An Oregon man who had just been told he was out of a job and came home to find his house burning, says he chooses to laugh at his run of bad luck. Victor Gonzalez of Oregon City told KPTV the fire may have started with a spark from his wood stove.

Biologist Miguel Canals gazed over the majestic cliffs at Guayanilla Bay with a child's delight, pointing out trees hundreds of years old and rare birds whose songs only resonate in this corner of Puerto Rico.