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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Activists are rallying against dog meat consumption in South Korea on the first of three “dog meat days” in the country. Ten activists, some wearing dog masks, held banners that read “There are no edible dogs in the world” at Thursday’s protest in central

WASHINGTON (AP) – A new study sheds light on just how efficiently the world’s largest soaring bird rides air currents to stay aloft for hours without flapping its wings. The Andean condor has a wingspan stretching to 10 feet and weighs up to 33 pounds. A study published Monday in the

MANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Three Ohio sisters have defied astronomical odds by giving birth on the same day earlier this month. The Mansfield Journal News reports Daneesha Haynes, Ariel Williams and Ashley Haynes all gave birth July 3 at a Mansfield hospital. The sisters delivered their babies

PASSAIC, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey woman survived a mile-long ride through a storm drain after a flash flood swept her and her car into the local drainage system. Passaic Fire Chief Patrick Trentacost says Nathalia Bruno, of Newark, tried to drive through deep and fast-moving water on July 6

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — As the saying goes — when dog bites man, it isn’t news. But when the man who is bitten is the mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, the dog bite happened on an airline flight — and the mayor is suing over the incident — it’s news. Mayor Joe Ganim is suing

ATLANTA (AP) — In a presidential election year, there’s always a push to get people registered to vote. For one Atlanta family, that push got a little interesting. Ron Tims said he checked his mail Wednesday and found a voter registration application addressed to Cody Tims _ his cat, who