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Search for missing pup in Yellowstone under pressure as winter nears

A small dog that's been on the loose in Yellowstone National Park for a month has been spotted crossing intersections, strolling through employee housing and entering lodges through automatic doors.

Rare fossil of T. rex cousin goes on display in New York before heading to auction

A fossilized, distant cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex is on display at a Manhattan auction house ahead of its Oct. 27 auction. The Nanotyrannus nicknamed “Jodi” opened for public viewing Tuesday in the lobby of Sotheby’s headquarters on the Upper East Side. Standing 6.5 feet tall and stretching ne

What to cut back and what to leave standing in your garden's fall cleanup

Fall is garden cleanup time, but that doesn’t mean you should turn your property into a barren wasteland.

Indonesia returns 20 green sea turtles to the ocean after Bali smuggling raid

SERANGAN ISLAND, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities on the tourist island of Bali released 20 protected green sea turtles back into the ocean Tuesday after they were found and seized on an empty boat seemingly abandoned by wildlife smugglers fleeing a police raid.

A giant pumpkin named Rocky gives a champion grower his California comeback

A massive 2,389-pound pumpkin named Rocky has won the annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California. Travis Gienger, a horticulture teacher from Minnesota, took home $21,501 in prize money after hauling his pumpkin across the country. This marks his fifth win in the contest. Despite the ...

Giant pumpkins battle for heavyweight glory and the world record in California

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — Giant pumpkin growers and their massive gourds will converge on Monday in Northern California for an annual pumpkin-weighing contest, competing for the top prize and a chance to challenge the world record set just last week in England.

Native athlete pride: Shiyazh Pete recognized on Indigenous Peoples Day

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Shiyazh Pete’s time with the Dallas Cowboys was brief, but his NFL debut gave fellow Navajo citizens a moment to remember. When the rookie offensive lineman took the field for a preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals in August, thousands of fans who had traveled fr

The Waffle House Index helps Southerners — and FEMA — gauge a storm's severity

Golden hash browns, gravy-smothered biscuits and crispy waffles with a hearty helping of syrup are among the classic Southern comfort foods. But when hurricanes tear through Southeastern towns, the hot meals and bold yellow signs of the local Waffle House provide another kind of comfort.

Orphaned kittens meet sharks and stingrays on an aquarium field trip at the Mall of America

Rescue kittens with names like Turkey Leg and Mouth Trap got to explore the aquarium at the Mall of America in Minnesota, watching in awe as fish soared by just out of reach. For six years, these field trips have been organized by the Bitty Kitty Brigade, which finds foster homes for orphaned neo...

Details heard in trial of British father whose son took fatal fall in Cyprus hotel

PAPHOS, Cyprus (AP) — Details were presented on Tuesday in the trial of a British man who pleaded guilty to a charge of negligence regarding the fatal fall of his 3-year-old son from a hotel window in Cyprus.

Ming-Na Wen's recipe for 'Popo's Wontons' is as good as gold in her family

Wontons hold a special place in my heart. Sitting around our kitchen table making wontons is something I loved doing with my mother as a child.

Actor, 'restaurant kid' Ming-Na Wen reflects on the Asian American experience in 70 recipes

Just like her mother, Ming-Na Wen will show you she cares through the love language of food.

Rain gardens help handle today's downpours. And they can be beautiful too

When a nor’easter recently hit the Eastern Seaboard, it transformed my driveway into a stretch of whitewater rapids and nearly obliterated my perennials, their shapes irretrievably distorted by high winds and heavy rain. Unfortunately, it’s not the first time.

A British father asks a Cyprus judge to avoid prison after son's fatal hotel fall

PAPHOS, Cyprus (AP) — The lawyer for a British man who pleaded guilty to a charge of negligence in the fatal fall of his 3-year-old son from a hotel window in Cyprus appealed to a Cypriot judge on Tuesday to avoid a prison sentence, saying his loss was punishment enough.

Vietnamese police arrest 12 suspected of prowling city streets at night, snatching cats for meat

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Police in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City arrested 12 men suspected of operating a citywide ring that stole and resold about 2,700 cats for meat, Vietnamese state media said.

