"They're wild animals, so sometimes accidents like this do happen," he said.

Lulu’s Law, a bipartisan bill to create a shark alert system for U.S. beaches, has passed the Senate and heads to the House. The law is inspired by fatal shark attacks.

Whale watchers got a big surprise when they encountered two great white sharks in the water off the North Shore.

Based on the best-selling book by Peter Benchley, “Jaws” sparked a surge of interest in studying the ancient apex predator — and an obsession with hunting sharks as trophies. “When ‘Jaws’ came out, ...