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Public to weigh in on whether wild horses that roam Theodore Roosevelt National Park should stay
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The National Park Service has turned to the public to help decide whether the famous wild horses in North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park should stay or go. The federal agency launched a 30-day public comment period on Monday. It also released a...
Commander Biden bites another Secret Service employee at the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ’s dog Commander has bitten another U.S. Secret Service employee. A uniformed division officer was bitten by the dog around 8 p.m. Monday at the White House, and was treated on-site by medical personnel, said USSS chief of communications...
Iconic Budweiser Clydesdales will no longer have their tails shortened
The iconic Budweiser Clydesdales will no longer have their tails shortened using a common, yet controversial, procedure that has drawn the ire of animal activists, parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev announced Wednesday. The brewer said in a statement that the change was made...
Neurosurgeon investigating patient's mystery symptoms plucks a worm from woman's brain in Australia
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A neurosurgeon investigating a woman’s mystery symptoms in an Australian hospital says she plucked a wriggling worm from the patient’s brain. Surgeon Hari Priya Bandi was performing a biopsy through a hole in the 64-year-old patient’s skull at...
Wild horses that roam Theodore Roosevelt National Park may be removed. Many oppose the plan
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The beloved wild horses that roam freely in North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park could be removed under a National Park Service proposal that worries advocates who say the horses are a cultural link to the past. Visitors who drive the scenic park...
US judge clears way for Nevada mustang roundup to continue despite deaths of 31 wild horses
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Over the objections of wild horse advocates, a judge cleared the way Wednesday night for the U.S. government to continue capturing thousands of mustangs in Nevada despite the deaths of 31 horses during the weekslong roundup. In a ruling from the bench after a...
Rescue organization Hope for Horses opens in Stafford
STAFFORD, Va. (AP) — Grace Purdum was happy when the thoroughbred mare known as Mare #1 kicked her in the leg one morning. “In our industry, that’s a good thing,” said Purdum, the president of Hope for Horses, a horse rescue and sanctuary that opened last year in the Hartwood...
Federal agency given deadline to explain why deadly Nevada wild horse roundup should continue
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A judge has asked federal land managers to explain why they should be allowed to continue capturing more than 2,500 wild horses in northeastern Nevada — a roundup opponents say is illegal and has left 31 mustangs dead in 26 days. Wild Horse Education, a...
Willy the Texas rodeo goat, on the lam for weeks, has been found safe
HOUSTON (AP) — Willy the rodeo goat, who has lassoed the hearts of residents in a rural South Texas county ever since she escaped from an arena enclosure July 15, has been found. The elusive goat had hidden in sugar cane and corn fields, avoiding capture for weeks in Willacy...
Crowds watch Chincoteague wild ponies complete 98th annual swim in Virginia
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (AP) — Thousands of people gathered Wednesday to watch the Chincoteague wild ponies make their annual trek across the Assateague Channel. The tradition in its 98th year includes Wednesday's swim and an auction Thursday, the biggest annual fundraiser for the...
