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Officer kills pet dog mistaken for a coyote in Massachusetts town. The owner says it was unnecessary
An animal control officer shot and killed a pet dog in a Massachusetts town after mistaking it for a coyote in an incident that has the animal's owner fuming, but that local police are describing as a sad mix-up. The shooting happened on Tuesday after police received a call of a...
Emperor penguin released at sea 20 days after waddling onto Australian beach
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore on a popular tourist beach, officials said Friday. The adult male was found on Nov. 1 on Ocean Beach sand dunes in the town of...
Historically bad year for dolphin strandings on Cape Cod has scientists looking for answers
An unprecedentedly bad year for beached dolphins on Cape Cod might have to do with warming waters changing the availability of the animals' food, said scientists hoping to curb the strandings. Cape Cod, the Massachusetts peninsula beloved by beach tourists and seafood lovers, has a...
Louisiana's governor raises major doubts about a stalled $3 billion coastal restoration project
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry raised serious objections Thursday to a $3 billion project long hailed as key to restoring the state's eroding coastline, decrying the growing cost and predicting dire harm to a coastal culture dependent on fishing, shrimping and oyster dredging. ...
Bear cub returned to the wild after being harassed by locals in North Carolina
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A bear cub, one of two pulled from a tree as a person posed for a photo, has been returned to the wild, according to North Carolina wildlife officials. The bear was released last month in an undisclosed, remote mountain area in western North Carolina, the...
Wisconsin's beloved nine-day gun deer season is set to begin Saturday
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A beloved Wisconsin tradition begins anew this weekend as hunters take to the woods for the start of the state's nine-day gun deer season. The season kicks off at dawn on Saturday and closes on the evening of Sunday, Dec. 1. Hunters are looking...
North Korea and Russia agree to expand their economic cooperation
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea and Russia reached a new agreement for expanding economic cooperation following high-level talks in Pyongyang this week, the North’s state media said Thursday, as they continue to align in the face of their confrontations with Washington. ...
Yaks, bears and cockatoos are among the animals Russia is sending to North Korean zoo
Russia has sent a gift of more than 70 animals to North Korea for the Pyongyang Zoo, including bears, yaks, ducks and cockatoos. In another sign of the growing cooperation between the countries, the animals were flown to Pyongyang aboard a government plane, escorted by officials and...
How to watch and stream the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
NEW YORK (AP) — The holiday season really kicks off when the massive helium balloons start floating through New York. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade — two years away from its 100th birthday — this year will feature 17 giant character balloons, 22 floats, 15 novelty and heritage...
Michigan hunters die of heart attacks while hauling away heavy deer
BAY CITY, Mich. (AP) — At least three Michigan deer hunters have died of heart attacks during the current 16-day season, including two men who were trying to haul away the heavy animals, authorities said. “I’ve never seen three people die in 48 hours from heart attacks while...
