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Editorial Roundup: Texas
Austin American-Statesman. March 19, 2023. Editorial: Retired Texas teachers are struggling. Lawmakers must help. Those who dedicate their lives to teaching and caring for our children while they’re at school deserve the dignity of a comfortable retirement, but the...
Louisiana works out deal for family to keep pet nutria
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — After much public outcry, state officials now say they will let a Louisiana couple keep a 22-pound nutria -- a beady-eyed, orange-toothed, rat-tailed rodent commonly considered a wetlands-damaging pest -- as a pet that frolics with their dog, snuggles in their arms and...
Woman dies after attack by neighbor's dogs she went to feed
A Pennsylvania woman died after she was attacked by a neighbor's dogs she had gone over to feed while their owner was away, authorities said. State police said 38-year-old Kristin Potter died after she was attacked Thursday evening by the two Great Danes in Centre Township southwest...
Family of 'Green Berets' John Wayne character shares past
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacklyn Healy’s husband of 69 years was the late Maj. Gen. Michael Healy, an Army Special Forces legend nicknamed “Iron Mike,” an inspiration for the tough, intrepid John Wayne character in the 1968 movie “The Green Berets.” She worried about his...
State says Louisiana family must give up beloved pet nutria
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana couple has run afoul of state law by keeping a 22-pound nutria -- a beady-eyed, orange-toothed, rat-tailed rodent commonly considered a wetlands-damaging pest -- as a pet that frolics with their dog, snuggles in their arms and swims in the family pool. ...
Beloved and debated, French bulldog becomes top US dog breed
NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in three decades, the U.S. has a new favorite dog breed, according to the American Kennel Club. Adorable in some eyes, deplorable in others, the sturdy, push-faced, perky-eared, world-weary-looking and distinctively droll French bulldog became...
Mandatory paid time off: 'a strain' for Illinois business
CHICAGO (AP) — Doug Knight's family has owned Springfield amusement park Knight's Action Park since 1930, himself for 43 of those years. The pandemic was a bear — Knight fought to keep his doors open, and when they closed for COVID-19, he pushed to reopen as soon as possible....
UK leader in doghouse after letting pet roam free in park
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his family were spoken to by a police officer after letting their dog off the leash in London’s Hyde Park, police said Tuesday. It comes after a video was shared on TikTok appearing to show the prime minister and his family...
Heat takes toll as Iditarod mushers trek across Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Mushers and their dogs in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race face plenty of variables in the Alaska wilderness. An unexpected one this year has been heat that is taking a toll in a sport better suited for temperatures well below zero. Jason Mackey said a...
'Can I claim my dog as a dependent?' NYC 311 system turns 20
NEW YORK (AP) — “Can you tell me the steps for boiling a live chicken?” “Can I claim my dog as a dependent on my taxes?" New York City officials on Thursday marked two decades of the city's 311 nonemergency answering system by releasing a top-20 list of those...
