before your spouse if things are a little shaky on that front. Next you'll need ...

  • Updated: 2:41 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013

5 things to know in Florida for May 21

Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today. SMALL FLORIDA CITY WONDERS WHO SNAGGED WINNING POWERBALL TICKET Residents in the small Florida city of Zephyrhills are wondering who hit the historic $590.5M Powerball jackpot. The winner still hasn't come forward. Florida has ...

  • Updated: 2:34 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013

Bosh aiming to be impactful against Pacers

This is the matchup Chris Bosh wanted in the Eastern Conference finals. No, he might not necessarily enjoy going head-to-head with 7-foot-2 Roy Hibbert when the Miami Heat open this series against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night, especially since the Pacers' biggest man is arguably enjoying the best postseason ...

  • Updated: 2:30 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013

Ex-NFL WR Johnson arrested in probation violation

Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson has been arrested for a probation violation stemming from an altercation with his now ex-wife, TV reality star Evelyn Lozada. Johnson was jailed Monday morning by a Broward County judge and later released after posting $1,000 bail. Another hearing is set for June 3. ...

  • Updated: 2:15 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013
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