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Thousands Evacuate Amid Tsunami Warnings Along West Coast, Hawaii

Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate their homes in Hawaii and along the U.S. West Coast today amid warnings that tsunami waves generated by a powerful earthquake in Japan were rolling toward the coastline. Tsunami sirens rang out in Hawaii today as residents scrambled to buy supplies and leave beach areas for...

Soda Pot: California Company Creates 'Canna Cola'

Coca-Cola once called itself "the pause that refreshes," but a new line of marijuana sodas may be known as "the pot that refreshes." That's because each 12-ounce bottle of "Canna Cola" will contain 35 to 65 milligrams of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. Considering that the average dose of medical marijuana...

Los Angeles Bans Plastic Bags, Mandates Charge for Paper Ones

(Nov. 16) -- Finally, an answer to the question, "Paper or plastic?" On Tuesday, Los Angeles County supervisors voted to ban stores there from offering customers single-use plastic bags in the unincorporated parts of LA County. The move comes in an attempt to curb the amount of trash in the area, and the supervisors say...

Where Have All the Monarch Butterflies Gone?

(March 20) -- For the beloved monarch butterfly, these are dire times. In the 1980s, as many as 170,000 monarchs would descend each fall and spring upon Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, Calif., to spend the winter in a seaside eucalyptus grove. This year, however, just 3,800 monarchs showed up, a new low in...