Yosemite National Park has reopened and is ready for visitors as the government shutdown comes to an end. Staff members and tourists say it can't happen soon enough.
A marine science instructor snorkeling off the coast spotted something out of a fantasy novel: the silvery carcass of an 18-foot-long, serpent-like oarfish.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected California's appeal of a lower-court order that could force the state to release thousands of California prison inmates before they complete their sentences.