Eleven puppies were found abandoned in a box alongside U.S. Route 42 in Ashland, Ohio. Local Humane Society rescues the pups ...

Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families there and at other sites across the Holy Land heralded a much-needed boost of holiday spirit, after two years of ...

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Every Thursday at 4 p. m. , bird moms around the world flock to a Florida woman’s online class they say has changed their ...

Dana Williamson, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff, leaves the Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse in Sacramento after ...

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