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Moments of joy are common whenever hospital facility dogs show up to spend time with patients. These furry caregivers aren't the typical therapy dogs volunteers bring to hospitals.

U.S. Muslim pilgrims have been preparing for this year's Hajj against the backdrop of a tenuous ceasefire, tensions and uncertainty in the Iran war.

Rapper Rob Base has died after a battle with cancer. He was 59. His team shared the news of his death on his Instagram page.

Bundibugyo is the somewhat easy-to-mispronounce name of a species of Ebola. But firstly it's a mountainous district in western Uganda that even some locals would struggle to pinpoint on a map.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in India ahead of a meeting next week with his counterparts from India, Australia, and Japan, members of the Indo-Pacific strategic alliance known as the Quad.

A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern Shanxi province has killed at least eight people and trapped 38 underground.

About 40,000 people are under evacuation orders and schools have shut down in Southern California due to a hazardous chemical leak.

Britney Spears refused to exit her BMW for about 10 minutes during a DUI arrest in March. When she did, she smelled of alcohol and appeared drunk.

A fire and explosion at a shipyard on Staten Island has injured at least 16 people, including three seriously.

The Michigan House on Thursday OK'd a bill that would give Mackinac Island authority over all aspects of ferry services to the tourist destination, including prices for not only fares but also parking and baggage handling.