Burning fossil fuels creates carbon dioxide pollution, the primary cause of global warming. But the earth's atmosphere isn't the only victim, there's another carbon problem. About a quarter of all carbon dioxide

Following an undercover investigation into Chinese fur farms, headlines exploded across the animal rights world: "85% of fur comes from China!" It's easy to point fingers across the globe, but we can't forget the question of where all that fur goes.

The Australian state of Victoria finally responded to the deaths of 20 horses in a two year period by putting an end to steeplechase and hurdle racing. When the ban goes into effect after the 2010 season, South Australia will be the only state left in

12/3 update: Tazzy will go home today to her foster after having been at the vets since Thanksgiving. Her vet bill is more than what was anticipated and she will have other surgeries to repair the muscle/skin that was lost at her ankles...

BOISE - An Idaho State Senator from Pocatello was arrested for driving under the influence in Boise

The National Zoo will announce Friday morning that Washington's beloved adolescent giant panda, Tai Shan, is leaving his place of birth and being sent to China

An Indiana 17-year-old who told authorities he identified with a television serial killer said strangling his 10-year-old brother satisfied a craving like a hungry person eating a hamburger, according to court documents

An Oregon couple hunting for a Christmas tree in mountains near the California border spent two days stuck in more than a foot of snow before freeing their all-wheel drive vehicle and returning home Thursday morning.

The decision was made after 26-year-old John Jones became trapped in a small crevice of the cave on Nov. 24. Despite 27 hours of rescue efforts, Jones died Nov. 25 and his body could not be recovered.

Age finally caught up with Julius Squeezer, Bone's 43-year-old Burmese python. The 18-foot-long, 220-pound snake was one of the best-known pets in the Salt Lake area, and it may have been the oldest of its kind to live in captivity.