Because of caring people and a caring company, a terminally ill little Green Forest girl was flown home Friday by air ambulance from M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, so she can spend her last days surrounded by the people who love her most.

A lost world populated by fanged frogs, grunting fish and tiny bear-like creatures has been discovered in a remote volcanic crater on the Pacific island of Papua New Guinea

It seems pigeons may not be quite as bird-brained as first thought.Certainly these three clever creatures showed remarkable ingenuity by using teamwork to quench their thirst.

LA PLATA, Md. (WUSA) -- Judge Robert Nalley says he let the air out of a woman's tire when she parked in his assigned space. The woman says she's upset.

The lick-on label was unmistakable. Paul Campfield was reading his mother's name and the address of his childhood San Lorenzo home. What are the chances?

Battalion Chief John Kure said personnel at the powerhouse called the fire department around 7 a.m. after finding the animal stuck in the mud near the high side of the lock. The rescue was completed around 9:30 a.m.

Colby Curtin, a 10-year-old with a rare form of cancer, was staying alive for one thing - a movie. From the minute Colby saw the previews to the Disney-Pixar movie Up, she was desperate to see it. Colby had been diagnosed with vascular cancer

Therapy dogs can be a comfort for seniors and those recovering from illnesses and injuries. So how about therapy chickens? Jana Clairmont of Polson, Mont., calls her therapy birds _ a white rooster and Cornish game hen _ "Fowl Play."

Saving cows, the Hare Krishnas in this village have learned, is a lot easier in India. Created four decades ago, New Vrindaban was the first cattle sanctuary in the U.S. At its peak, it had 434 bovine refugees. Today, the cattle population is down

in Paris The Obamas turn up in Paris this evening, but have declined a dinner invitation from the couple next door: the Sarkozys. President Obama's reluctance to spend more than minimum time with the French leader on his visit for the D-Day anniversary