As Houston-area residents flock to the region's ubiquitous firework stands to prep Fourth of July displays, the city's official bird — a stocky heron anointed with a striking yellow tuft between its ...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — A small raccoon was rescued and is safely recovering thanks to the help of a Lancaster County non-profit. Raven Ridge Wildlife Center posted on Facebook that they received a ...

KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — The rescue volunteer holds out his hand, but the dog, stranded on a floating island of debris in a southern Ukrainian city inundated by flooding, is too traumatized to approach ...