Kenyan prisoners play chess for fun behind bars and to help with rehabilitation

MURANG'A, Kenya (AP) — The black-and-white stripes of Brian Gatonye’s prison uniform match the pieces staring back at him from the chessboard at Kenya's Maranjau Prison.

PHOTO ESSAY: Flamenco's heart-wrenching wail captured in images

SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — It was almost midnight and much of Seville was heading to bed. Yet a crowd had gathered in front of a stage on the bank of the Guadalquivir River, beside the bridge connecting the Spanish city's center with a neighborhood famous for its flamenco music.

Do-over: FA Cup game to be replayed because of referee error

LONDON (AP) — Manchester United only got a mea culpa for a refereeing error in a 1-0 loss to Manchester City earlier this month.

'Catman' to the rescue, as man pulls stuck Long Island pet to safety after long ordeal

He doesn't wear a mask or cape, but John DeBacker is a hero to one Long Island family.

Fire up the grills! Thousands of South Africans try to set a record for the biggest cookout

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Armed with their tongs and sausages, thousands of determined — and hungry — South Africans gathered on a national holiday Thursday to attempt to break the world record for the biggest cookout.

Oxford English Dictionary adds several words long used in the Caribbean and Bermuda

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — More than a dozen words long used in Bermuda and across the Caribbean got an official nod on Wednesday from the Oxford English Dictionary.

Inspired by this year's lowly AL West, here are the weakest teams to make MLB's postseason

With just a few days left in the regular season, the AL West might make a particularly mediocre kind of history. After Tuesday night’s games, the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros were tied for first place at 78-79. No full-season division champion has ever had a losing record. The 2005 Padres won.

In a concrete-covered culture, John Wilson carves out a micro-movie revolution

NEW YORK (AP) — Years ago, John Wilson began just walking out into New York with his camera.

Fat Bear Week opens for Alaska’s heavyweight crown. Can Chunk, the 1,200-pound champ, win again?

After a summer spent packing away sockeye salmon, Alaska’s heftiest brown bears are ready to throw their weight around. Online voting began Tuesday for Fat Bear Week, the annual contest that pits the rotund residents of Katmai National Park and Preserve against each other for the title of most ov.

A raccoon boot camp in Mississippi teaches abandoned kits survival skills

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (AP) — Muddy, sweat-soaked and occasionally bloody, the dedicated staff at a Mississippi wildlife center are drill sergeants. And their soldiers? Baby raccoons.

A truck driver built a model of NYC with over 800,000 structures for fun. Now it's a museum exhibit

A truck driver who spent two decades building a massive scale model of his native New York City was delighted when it went viral on TikTok. Now, Joe Macken’s sprawling balsa wood and foam board creation is on display at the Museum of the City of New York. The immense model is 50 feet long and nea.

A tip about a swerving van leads police to 66,000 US silver coins in a fraud case

On a yearslong hunt for thousands of U.S. silver coins squirreled away in Norway, police investigating a money laundering case finally got a lucky break: A tip about a van swerving on a highway outside Oslo last year.

English village votes to leave the UK over migrant housing plan

LONDON (AP) — A tiny English village has voted to leave the United Kingdom as a symbolic protest against government plans to house up to 1,200 asylum seekers on a nearby military base.

Well-preserved tooth from Pacific mastodon found in a creek in San Francisco Bay Area

Brigid Lynch was working along a wooded creek in a mountainous part of the San Francisco Bay Area on a habitat restoration project when something that didn’t look like the rocks she’d been studying caught her eye. It turned out to be the fossilized tooth of a Pacific mastodon. Lynch, a geomorpho

Aw shucks: Dolly Parton corn mazes crop up in fields nationwide

BROOKFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Dolly Parton ’s megawatt smile and big wavy locks are gracing fields across the U.S. and Canada this fall.

A Paris court awards Kim Kardashian 1 euro after her 2016 robbery

A Paris court has awarded Kim Kardashian 1 euro in compensation for an armed robbery she experienced in 2016. The court found eight people guilty last year for their roles in the robbery, which Kardashian described as “the most terrifying experience of my life.” The court also awarded a former h