A Pennsylvania police officer is following in his retired father’s footsteps — all four of them. The New Castle News says a 3-year-old German shepherd named Ranger is picking up where his father, 11-year-old Jozek, left off. Ranger will be a K-9 officer with the police department in Ellwood City,… Read More

When parents tell Dr. Gregory Fox their boisterous child was stuck in a classroom all day, the Rhode Island pediatrician takes out his notepad and writes a doctor’s order to send to school. “Please do not take away this child’s recess,” Fox writes. So many kids are being deprived of… Read More

Authorities say three Good Samaritans helped save a woman’s life when they pulled her from a car just before it burst into flames on the side of a Minnesota highway. One of those three was Sean Kehren, a college student. Kehren tells the Star Tribune he was driving along Interstate… Read More

Movie theaters across the U.S. could be forced to adopt costly security measures — and ticket prices could rise significantly — if a jury finds a Colorado theater at fault in the 2012 shooting rampage that left 12 people dead, industry experts say. “I don’t think there’s anything more important… Read More

Max Scherzer has thrown two no-hitters, come within one strike of a perfect game and met just about every expectation that accompanied the $210 million contract he signed with Washington. Still, after his latest masterpiece Wednesday night, he said: “There’s something about 20.” Scherzer struck out 20 batters to match… Read More

Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy is suing the federal judge handling his criminal case stemming from an armed standoff with government agents, with a complaint that accuses President Barack Obama, U.S. Sen. Harry Reid and one of Reid’s sons of plotting to steal Bundy’s property. Bundy lawyer Joel Hansen handed a… Read More

A Siamese cat born during President Ronald Reagan’s administration has been named by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest living cat. Guinness says Scooter celebrated his 30th birthday on March 26. He lives in Mansfield, Texas. Owner Gail Floyd attributes Scooter’s longevity to staying active. She tells Guinness he… Read More

There’s no trademark on America. Budweiser, now owned by Belgium’s AB Inbev, will rename its beer “America” this summer and alter its labels with images and phrases affiliated with the republic. The red, white and blue campaign is being launched into a very competitive market already foamy with craft beers,… Read More

This wasn’t your typical traffic stop. Two Los Angeles police officers pulled over a speeding car on Mother’s Day to find a woman about to give birth and a frantic man behind the wheel. Police say Officers Maraea Toomalatai and Brian Armendariz escorted the couple to a downtown hospital Sunday…. Read More

A college professor in Georgia might make summer school great again. Starting next week, professor Robert Smith is teaching a college class devoted almost entirely to the candidacy of Donald Trump. Students at Savannah State University will earn three credit hours for taking “The Trump Factor in American Politics.” Smith… Read More