“CBS Saturday Morning” meets members of the Muckleshoot tribe, also known as the Salmon People, to learn why protecting salmon in the Pacific Northwest and passing on their fishing traditions is about spirituality as much as it is food. Source link
For the Muckleshoot tribe, salmon is more than a meal. For members of the tribe, protecting the fish means preserving a rich history of culture and tradition. The tribe is descended from the Duwamish and Upper Puyallup peoples, who lived in the Seattle area for thousands of years. The Muckleshoot tribe is still known as … Read more
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said it carried out another strike Friday on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men in the third attack this week and pushing the overall death toll above 200 people. U.S. Southern Command announced the latest strike in the monthslong campaign against alleged … Read more
The U.S. military said it struck another vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, killing two men. The U.S. Southern Command posted video on social media showing a boat resting on the water before being struck by an explosion. The last few seconds of the video show smoke and fire … Read more
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military on Wednesday struck another vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two men. U.S. Southern Command posted video on social media showing a boat resting on the water before being struck by an explosion. The last few seconds of the video show smoke and fire rising … Read more
The latest U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat killed one and left two survivors in the eastern Pacific, U.S. Southern Command said Tuesday night. As with previous strikes, SOUTHCOM alleged on social media that the boat was “operated by Designated Terrorist Organization,” was “transiting along known narco-trafficking routes” and was “engaged in narco-trafficking operations.” … Read more
While they are in the Arctic, the whales typically feed for four to six months, Stewart said. Then, for the next six to eight months, they largely fast. That means the Arctic feeding grounds are their most important source of food. Why food is less available in the region is complex, and scientists are still … Read more
As the globe transitions into an El Niño climate pattern, temperatures in the waters in the Pacific Ocean are on the rise. It comes just as the Eastern Pacific hurricane season officially begins on Friday, May 15. Warm ocean waters are the essential fuel for tropical cyclone development, which makes this incoming El Niño phase … Read more
LAREDO, Texas — Six people were found dead inside a cargo train boxcar at a Union Pacific rail yard near the Mexico border in Laredo, Texas, police said. The people were found Sunday as workers were inspecting one of the cars, said Jose Baeza, a spokesperson for the Laredo Police Department. They did not appear … Read more
Six people were found dead Sunday in a Union Pacific Railroad boxcar in Laredo, Texas, a city on the Mexican border, police there said. A railroad employee found the bodies, police said, adding that, “This is an on going fluid investigation.” Union Pacific said in a statement that it was “saddened by this incident and … Read more