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VICTORIA MILKO AP Science Writer JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Tasmanian devils are roaming mainland Australia again after 3,000 years. The feisty, carnivorous marsupials went extinct on the mainland before Europeans arrived. They live in the wild in Australia’s island state, but a contagious

A Florida man is being accused of voter fraud after authorities say he requested a mail-in ballot for his wife who died two years ago.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two former Oklahoma jail employees and their supervisor face misdemeanor charges after investigators found they played the children’s song “Baby Shark” on repeat to punish inmates. Authorities say at least four inmates were forced to stand for hours with

Combining the heart rate tracking data from the four dogs over seven days, their average heart rate was 67 beats per minute.  But when the dogs were told “I love you” by their owners, their heart rates rocketed up to 98 beats per minute.

“Unfortunately, a lion this size is too small to be released back into the wild, but we are hopeful … it will get a second chance as an ambassador for its species,” a state veterinarian said.

Rescuers in Henan Province credited his weight with helping to save him

A DNA match from the fruit helped police track him down

The Irish Independent has learned that one of those who was in Garda custody was a 71-year-old woman who owns a bed and breakfast in a ­midlands town.