January 28, 2025, 2:12pm Nation & World
A mileslong cluster of dolphins has been filmed leaping and gliding across Carmel Bay off the central coast of California, forming an unusual “super pod” of more than 1,500 of the marine creatures. Read story
January 28, 2025, 6:05am Latest News Free
Washington lawmakers are looking to pass a bill that would prohibit using big cats, bears and other wild animals in traveling circus acts in the state. Read story
January 28, 2025, 6:03am Life
In flooded agricultural fields near the Tennessee River, tens of thousands of sandhill cranes stand tall among broken corn stalks and shallow water searching for corn, berries, seeds and insects. Read story
January 26, 2025, 6:00am Health
Outside HCA HealthONE Rose medical center, the snow is flying. Inside, on the third floor, there’s a flurry of activity within the labor and delivery unit. Read story
January 25, 2025, 5:57am Churches & Religion
Behaving at their best, a dozen dogs attended Mass at Mexico City’s cathedral on a recent Friday, waiting for their turn to be doused with holy water. Read story
January 25, 2025, 5:55am Pets & Wildlife
Belgium’s once-pastoral pastime of pigeon racing has come to this: Drones swoop over lofts where valuable birds are housed to look for security weaknesses, laser sensors set off alarms at night and cameras linked live to mobile apps keep potential thieves at bay — 24/7. Read story
January 24, 2025, 4:53pm Nation & World
Authorities in South Carolina said Friday the last four of 43 escaped monkeys have been recaptured after two months living in the woods, weathering a rare snowstorm and being tempted back into captivity by peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Read story
January 24, 2025, 6:04am Life
Spotting a dog struggling to stay afloat in a icy Vermont river, Chris MacRitchie never hesitated. Read story
January 21, 2025, 9:31am Life
An Oregon woman who helped run an animal rescue business conspired to defraud hundreds of pet adopters “by misrepresenting the extent” of the pets’ issues, prosecutors said. Read story
January 20, 2025, 5:55am Pets & Wildlife
A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida, dropping coastal temperatures and causing the Sunshine State’s manatee population, still recovering from a mass starvation event several years ago, to seek warmer waters. Read story