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- Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes off Northern California: USGS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off Northern California early on Monday at a relatively shallow depth of 4.3 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake, which was initially reported as magnitude 6.1, hit 40 miles west of Eureka, California, USGS said. There was no danger of a tsunami, the Alaska Tsunami Warning Center said. (Writing by Eric Walsh)
- Murray rallies to reach Indian Wells 3rd round
 Indian Wells (United States) (AFP) - Wimbledon champion Andy Murray rallied for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over unseeded Czech Lukas Rosol on Saturday to reach the third round of the Indian Wells ATP Masters. In a tournament where he had lost his opening match in two of the past three years, Murray this time managed to overcome his slow start and get past the 49th-ranked Rosol in an hour and 45 minutes. Murray, seeded fifth, had never played Rosol before, and found himself on the defensive from the start.
- The end of orca shows in California?
Proposed legislation in California would ban using orcas in shows. If that happens, animal trainer and zoologist Grey Stafford says, research would suffer.
- California bill would ban orca shows, captive breeding
By Dana Feldman SANTA MONICA, California (Reuters) - The SeaWorld San Diego marine theme park would be required to end its popular live performances of killer whales under legislation proposed on Friday, which would also ban captive breeding, imports and exports of orcas in California. The measure was introduced by state Assemblyman Richard Bloom, who said his interest in the issue was sparked by last year's documentary "Blackfish," which deals with the treatment of killer whales at SeaWorld parks. The film concludes that keeping killer whales penned up in captivity is inherently cruel and that SeaWorld has persisted in the practice because orcas are the primary attraction in the highly lucrative theme park business. But the company said the individuals "he has chosen to associate with for today's press conference are well-known extreme animal rights activists, many of whom regularly campaign against SeaWorld and other accredited marine mammal parks and institutions." Joining Bloom at a news conference announcing his bill were Naomi Rose, a marine mammal biologist with the Washington, D.C.-based Animal Welfare Institute, Gabriela Cowperthwaite, the director of "Blackfish," and two former trainers.
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