Syria’s war was not kind to the animals at Magic World. As clashes became intense around the amusement park near Aleppo, people struggled to find food and medicine for themselves, let alone for the wild animals in cages. So last week, an animal charity rescued two bears, three lions, two… Read More

Hundreds of people in Michigan came together to salute and say a tear-filled final goodbye to a cancer-stricken dog who served three tours in Afghanistan with the U.S. Marines. Cena the black lab received a hero’s farewell Wednesday before being euthanized at a museum ship in Muskegon and carried off… Read More

A San Diego judge has ruled that a man charged with carrying out a string of deadly attacks on sleeping homeless men that terrorized the city last summer is mentally incompetent and cannot stand trial for now. After reviewing two doctor’s reports, Judge Margie Woods ruled Wednesday that Jon David… Read More

Polar bear mom Venus has gotten a summer treat – a chance to frolic in the snow with her eight-month-old cub despite the heat enveloping Finland’s northern Lapland. A pile of snow has been dumped onto their home at Ranua Wildlife Park, 470 miles north of Helsinki. It was donated… Read More

A man is accused of drunkenly strolling down a Maine road wearing a black-hooded sweatshirt and a clown mask and brandishing a machete taped to where his arm had been amputated. Maine State Police say 31-year-old Corey Berry, of Hollis, was arrested Tuesday and charged with criminal threatening. He was… Read More

A jury on Wednesday found that Michael Jackson’s estate owes Quincy Jones $9.4 million in royalties and production fees from “Billie Jean,” ”Thriller” and more of the superstar’s biggest hits. The award from a Los Angeles Superior Court jury fell short of the $30 million the legendary producer sought in… Read More