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Meet Hercules and Ned, the border collies fending off wildlife at West Virginia’s busiest airport

Meet Hercules and Ned, the border collies fending off wildlife at West Virginia’s busiest airport

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Hercules and Ned have quite the spacious office at West Virginia's busiest airport.
German court convicts 4 ex-Volkswagen managers of fraud in emissions scandal

German court convicts 4 ex-Volkswagen managers of fraud in emissions scandal

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A German court on Monday convicted four former Volkswagen managers of fraud and gave two of them prison sentences for their part in the manipulation of emissions controls, almost a decade after the scandal erupted over the c
India's Kerala state on high alert as vessel with hazardous cargo sinks off its coast

India's Kerala state on high alert as vessel with hazardous cargo sinks off its coast

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s southern state of Kerala on Monday issued a high alert along its coastal areas and asked fishermen not to venture near the site of an accident where a container ship carrying hazardous cargo sank off its coast in the Arabian
The scars from Hurricane Helene are healing slowly in this Appalachian tourist town

The scars from Hurricane Helene are healing slowly in this Appalachian tourist town

CHIMNEY ROCK VILLAGE, N.C.

Snowy owl's threatened status an "alarm bell" for a changing Arctic, scientist says

MONTREAL — A scientific committee's decision to assess the snowy owl as threatened is yet another concerning sign of the changes shaping Canada's Arctic, two experts say.
A 302-pound loggerhead sea turtle hit by a boat gets an oversize CT scan, with a surprise

A 302-pound loggerhead sea turtle hit by a boat gets an oversize CT scan, with a surprise

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A massive loggerhead sea turtle hit by a boat off Florida's Atlantic coast arrived at a turtle hospital needing medical care, but at 302 pounds (137 kilograms), Pennywise was too large to fit their equipment.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asks CFIA to reconsider ostrich cull at B.C. farm

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asks CFIA to reconsider ostrich cull at B.C. farm

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has written a letter to the president of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency asking that ostriches at a B.C. farm be spared from a planned cull. Kennedy, the U.S.
What keeps the safety director of the most vulnerable spot in U.S. up at night before hurricane season

What keeps the safety director of the most vulnerable spot in U.S. up at night before hurricane season

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — No place is more vulnerable to hurricanes in the 50 U.S. states than the Florida Keys.
Environmentalists' lawsuit challenges Trump's order to allow commercial fishing in Pacific monument

Environmentalists' lawsuit challenges Trump's order to allow commercial fishing in Pacific monument

HONOLULU (AP) — Environmentalists are challenging in court President Donald Trump's executive order that they say strips core protections from the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument and opens the area to harmful commercial fishing.
Toronto Zoo warns of extinctions if Ontario mining bill becomes law

Toronto Zoo warns of extinctions if Ontario mining bill becomes law

TORONTO — Species could go extinct if Ontario passes a controversial mining bill that is set to transform its approach to endangered species and the environment, the Toronto Zoo warned the province.