Cat blamed for Florida shelter flood after turning on faucet
Water left running for 17 hours causes $5,000 in damage; Humane Society suspects kitten "who really liked playing in sinks"
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Cop pens heartbreaking letter to deceased K-9 partner
After six years in the line of duty together and eight years living under the same roof, this letter from a cop to his late K-9 partner will bring you to tears
Snake feasting on animal near kids' play area alarms residents
Maine snake hunt has residents atwitter, police urging caution
Dog owners, beware of homemade "tennis ball bombs"
Don't let your dog pick up just any abandoned tennis ball, especially around the Fourth of July
Blanket causes deadly motorcycle accident in Pa., police say
Authorities say motorcycle driver crashed after getting blanket stuck in his rear wheel; driver killed when several tractor-trailers ran over him
Grandfather facing charges in deadly Arizona courthouse shooting
Holbrook, Arizona, shooting suspect identified by authorities a day after women were gunned down outside courthouse
The ethical dilemmas facing self-driving cars
Before they hit the mainstream market, autonomous cars must be programmed to make ethical decisions that are tricky to resolve
Fire erupts on flight in Seattle just before takeoff
The American Airlines jet was headed for the runway when the conflagration began; Seattle FD quickly responded and put it out
3 still missing a day after fiery, head-on Texas train wreck
Workers preparing to remove the charred, twisted box cars from the tracks and renew their search for three missing crew members
Zuckerberg's neighbors unhappy with big change to Hawaii property
Mark Zuckerberg wall makes some of Facebook CEO's Hawaii neighbors grumble
Biden pushes cancer researchers to achieve "moonshot"
The vice president is bringing together hundreds of scientists, health care providers, patients and their families for a summit in Washington
Olympic swim trials seeing many of the big names fall
Missy Franklin, Natalie Coughlin among the many struggling to make the team in any capacity, let alone in their specialized events
Men passing gun, pointing it at each other ends in tragedy
Massachusetts firefighter mourned after fatal shooting
Marine Corps to remove word "man" from 19 key job titles
As the military prepares to move women into combat roles, there's even resistance to renaming those roles
Police dog killed during deadly confrontation with gunman
Police dog dead after partner rushes him to Southern California hospital in patrol car
Man in his 70s diagnosed with heart defect usually found in infancy
Trump, Putin, Xi Jinping to meet in first trilateral of its kind
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Criminal probe into cruise ship over potential "magic pipe"
Evacuation lifted after bomb threat near industrial plant in Illinois
Microsoft says it "restored service" after major worldwide outage
New congressman faces sexual harassment allegation
2 Americans die in suspected drowning incident in the Bahamas
Top doctor for Congress resigns amid misconduct allegations
