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A swath of fire retardant treated land separates a charred area and an untouched portion of the fields in Sonoita, Ariz., on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Calmer winds provided some temporary relief Wednesday as crews worked to contain a southern Arizona wildfire but residents of hundreds of homes remained under pre-evacuation notices. (Mark Levy/Sierra Vista Herald via AP)
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An helicopter takes off in Sonoita, Ariz., as crews battle a wildfire in Sonoita, Ariz., on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Calmer winds provided some temporary relief Wednesday as crews worked to contain a southern Arizona wildfire but residents of hundreds of homes remained under pre-evacuation notices. (Mark Levy/Sierra Vista Herald via AP)
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Damaged guard railing along Highway 83 due to a wildfire can be seen along the route in Sonoita, Ariz., on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Calmer winds provided some temporary relief Wednesday as crews worked to contain a southern Arizona wildfire but residents of hundreds of homes remained under pre-evacuation notices. (Mark Levy/Sierra Vista Herald via AP)
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FILE- In this file photo taken on Friday, April 2, 1999, Russian Navy reconnaissance frigate Liman leaves from the Black Sea fleet's base at Sevastopol, Crimean peninsula. Russia's Defense Ministry reported Thursday April 27, 2017, that the Liman naval reconnaissance ship has collided with another ship about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northwest of the Bosphorus Strait, and is in danger of sinking in the Black Sea. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, FILE)
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FILE - In this file photo taken on Friday, April 2, 1999, Russian Navy reconnaissance frigate Liman leaves from the Russian Black Sea fleet's base at Sevastopol, Crimean peninsula. Russia's Defense Ministry reported Thursday April 27, 2017, that the Liman naval reconnaissance ship has collided with another ship about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northwest of the Bosphorus Strait, and is in danger of sinking in the Black Sea. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, FILE)
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Koh Yu-hwan, a North Korea expert at Dongguk University, speaks during an interview at his office in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 27, 2017. North Korea observers have long marveled at the ability of a small, impoverished, autocratic nation to go toe-to-toe with the world's superpowers. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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FILE-- In this Dec. 6, 2009 file photo, a cactus is seen against a backdrop of colorful clouds in Ironwood Forest National Monument in Marana, Ariz. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday, April 26, 2017, directing his interior secretary to review the designation of dozens of national monuments on federal lands, as he singled out "a massive federal land grab" by the Obama administration. (Greg Bryan/Arizona Daily Star via AP, file)
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In this Tuesday, March 21, 2017 photo, a bloodworm is seen in Harpswell, Maine. Fishermen who harvest marine worms are struggling to meet the worldwide demand for the prized bait. The worms are shipped around the globe to bait the hooks of sport fishermen. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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President Obama hailed the Paris agreement on climate change as a historic achievement, but then left it to President Trump, who opposes the deal. (Associated Press)
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A well head is seen on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in a fenced off area near a house that was destroyed in a deadly explosion in Firestone, Colo., April 17. Anadarko Petroleum said Wednesday it operated a well about 200 feet (60 meters) from the house in the town of Firestone. The company didn't say whether the well was believed to be a factor in the explosion or whether it produced oil, gas or both. (Matthew Jonas/The Daily Times Call via AP)
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A well head is seen on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in a fenced off area near a house that was destroyed in a deadly explosion in Firestone, Colo., April 17. Anadarko Petroleum said Wednesday it operated a well about 200 feet (60 meters) from the house in the town of Firestone. The company didn't say whether the well was believed to be a factor in the explosion or whether it produced oil, gas or both. (Matthew Jonas/The Daily Times Call via AP)
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In this April 18, 2017, photo, investigators stand by as debris is removed from a house that was destroyed in a deadly explosion in Firestone, Colo., on April 17. Anadarko Petroleum said Wednesday, April 26, that it operated a well about 200 feet (60 meters) from the house in the town of Firestone. The company didn't say whether the well was believed to be a factor in the explosion or whether it produced oil, gas or both. (Matthew Jonas/The Daily Times Call via AP)
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In this April 18, 2017, photo, workers are seen near a house that was destroyed in a deadly explosion in Firestone, Colo., on April 17. Anadarko Petroleum said Wednesday, April 26, that it operated a well about 200 feet (60 meters) from the house in the town of Firestone. The company didn't say whether the well was believed to be a factor in the explosion or whether it produced oil, gas or both. (Matthew Jonas/The Daily Times Call via AP)
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In this April 18, 2017, photo, investigators stand by as debris is removed from a house that was destroyed in a deadly explosion in Firestone, Colo., on April 17. Anadarko Petroleum said Wednesday, April 26, that it operated a well about 200 feet (60 meters) from the house in the town of Firestone. The company didn't say whether the well was believed to be a factor in the explosion or whether it produced oil, gas or both. (Matthew Jonas/The Daily Times Call via AP)
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In this April 18, 2017, photo, an investigator with the Firestone Police places evidence markers on debris near a house that was destroyed in a deadly explosion in Firestone, Colo., on April 17. Anadarko Petroleum said Wednesday, April 26, that it operated a well about 200 feet (60 meters) from the house in the town of Firestone. The company didn't say whether the well was believed to be a factor in the explosion or whether it produced oil, gas or both. (Matthew Jonas/The Daily Times Call via AP)
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In this April 18, 2017, photo, an investigator with the Firestone Police places evidence markers on debris near a house that was destroyed in a deadly explosion in Firestone, Colo., on April 17. Anadarko Petroleum said Wednesday, April 26, that it operated a well about 200 feet (60 meters) from the house in the town of Firestone. The company didn't say whether the well was believed to be a factor in the explosion or whether it produced oil, gas or both. (Matthew Jonas/The Daily Times Call via AP)
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FILE - In this July 16, 2004, file photo, a gray wolf is seen at the Wildlife Science Center in Forest Lake, Minn. Wyoming is looking ahead to its first wolf-hunting season in four years now that a court has lifted endangered species protection for wolves in the state. (AP Photo/Dawn Villella, File)
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Steve Irwin (22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006), nicknamed "The Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian nature expert and television personality. Irwin achieved worldwide fame from the television series The Crocodile Hunter, an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series which he co-hosted with his wife Terri. Together, the couple also owned and operated Australia Zoo, founded by Irwin's parents in Beerwah, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of the Queensland state capital city of Brisbane. Irwin died after being pierced in the chest by a stingray barb while filming an underwater documentary film titled Ocean's Deadliest. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship MY Steve Irwin was named in his honor.
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Braidy Industries Inc. CEO Craig Bouchard, right, and Republican Gov. Matt Bevin speak with reporters in Wurtland, Ky, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. The aluminum company says it will spend $1.3 billion to build an aluminum plant in eastern Kentucky, pledging to hire 550 people. (AP Photo/Adam Beam)
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FILE - This May 23, 2016, file photo, shows the northernmost boundary of the proposed Bears Ears region, along the Colorado River, in southeastern Utah. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday, April 26, 2017, directing his interior secretary to review the designation of dozens of national monuments on federal lands, as he singled out "a massive federal land grab" by the Obama administration. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP file, File)
