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The Manatee County Sheriff's Office and Animal Services helped to save a dog locked in a hot truck on Friday afternoon at 3611 First Ave.

Make-A-Wish Foundation whisked a local teen battling heart issues to the most magical place on earth.

Washington, May 25 : Nearly six in ten adults in the South Asian region and Indonesia sent or received a payment or remittance in 2012 with a majority doing so informally, according to a new Gallup study.

Lawyers for men who sued the New York Police Department are asking for major changes to how the department conducts street stops that could affect policing nationwide.

Spokeswoman for Mayor Kasim Reed Sonji Jacobs says the museum will offer free admission for veterans and their relatives between Memorial Day and Labor Day through a collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families and the Department of Defense.

NEXT Swimwear - known for integrating swim, fitness, and fashion - is proud to announce the 2nd Annual NEXT National SUP Day taking place nationwide on June 15, 2013.

Several area museums will be among 2,000 across the country to offer free admission for active-duty military personnel and their families this summer beginning Memorial Day.

This week the Humane Society of the United States helped rescue 104 dogs and puppies from the horrors of a puppy mill in Tylertown, Mississippi.

President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be deployed.

The Ugandan authorities must end an attack on freedom of expression that has left several media outlets shut by security forces for a fifth day, Amnesty International said today after several activists were arrested for protesting against the crackdown.

Activist Adam Adli is escorted by police at a courthouse in Kuala Lumpur on May 23, 2013.

Your lungs work hard. The average person breathes in about 12,000 quarts of air every day.

Robins Federal Credit Union recently held fundraisers in branches across the mid-state in order to raise funds for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.

Two Wyckoff officers were recognized by Mothers Against Drunk Driving this week for their work in catching drunk drivers.

Walk More than 100 people came together at Edwards Park for this year's Walk MS: Charleston on May 4. The Greater Carolinas Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is excited to announce more than 100 people came together at Edwards Park for this year's Walk MS: Charleston on May 4. Walk MS, presented by Biogen Idec, is an opportunity ... (more)

The ASPCA and North Shore Animal League are in Oklahoma to help with the rescue of hundreds of lost pets that were displaced during Monday's massive tornado .

On May 23, 1934, bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were shot to death in a police ambush in Bienville Parish, La.

Human Rights Watch accused Mozambique's government and foreign mining companies on Thursday of "serious shortcomings" in resettling communities to make way for coal mines, leaving thousands without proper homes, food or sources of income.

Two Great Salt Bay School eighth-graders work out at the CLC YMCA early Friday morning to get in shape for the 180-mile Trek Across Maine, to raise funds for the American Lung Association.

The school year may be almost over, but that didn't stop students, faculty and staff at Weir High School from finding time to give back to their community.