Ailing humpback whale stuck on New York sandbar euthanized

EAST MORICHES, N.Y. (AP) — An ailing humpback whale that became grounded on a sandbar in a bay was euthanized on Wednesday, three days after rescuers first tried to set it free. The death of the whale, which weighed between 15 and 20 tons and was about 33 feet long, angered some environmentalists and locals […]