Life's a beach for lucky dogs free to run on sand

Dog beaches account for a tiny fraction of the thousands of miles of U.S. shoreline, but they are treasured by pet owners and their pooches.

Pets Dog Beaches

A nine-year-old golden retriever rides a wave while surfing in the Incredible Dog Challenge dog surfing competition in San Diego. There are about 95,000 miles of shoreline around the United States and among the most treasured by dog lovers are those where you can unleash the beast.

Pets Dog Beaches

Dogs and their owners play in the surf at the Huntington Dog Beach in Huntington Beach, Calif. Huntington, also known as Surf City USA, is one of the best known dog surfing beaches in the world. There are about 95,000 miles of shoreline around the United States and among the most treasured b…

NIATA fundraiser: Trade Association supports Meals on Wheels

Kipper on Cars: Into the electric future

For most urban areas, electric cars are a growing convenience. Charging stations are available on every other block, and as long as residents are only driving a short distance within the confines of the city, a long range tank of gas is not needed.

NIATA fundraiser: Trade Association supports Meals on Wheels

Along with Meals on Wheels, the NIATA supports many other local organizations. Here, the NIATA members presented a check to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lake, Porter and LaPorte Counties for $4,500.

NIATA fundraiser: Trade Association supports Meals on Wheels

Northwest Indiana Meals on Wheels provides 1,700 meals to community members daily.

NIATA fundraiser: Trade Association supports Meals on Wheels

The Northwest Indiana Auto Trade Association will be hosting its annual Spring Fundraising Sales Event Friday, May 24, Saturday, May 25 and Tuesday, May 28 to benefit Meals on Wheels.

Malaysian charged with sedition, 2 more arrested

Activist Adam Adli, center, smiles before being released on bail at a court house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Prosecutors filed a sedition charge Thursday against a student activist who urged Malaysians to engage in street protests against the government over claims of…

Malaysian charged with sedition, 2 more arrested

Activist Adam Adli, left, smiles before being released on bail at a court house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,Thursday, May 23, 2013. Prosecutors filed a sedition charge Thursday against a student activist who urged Malaysians to engage in street protests against the government over claims of el…

Malaysian charged with sedition, 2 more arrested

Police stand guard outside a court room in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Prosecutors filed a sedition charge Thursday against a student activist who urged Malaysians to engage in street protests against the government over claims of election fraud. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Malaysian charged with sedition, 2 more arrested

Malaysian authorities detained two anti-government figures and charged a student activist with sedition Thursday, raising political tensions after recent national elections triggered claims of fraud.

2011 jail breaks become political issue in Egypt

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 28, 2010 file photo, relatives of the 26 suspected Hezbollah members, accused of plotting attacks on tourists and shipping in the Suez Canal and sending operatives and explosives to Gaza to help militant groups there, waves to prison vehicles carrying them out…

2011 jail breaks become political issue in Egypt

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 1996 file photo, Islamic militants await their verdict as Egyptian policemen sit on guard in a court in Cairo. The court sentenced three of the men to 25 years in prison for taking part in attacks that left 63 people dead in violence between Muslim militants and polic…

2011 jail breaks become political issue in Egypt

FILE - In this June 29, 2012 file photo, Egypt's President-elect Mohammed Morsi waves to supporters after giving a speech at Tahrir Square in Cairo. It was one of the most perplexing events of Egypt's 2011 revolution

2011 jail breaks become political issue in Egypt

FILE - In this Monday, May 16, 2005 file photo, Egyptian relatives of 19 detained banned Muslim Brotherhood members demonstrate in Cairo. Arabic slogans read "Where is my father", " release my father" and " 19 professor at Egypt's prisons". It was one of the most perplexing events of Egypt's…

2011 jail breaks become political issue in Egypt

FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 file photo, Egyptian women holding pictures of ousted President Hosni Mubarak chant slogans in front of Tora prison, where Mubarak is serving a life sentence, during a show of solidarity on the 6th of October national holiday marking the 1973 war with Is…

2011 jail breaks become political issue in Egypt

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 file photo, Egyptian guards of Torah prison in Cairo, watch and film a demonstration in support to jailed Alaa Abdel-Fattah, one of Egypt's most vocal activists and bloggers and an icon of the uprising that led to Hosni Mubarak's ouster in February. It …

2011 jail breaks become political issue in Egypt

It was one of the most perplexing events of Egypt's revolution: orchestrated attacks on prisons around the country that broke out more than 20,000 inmates while police were tied down with the massive popular protests that swept autocrat Hosni Mubarak from power.

Japan bond yields jump following Fed comments

Yields on 10-year Japanese government bonds briefly topped 1 percent for the first time in a year on Thursday, unnerving some investors at a time when Japan's already overburdened government finances are vulnerable to rises in interest rates. Japanese shares fell sharply.

Asia shares slide, Nikkei down 7.3 percent, as Japan bond yields rise, China factories weaken.

Submerged structure stumps Israeli archaeologists

File - In this April 14, 2011 file photo, a boat is by the jetty of the Capernaum National Park in the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel. The monumental structure, made of boulders and stones with a diameter of 70 meters, was found through a sonar scan at the bottom of the Sea of Galilee in …

Submerged structure stumps Israeli archaeologists

The massive circular structure appears to be an archaeologists dream: a recently discovered antiquity that could reveal secrets of ancient life in the Middle East and is just waiting to be excavated.

Review: Google music plan solid, serendipitous

FILE - This May 15, 2013 file photo, Chris Yerga, engineering director of Android, speaks about Google play at Google I/O 2013 in San Francisco. The new service offers a lot of eye candy to go with the tunes. The song selection of around 18 million tracks is comparable to popular services su…

Review: Google music plan solid, serendipitous

This image shows a screenshot of Google Inc.'s new music service. The new service offers a lot of eye candy to go with the tunes. The song selection of around 18 million tracks is comparable to popular services such as Spotify and Rhapsody, and a myriad of playlists curated along different g…