A massive fire tore through a row of stores and an apartment building in the Bronx overnight, bubbling a virtual inferno into the dark sky but causing no serious injuries. The fire broke out at a ...

An out-of-control Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus crashed into several vehicles in the Bronx on Monday, injuring eight people. The incident happened shortly before 2 p.m. between Cauldwell ...

The population of American eels has declined. They need protection, conservationists say, despite their resilience. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Thursday. Today we’ll find out about eels that ...

The Dallas Zoo says it has a new program to make family-level zoo memberships more affordable and accessible across North Texas. Starting Dec. 9, families who participate in Texas' Supplemental ...

A carbon monoxide leak in a Bronx apartment building left nine people sick and forced tenants from 44 apartments out into the cold on Thursday morning, FDNY officials said. Firefighters were called to ...

The Detroit Zoo this week announced the birth of three lion cubs to first-time mom Amirah, a 9-year-old African lioness housed at the zoo. "She has been wonderfully calm, attentive and nurturing, ...

Kool & The Gang and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade are a match made in heaven. They are the longest-running R&B group in history. The parade is a cornerstone of the Thanksgiving celebration for ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has ...

LOS ANGELES — After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has ...