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South Dakota U.S. Attorney Randy Seiler discusses the details of indictments in an eagle trafficking case in Rapid City, S.D., Monday, April 24, 2017. Over a dozen people have been indicted for illegally trafficking eagles and other migratory birds after a two-year undercover operation. (AP Photo/James Nord)
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This photo released Monday, April 24, 2017, by the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department shows one of several bear cubs found the previous Monday starving in Guildhall, Vt., after a shortage of wild food supplies in parts of the state last fall. The cubs were sent to a bear rehabilitator in New Hampshire who will care for the cubs until they can be returned to the wild. (Mark Schichtle/Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department via AP)
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People reach out for free lettuce at the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 24, 2017. Farmers gave away fruits and vegetables as a form of protest, demanding land rights and rural development. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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Jane Klinger, chief conservator, Conservation Services, opens a case in the Personal Artifacts Vault at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's David and Fela Shapell Family Collections, Conservation and Research Center in Bowie, Md., Monday, April 24, 2017. The Shapell Center is a new state-of-the-art facility that will house the collection of record of the Holocaust. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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The Large Artifacts Vault is seen at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's David and Fela Shapell Family Collections, Conservation and Research Center in Bowie, Md., Monday, April 24, 2017. The Shapell Center is a new state-of-the-art facility that will house the collection of record of the Holocaust. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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The Large Artifacts Vault is seen at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's David and Fela Shapell Family Collections, Conservation and Research Center in Bowie, Md., Monday, April 24, 2017. The Shapell Center is a new state-of-the-art facility that will house the collection of record of the Holocaust. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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FILE - In this July 8, 2016, file photo, Indiana Pacers president of basketball Larry Bird smiles during a news conference in Indianapolis. Bird delivered the Pacers’ bid to host the 2021 All-Star game to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Monday, April 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
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FILE - In this May 18, 2016 file photo, Anthony Bourdain attends the Turner Network 2016 Upfronts in New York. Bourdain has presented a documentary, “Wasted! The Story of Food Waste,” at the Tribeca Film Festival in which he argues passionately against the issue of food waste, from supermarkets to home cooking. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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FILE - In this July 20, 2016 file photo, an Iraqi man cools off the summer heat by using an open air shower in Baghdad, Iraq. Most people on Earth have already felt extreme and record heat, drought or downpours goosed by man-made global warming, a new study finds. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File)
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Pastor Doug Richey, of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, and Scott Lamb of The Washington Times, discussing a pastor's involvement in the public square. Richey is running for a seat in the Missouri House of Representatives.
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FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2016 file photo, a man carries a young boy over his shoulder as he walks among beach goers enjoying unusually warm winter temperatures in Encinitas, Calif. Global warming’s milder winters will likely nudge Americans off the couch more in the future, a rare, small benefit of climate change, a new study finds. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File)
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FILE - In this Friday, April 21, 2017, file photo, Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana tours the Philippine-claimed island of Pag-asa, also known as Thitu, during his visit to the Spratlys chain of islands in the disputed South China Sea. Lorenzana and Armed Forces Chief Gen. Eduardo Ano flew to the island in the South China Sea, drawing a protest from China, which also claims the remote territory. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)
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FILE - In this Friday, April 21, 2017, file photo, Philippine troopers raise the Philippine flag during a ceremony upon the arrival of Philippine Defense Secretray Delfin Lorenzana, Armed Forces Chief Gen. Eduardo Ano and other officials on the Philippine-claimed island of Pag-asa, also know as Thitu, off the disputed Spratlys chain of islands in the South China Sea. Lorenzana and Ano flew to the island in the South China Sea, drawing a protest from China, which also claims the remote territory. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)
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Agriculture Secretary-designate, former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue arrives to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington to testify at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, in this March 23, 2017, file photo. After months of delays, the Senate is expected to confirm Agriculture Secretary nominee Sonny Perdue on Monday, April 24, 2017, with bipartisan support. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2016, file photo, an official of the Earthquake and Volcano of the Korea Monitoring Division points at the epicenter of seismic waves in North Korea, in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea often marks significant dates by displaying military capability, and South Korean officials say there's a chance the country will conduct its sixth nuclear test or its maiden test launch of an ICBM around the founding anniversary of its military on Tuesday, April 25. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2016, file photo, people walk by a screen showing the news reporting about an earthquake near North Korea's nuclear facility, in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea often marks significant dates by displaying military capability, and South Korean officials say there's a chance the country will conduct its sixth nuclear test or its maiden test launch of an ICBM around the founding anniversary of its military on Tuesday, April 25. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2016 file photo, Earthquake and Volcano of the Korea Meteorological Administration Director General Yun Won-tae stands in front of seismic waves detected in the Korea Meteorological Agency observation posts across the nation in the wake of North Korea's nuclear test in South Korea, in Seoul. North Korea often marks significant dates by displaying military capability, and South Korean officials say there's a chance the country will conduct its sixth nuclear test or its maiden test launch of an ICBM around the founding anniversary of its military on Tuesday, April 25. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, July 27, 2016, file photo, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. The former New York City mayor addressed his intensifying focus on climate change on Saturday, April 22, 2017, in an email interview with The Associated Press. Bloomberg said he wants to help save an international agreement to reduce carbon emissions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, July 27, 2016, file photo, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg waves after speaking to delegates during the third day session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. The former New York City mayor addressed his intensifying focus on climate change on Saturday, April 22, 2017, in an email interview with The Associated Press. Bloomberg said he wants to help save an international agreement to reduce carbon emissions. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
