A plumber in Australia shared a video on Instagram of a 2-day old puppy being rescued from a bathroom drain.
Author: N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY
‘We’re living our ancestors’ wildest dreams’: Mango-based business is sweet success
Lakesha Brown-Renfro, Nzinga Teule-Hekima and Tanecia Willis turned their event planning business into a million dollar, multi-business franchise.
Happy Superb Owl Sunday, football fans! Here’s why owls are taking over social media
Super Bowl Sunday is a big day for football fans and owl lovers. A common typo leads to a yearly celebration of superb owls on social media.
Man rescued in Alaskan wilderness more than 20 days after fire destroys home, kills dog
Tyson Steele, 30, survived more than 20 days in the Alaskan wilderness after a devastating fire burned down his cabin and killed his beloved dog.
Body found in Idaho cave more than 40 years ago identified as outlaw who escaped jail in 1916
Joseph Henry Loveless, an outlaw and a murderer, was killed after escaping jail in 1916. But the case isn’t closed yet.
Pope Francis apologizes after slapping woman’s hand who grabbed him in St. Peter’s Square
A New Year’s Eve video shows Pope Francis smacking a woman’s hand after she yanks him toward her in St. Peter’s Square.
From Umoja to Imani, Kwanzaa has ‘won the hearts and minds of African people around the world’
Kwanzaa is a weeklong celebration of African and African-American culture that begins Dec. 26 and ends Jan. 1.
Missouri police officer awarded $19M in discrimination suit after being told to tone down his ‘gayness’
Sgt. Keith Wildhaber sued St. Louis County in Missouri after he was told he would never be promoted because of his sexuality. He won $19 million.
‘Swing Set Susan’ charged with impersonating a police officer after threatening to arrest Hispanic teens
Video of a white woman threatening to arrest a group of Hispanic teens at a park in Texas has been viewed more than 5 million times.
Bulletproof memorial to Mississippi civil rights icon Emmett Till replaces vandalized sign
A new, 500-pound reinforced steel memorial honoring slain civil rights icon Emmett Till was dedicated in Mississippi. Past signs were vandalized.