TOKYO – Giant panda fans bade farewell to twin pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei as their final viewing took place at Tokyo’s Ueno ...

Ten gifted dogs — including a Border collie named Basket and a Labrador named Augie — watched their owners hold a new toy and talk to another person about it. Then the pups were told to go to another ...

Japanese panda fans have seen their beloved pandas return to China over the past decades, but bidding farewell to beloved ...

One of the 14-year-old boys weighed just 51 pounds and the other 54 pounds when they were found by a city investigator, ...

Japanese panda fans gathered Sunday for the final public viewing at Tokyo’s Ueno zoo before twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei ...

NEW YORK — They’re ready to embark on 2026. Three more dog breeds joined the American Kennel Club’s roster of recognized breeds on Tuesday, making them eligible for many U.S. dog shows and likely ...

Minneapolis and St Paul, the “Twin Cities”, perched in what is typically a sleepy corner of the upper Midwest, are now the ...

IN BRIEF: SPD toys; nonprofit fights bullies; Temple Sinai program honored; Fab Lab's RC Custom Car Open; Venice Rotary ...

Frank has a hard time explaining to his 8-year-old daughter why they rarely leave their home in the Twin Cities. Why she can’t go to school, and why he can’t work. “The only thing we tell her is that ...

The return of Ueno Zoo’s last giant pandas underscores how an animal became a diplomatic symbol — and what happens when that symbol is withdrawn.

As more women enter state prisons while pregnant, lawmakers and corrections officials are expanding prison nursery programs, ...