Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 11:46 pm, Monday, May 20, 2013 Dexter and Fletcher Moon, juvenile Kemp's Ridley sea turtles, remained calm as acupuncturist Claire McManus gently tapped more than a dozen needles into their grayish-green, leathery skin during a ...

Ga. man charged in kidnapping hoax (AP) — Police say a suburban Atlanta man faked his owned kidnapping to avoid telling his parents he was failing a college English course. Nurse says the man camped in an undeveloped area in Forsyth County until the weather turned cold and rainy and returned home May 5.

Cold spell aside, optimism blooms for Pa. farms Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:01 am, Tuesday, May 14, 2013 (AP) — The temporary dip in temperatures gave farmers in Pennsylvania a scare during a spring that experts have otherwise described as pleasantly devoid of big problems. ...

Missouri River basin remains dryer than normal (AP) — Despite wet weather in April, the amount of water flowing into the Missouri River remains below normal because of slow runoff and the ongoing drought. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday that the cold weather reduced the amount of runoff from snowmelt in the past month.

Oil jumps more than 2 percent, natural gas drops Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 9:40 am, Thursday, May 2, 2013 NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil rose more than 2 percent Thursday as the European Central Bank cut its key interest rate to a ...