Out of the blue
CINCINNATI (AP) — Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are working on developing hearing protection for canines on the battlefield.The head of the project...
Sesame Street puppeteer Caroll Spinney dies at age 85
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame...
Abandoned baby giraffe befriended by dog in Africa dies
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A baby giraffe that was befriended by a dog after it was abandoned in the wild has died, a South African...
Man gets early prison release for ‘Scared Straight’ sentence
AKRON (AP) — A county judge in Ohio granted early release Tuesday to a man she sentenced to nearly six years in prison last...
Zoo names its new baby giraffe
CINCINNATI (AP) — A giraffe born recently at the Cincinnati Zoo now has a name.The male calf born Nov. 23 has been named Theo....
Out of the blue
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana State University fans will have a chance to take home an unusual souvenir as the football team heads...
Crowds line up for first day of legal marijuana sales
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Crowds lined up for the first day of legal recreational marijuana sales in Michigan.A handful of shops, mostly in...
10 animals killed in barn fire at Ohio wildlife park
PORT CLINTON, Ohio (AP) — At least 10 animals were killed in a barn fire that erupted at an Ohio wildlife park, officials said.The...
Trump tells impeachment jokes at annual turkey pardon event
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump couldn’t resist riffing on the House impeachment inquiry Tuesday as he continued the tradition of pardoning a Thanksgiving...
No easy mark: Female bodybuilder, 82, clobbers intruder
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — An intruder didn’t count on an 82-year-old woman living alone being an award-winning bodybuilder with nerves of steel.Willie Murphy was...
