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In this April 12, 2017, the Libyan flag flutters on the bow of the Golfo Azurro while sailing the SAR zone, the search-and-rescue zone, which starts 12 nautical miles from the Libyan coast and goes 12 miles deeper into the sea's unpredictable waters. This is the last, deadliest section of the migrant highway known as "the Libyan route" that slices across the African continent. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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In this April 6, 2017, the Golfo Azurro vessel sails south towards Libyan coast in the Mediterranean sea. A fishing trawler-turned exploration yacht-turned rescue ship, the 30-year-old Golfo Azurro is now operated by Proactiva Open Arms, a Spanish nonprofit dedicated to rescuing migrants before they are consumed by the unforgiving Mediterranean Sea. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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In this April 6, 2017, lifejackets to be used during rescue operations are piled atop the Golfo Azurro vessel, in the Mediterranean sea. A fishing trawler-turned exploration yacht-turned rescue ship, the 30-year-old Golfo Azurro is now operated by Proactiva Open Arms, a Spanish nonprofit dedicated to rescuing migrants before they are consumed by the unforgiving Mediterranean Sea. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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This April 2017 photo provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shows an oil well that was misting natural gas on Alaska's frozen North Slope. Workers from the Alaska Department of Conservation and the Environmental Protection Agency on Saturday, April 15, 2017, were able to connect hoses to valves that allow pressure in the well to be reduced, according to a statement from the state conservation department. The Environmental Protection Agency says a crack in the BP wellhead near Deadhorse sent up mist of crude oil Friday before it froze over and an initial leak stopped. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency via AP)
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This April 2017 photo provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shows an oil well that was misting natural gas on Alaska's frozen North Slope. Workers from the Alaska Department of Conservation and the Environmental Protection Agency on Saturday, April 15, 2017, were able to connect hoses to valves that allow pressure in the well to be reduced, according to a statement from the state conservation department. The Environmental Protection Agency says a crack in the BP wellhead near Deadhorse sent up mist of crude oil Friday before it froze over and an initial leak stopped. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency via AP)
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Illustration on Federal conservation efforts in Maine by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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In this photo released by the Guatemala National Civil Police (PNC), police agents escort Mexico's former Veracruz state Gov. Javier Duarte, center, inside a car in Panajachel, Guatemala, Saturday, April 15, 2017. Duarte, who is accused of running a corruption ring to pilfer from state coffers, was detained in Guatemala on Saturday. A statement from Mexico's federal Attorney General's Office said Duarte was detained in the municipality of Panajachel, in coordination with Guatemalan police and the local Interpol office. (Guatemala National Civil Police via AP)
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In this photo released by the Guatemala National Civil Police (PNC), Mexico's former Veracruz state Gov. Javier Duarte poses for photos escorted by an agent of the Interpol office in Guatemala, left, and a Mexico federal agent at a court room in Panajachel, Guatemala, Saturday, April 15, 2017. Duarte, who is accused of running a corruption ring to pilfer from state coffers, was detained in Guatemala on Saturday. A statement from Mexico's federal Attorney General's Office said Duarte was detained in the municipality of Panajachel, in coordination with Guatemalan police and the local Interpol office. (Guatemala National Civil Police via AP)
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This image released by Universal Pictures shows Charlize Theron, left, and Vin Diesel in "The Fate of the Furious." (Universal Pictures via AP)
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FILE - In this March, 22, 2017, file photo, a family picnics on the banks of the Rio Grande in Miguel Aleman, Tamaulipas, Mexico, located across the river from Roma, Texas. A border wall like the one President Donald Trump has imagined could seal some Americans on the “Mexican side” technically on U.S. soil, but outside of a barrier built north of the river separating the two countries. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)
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In a photo taken Wednesday, March 22, 2017, a New Jersey Transit train, left, makes its way on the tracks as traffic flows along Highway 280 near a roadside memorial for a man killed in a motorcycle accident in Harrison, N.J. As roadside memorials to people killed in accidents and fires become more common, officials across the nation are raising their concerns. They want standards set for the makeshift sites, fearing they will become eyesores or traffic hazards. But grieving family and friends want the sites left alone, questioning why government needs to be involved in personal matters. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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In a photo taken Wednesday, March 22, 2017, in Harrison, N.J., a crucifix and other items adorn a fence along Highway 280 at a roadside memorial for a man killed in a motorcycle accident. As roadside memorials to people killed in accidents and fires become more common, officials across the nation are raising their concerns. They want standards set for the makeshift sites, fearing they will become eyesores or traffic hazards. But grieving family and friends want the sites left alone, questioning why government needs to be involved in personal matters. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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In a photo taken Wednesday, March 22, 2017, in Harrison, N.J., a roadside memorial for a man killed in a motorcycle accident is seen as a vehicle commutes on Highway 280. As roadside memorials to people killed in accidents and fires become more common, officials across the nation are raising their concerns. They want standards set for the makeshift sites, fearing they will become eyesores or traffic hazards. But grieving family and friends want the sites left alone, questioning why government needs to be involved in personal matters. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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FILE - In this March 30, 2017, file photo, smoke billows from a section of an overpass that collapsed from a large fire on Interstate 85 in Atlanta. The collapse highlighted the region’s reliance on cars and mass transit advocates hope the traffic headaches while the interstate is repaired will spur new interest in expanding rail and bus routes in the congested city. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 10, 1995 file photo, a downy woodpecker sits on a bird feeder in Calais, Vt. A scientific study being released in April 2017 found that Vermont forest birds declined by more than 14 percent over 25 years. Among those declining was the downy woodpecker. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)
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Sri Lankan army soldiers and rescue workers salvage belongings after houses are buried in a collapse of a garbage dump in Meetotamulla, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, April 15, 2017. A part of the garbage dump that had been used in recent years to dump the waste from capital Colombo collapsed destroying houses, according to local media reports. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
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Sri Lankans affected by a garbage dump collapse salvage their belongings in Meetotamulla, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, April 15, 2017. A part of the garbage dump that had been used in recent years to dump the waste from capital Colombo collapsed destroying houses, according to local media reports. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
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Sri Lankans affected by a garbage dump collapse salvage their belongings in Meetotamulla, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, April 15, 2017. A part of the garbage dump that had been used in recent years to dump the waste from capital Colombo collapsed destroying houses, according to local media reports. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
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A Sri Lankan woman who lost her family members in a garbage dump collapse cries in Meetotamulla, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, April 15, 2017. A part of the garbage dump that had been used in recent years to dump the waste from capital Colombo collapsed destroying houses, according to local media reports. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
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People affected by a garbage dump collapse salvage their belongings in Meetotamulla, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, April 15, 2017. A part of the garbage dump that had been used in recent years to dump the waste from capital Colombo collapsed destroying houses, according to local media reports. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
