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When Rami Saleh’s porcelain bird is broken, the schoolyard gets on the case in a caper about finding truth, belonging, and ...

Through bureaucracy, sky-high rents or just neglect, these and many more famous buildings in our city are sitting empty. All ...

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Rare attacks helped brand the cassowary as deadly, but habitat loss and human activity now pose a far greater threat to the bird’s survival. A southern cassowary stands on a beach at Etty Bay in ...

You might have a sack of fireworks left after your New Year's party. Can you set them off in Florida, legally?

Today and tomorrow are two of the three days that Florida allows residents to set off fireworks. Here's what to know.

The US experienced its first known bird flu deaths this year, igniting concerns that the virus could set off a pandemic in people. Nevertheless, it still reined in the outbreak enough to warrant ...

Brie Bird has died at just 9 years old. The social media star died on Thursday after a five-year battle with neuroblastoma cancer. “You are the miracle! Your purpose on earth was fulfilled, and it was ...

SAN DIEGO — As holiday package thefts surge, videos of booby-trapped deliveries are trending on social media, but attorneys are cautioning consumers that retaliating against porch pirates could result ...

The birds lingered for days at a Catholic school near Cincinnati as agencies haggled over who was responsible for removing them. Officials said the public health risk was low. By Neil Vigdor Dozens of ...