The Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refugeishome to eagles,ducks, geese,bison, coyotes and deer, among other species.
Author: Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY
3 mass shooting plots stopped around the country in separate incidents, police say
Tips from the public aided in the three arrests in Connecticut, Florida and Ohio, which occurred from Thursday and Friday
‘Freak’ lizard attack in Australia injures elderly couple and their dog
An elderly couple was hospitalized and their dog injured after a goanna attacked them Thursday in Flametree, Queensland, rescuers say.
Ed Smart, father of kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart, comes out as gay
Ed Smart, the father of kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart, came out as gay in a Facebook post Thursday and said he and his wife are separating.
Town told to evacuate, then stay, after Russian rocket explosion: Here’s what we know now
An explosion at a Russian military site in the White Sea is shrouded in mystery. Nearby Nyonoksa had an evacuation cancelled. Here’s what we know.
‘We were all scared’: Walmart employee saved dozens during El Paso shooting by hiding them in shipping container
Walmart employee Gilbert Serna is being hailed as a hero after he says he saved dozens of people during the El Paso Walmart mass shooting.
Heart-racing video shows toddler plummet 6 stories, bystanders catch him with blanket
The scene unfolded Monday inChina’s Chongqing Municipality and was captured in in gut-wrenching video published by state media CCTV.
Pink seesaws appear at border, allowing children in US and Mexico to play together
A set of bright pink seesaws were installed between the United States and Mexico with children bopping up and down along the divide.
‘Mind-blowing’: Stranded for 4 days, 73-year-old man and his two dogs survive in remote Oregon desert
In a stunning tale of survival, Oregon police say Gregory Randolph, 73,and his dogs miraculously survived after being stranded inan Oregon desert.
Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong put a flag on the moon. Here’s what you can and can’t see in the iconic photo
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, USA TODAY spoke withNASA experts to explain the details in the famed flag photo on the moon.