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Multiple dogs of various breeds are housed in a series of stacked metal cages outdoors.

Home

Kentucky rescuers rush to save 244 dogs from a 'horrible breeding situation'

A white shelving unit with storage boxes, books, a small plant, and decorative items.

Home

Buying another storage bin may just hide clutter if you already own too much stuff

A woman leading Big Mama.

Outdoors

Virginia rescuers save 6-foot-7 'Big Mama,' one of the world's largest female horses

A dog covered in quills stands next to a person wearing blue scrubs.

Outdoors

Texas pup slips out after flooding, comes home with 521 porcupine quills

A person holding a hedgehog in their hands while another person observes nearby.

Outdoors

Firefighters break through concrete to rescue hedgehog stuck in drain

A dog wearing a blue muzzle in a veterinary setting.

Outdoors

Tiny rescue dogs badly injured after leaping between caregiver and black bears

Solar panels on a building's roof.

Tech

After years of planning, a Pennsylvania nonprofit's solar project is already beating forecasts

A brown long-eared bat.

Outdoors

Rescuers say brown long-eared bat 'never stood a chance' after fatal cat attack

A horse being lifted by harnesses.

Outdoors

Stranded horse airlifted to safety after bucking rider during 100-mile ride

MacKenzie Scott.

Business

MacKenzie Scott gave away $26 billion fast, yet most billionaires still prefer 'slow philanthropy'

A group of white mice resting on a bed of wood shavings.

Outdoors

In Massachusetts, a wildlife center's plea for mice follows end of lab donations

Two people rescue a dog from a wildfire, while another holds a baby goat.

Outdoors

In Spain, wildfire crews refused to leave animals behind, turning a bullring into a shelter