2 Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales Found Entangled in Fishing Gear Off Massachusetts Coast

Two endangered North Atlantic right whales found entangled.Photo:NOAA Fisheries NOAA Fisheries Scientists have reported that two endangered whales have been found entangled in fishing gear off the coast of Massachusetts. According to a statement from theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) released on Wednesday, Dec. 17, the two North Atlantic right whales were spotted swimming during an aerial survey approximately 50 miles southeast of Nantucket, Mass. on Dec. 9. One of the whales is a juvenile male identified as #5110.

2 Friends Found Dead in Car from Apparent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: 'My Heart Is Broken in Pieces'

Litzy Flores, Jefferson Flores.Photo:GoFundMe GoFundMe Family members are speaking out after two Illinois high school friends died from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning. TwoseparateGoFundMefundraisers were launched for both victims, who were both students and friends at James B. Conant High School. His sister Kenzi added, “I cannot do this. My heart is broken in pieces. I don’t know what to do.” Kenzi claimed her brother’s wallet was found near where he works, a different location than where his body was found.

2 Men Accused of Scamming, Killing Elderly Man Whose Remains Were Found in Fla. Backyard

Photo:FOX 13 Tampa Bay/YouTube FOX 13 Tampa Bay/YouTube Two men are accused of swindling an elderly Florida man out of large amounts of money before killing him and dismembering his body, according to a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Officepress release. Joseph Romano, 71, was reported missing on January 16. Police later realized that a man named Joseph Schiliro, 45, was trying to pick up Romano’s mail from the apartment complex where he lived, per the release.

2 Million Doughnut and Pastry Products Have Been Recalled from Stores Due to Potential Listeria Contamination

Stack of glazed doughnuts (stock image).Photo:Getty Getty Approximately 2 million baked goods have been recalled due toconcerns of potential listeria contamination,according to a report from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The recall, which was initiated on Jan. 7, was upgraded Wednesday to Class II, which is defined as “a situation in which use of [or] exposure to […] a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote,” per theFDA’s website.

2 More Victims of Palisades Fire Have Been Identified Nearly 1 Month After Blaze Began

Aftermath of fire in Pacific Palisades and along Pacific Coast Highway.Photo:David Hume Kennerly/Getty David Hume Kennerly/Getty TheCounty of Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Officehas identified the two victims as 32-year-old Rory Sykes and 79-year-old Elizabeth Morgan. Sykes was pronounced dead on Sunday, Jan. 12, after he was found dead at his residence in the 1700 block of Rambla Pacifico Street in Malibu. His cause of death has been ruled as “inhalation of products of combustion and thermal injuries.