WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted on Saturday to begin full debate on major health care legislation, propelling President Obama's top domestic initiative over a crucial, preliminary hurdle in a formidable display of muscle-flexing by the Democratic majority.

Zoo-keepers in China say their tigers have grown so tame that they're frightened of the chickens they're supposed to eat.

Is it animal-inspired art that interests you? Helping homeless pets that floats your boat? We've got you covered with options like these (and many more) in the coming days and weeks. (Are we forgetting something? Let us know by leaving a comment!)

When Palin touts her book in Indiana, pro-lifers will be there--because they don't believe she's one of them

In many ways Jaguars are the most complete of all cats. It's kinda sad that their numbers are shrinking in the wild over time.

When the Forest Rights Bill was conceived and a debate raged, the neo-conservationists asked the nation to choose between tigers and tribals. For the first time in India, a law was opposed through a TV ad campaign which argued that the remaining forests

Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid presented an $848 billion health-care overhaul package on Wednesday that would extend coverage to 31 million Americans and reform insurance practices while adding an array of tax

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge from Louisiana who had run up big gambling debts routinely solicited money and gifts from lawyers with cases before his court, Congressional investigators said Tuesday as the House opened impeachment hearings in the judg

The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday that more that 14,700 Americans had been attracted to an amnesty program in recent months and disclosed their secret foreign bank accounts

WASHINGTON -- Senator Ben Nelson, Democrat of Nebraska, says he is not sure he is ready to help a Democratic health care proposal clear even the most preliminary hurdle: gaining the 60 votes his party's leaders need to open debate on the measure later thi