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A cargo container ship operated by Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. sits docked Friday at the Port of Tacoma. Negotiators for the two sides in the labor dispute that has snarled international trade at U.S. West Coast seaports reached a settlement late Friday.

West Coast Ports, Dockworkers Reach Tentative Deal

Negotiations with unions had been stalled for nine months; the dispute has snarled recent traffic at the facilities, which handle $1 trillion in cargo each year.

In this photo released by NOAA's Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program is an entangled subadult humpback whale off the Hawaiian island of Maui, on Tuesday. A young humpback whale has been freed of about 100 feet of line entangled in its mouth and flipper.

Young Humpback Whale Freed Off Coast Of Maui

The juvenile whale was ensnarled in more than a 100 feet of small gauge line, making it difficult for the sea creature to swim. But a team of experts cut its flipper and mouth free on Wednesday.

Tropical cyclone Shaheen reached Oman's coast in the early hours of Sunday morning. State officials have encouraged coastal residents to evacuate and all flights to and from the country's capitol, Muscat, have been suspended.

Rare tropical cyclone Shaheen is battering the coast of Oman

It's rare for a tropical cyclone this intense to come through the Arabian Sea, but warming ocean temperatures due to climate change are making these natural disasters more common.

Soldiers in Malta carry coffins during a funeral service for 24 migrants who drowned while trying to reach southern Italy.

Malta's Coast Guard Rescues Migrants — And Feels The Strain

For more than a decade, the Mediterranean island nation has responded to distress calls from desperate migrants hoping to reach safety. The difference now is in the numbers.

An iceberg looms large off the coast of Newfoundland on Sunday.

Massive Iceberg Makes A Stop Off Newfoundland Coast

A huge iceberg has run aground just off the coast of Newfoundland in Canada. For now, it's made a home in what is known as "iceberg alley," and in photos, appears to dwarf the houses in town.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which launches from Cape Canaveral, on June 28, 2011.

Florida Entices Bezos To Build Rockets On Space Coast

Blue Origin, the aerospace effort of technology entrepreneur Jeff Bezos, will build a $200 million manufacturing facility just south of Kennedy Space...

Nor'Easter Hits Sandy-Ravaged East Coast

The effects of a nor'easter is bringing wintry weather to the Northeast. The storm began blowing along the coast Wednesday — bringing new misery to those in New York and New Jersey. A lot of residents there are already without heat, power or in some cases, a place to live.

Summer Music Review

Over the last several months we’ve featured a number of remarkable live music performances on the show ranging from hip-hop and soul to indie rock,…

Music of Frankie Colt

We’ll hear from Fort Myers singer, songwriter and guitarist Frankie Colt who the Naples Daily News has dubbed “a rising musical star.” Colt performs…

Music: Black Pumas

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with vocalist Eric Burton and guitarist Adrian Quesada from the Texas soul-rock band Black Pumas.

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