Animal rights
John Cox, Republican recall candidate for California governor, begins his statewide "Meet the Beast" bus tour on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, with Tag, a Kodiak brown bear, at Miller Regional Park in Sacramento. (Renee C. Byer/The Sacramento Bee via AP)
Next stop for Caitlyn Jenner campaign: Fox's Hannity show

By Michael R. Blood And Kathleen Ronayne May. 04, 2021 12:59 PM EDT

In this February 2021 photo provided by Matt Johnson is animal rights activist Johnson, a researcher with the group Direct Action Everywhere. Johnson, a leading foe of the livestock industry, has been charged with trespassing at a pig facility in Iowa, the first case brought under the state's latest so-called "ag-gag" law. (Matt Johnson via AP)
Industry foe charged under Iowa's new food trespassing law

By Ryan J. Foley Apr. 08, 2021 02:26 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 14, 2014, file photo, Howard Farley, who helped organize Nome as the end of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race ahead of the first running in 1973, is seen at the Carrie M. McLain Memorial Museum in Nome, Alaska. The world's most famous sled dog race starts Sunday, March 7, 2021, without its defending champion in a contest that will be as much dominated by unknowns and changes because of the pandemic as mushers are by the Alaska terrain. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)
Pandemic forces route change, other precautions for Iditarod

By Mark Thiessen Mar. 06, 2021 11:02 AM EST

Love During Lockdown: Louisianians fell in love in many ways

By Victoria Dodge, Lafayette Daily Advertiser Feb. 20, 2021 12:01 AM EST
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Despite guidelines involving distance, minimal interaction with others and keeping a close inner circle these past 11 months, love has...

FILE - In this March 18, 2020, file photo, a crowd standing behind ExxonMobile signage watches as Thomas Waerner, of Norway, arrives in Nome, Alaska to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The world's most famous sled dog race has lost another major sponsor as the Iditarod prepares for a scaled-back version of this year's race because of the pandemic, officials said Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. ExxonMobil confirmed to The Associated Press that the oil giant will drop its sponsorship of the race. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP, File)
ExxonMobil becomes latest sponsor to sever Iditarod ties

By Mark Thiessen Jan. 21, 2021 08:08 PM EST

FILE - In this May 16, 1997 file photo, Albert Roux poses for a photo. Roux, the French-born chef and restaurateur who along with his late brother Michel had a profound influence on British dining habits, has died. He was 85, it was reported on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. The brothers are widely credited with revolutionizing Britain’s staid and old-fashioned culinary scene, notably with their opening of Le Gavroche in London in 1967, a restaurant that was frequented by a loyal clientele that included many of the icons of the Swinging Sixties in London. (PA via AP, File)
Albert Roux, major influence on UK dining habits, dies at 85

By Pan Pylas Jan. 06, 2021 08:47 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

By The Associated Press Dec. 23, 2020 12:10 PM EST
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ Dec. 22 The Post and Courier on a bill that...

Washington to manage wolves within borders after fed action

By Nicholas K. Geranios Nov. 02, 2020 11:30 AM EST
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The state of Washington will take over management of most wolves within its borders early next year, after the U.S. government announced...

Police watch protesters that gathered in Sydney, Friday, June 12, 2020, to support U.S. protests over the death of George Floyd. Hundreds of police disrupted plans for a Black Lives Matter rally but protest organizers have vowed that other rallies will continue around Australia over the weekend despite warnings of the pandemic risk. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Police disrupt planned anti-racism rally in Sydney

By Rick Rycroft Jun. 12, 2020 06:28 AM EDT

Groups send 8,000 pounds of dog food to rural Alaska

Jun. 10, 2020 06:31 PM EDT
BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Two animal rights groups on Wednesday arranged for a second shipment of dog food to remote Alaska Native villages they say were in dire...

FILE - In this March 28, 2018 file photo, a North Atlantic right whale feeds on the surface of Cape Cod bay off the coast of Plymouth, Mass. A judge ruled on Thursday, April 9, 2020, that the federal government had failed to adequately protect endangered whales from lobster fishing activities. Environmental groups had sued the U.S. government with a claim regulators' failure to prevent the North Atlantic right whale from harm was a violation of the Endangered Species Act. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Judge: Failure to help whales skirts Endangered Species Act

By Patrick Whittle Apr. 10, 2020 11:04 AM EDT