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Pot-Sniffing Canadian Police Dogs Retire

Canada is legalizing recreational marijuana use, which means RCMP cannabis-sniffing dogs are retiring. The RCMP says in some cases, police handlers will just keep their dogs as pets.

All day, unmarked white vans and chartered buses carrying the migrant children released from shelters across the country roll into the parking lot of the Port Isabel Detention Center in south Texas.

Under Deadline, Government Scrambles To Reunite Migrant Families

The immigration bureaucracy on the border is a world of courtrooms and jail cells, officers and gray-suited guards. But no one has seen anything quite like the current effort to reunite families.

Worker Esperanza Yanez gives a cow a full physical. She says she's learned to spot a sick cow just by looking at it.

With Spanish Classes, Vet Schools Aim To Break Down Barriers With Farmworkers

Because many farmworkers speak Spanish, veterinarian schools are pushing to open the lines of communication and ensure accurate medical care by producing more bilingual graduates.

Children and a woman sit on a locally made vehicle in Laos as they travel during flooding caused by the collapse of a dam in the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy hydroelectric project in Attapeu Province.

Huge Flood From Failed Dam In Laos Has Now Spread To Cambodia

The flooding has killed at least 27 people in Laos. In Cambodia, the Sekong River rose to nearly 12 meters (almost 40 feet) on Thursday — a height that flooded 17 villages.

Fixing Health Care: Dr. Jim Bailey to Share Ideas

Dr. Jim Bailey has a vision of a more effectual and proficient health care system, which targets preventive health care issues, but costs much less than…

The New Zealand Parliament has passed a bill granting 10 days of paid leave to survivors of domestic violence.

New Zealand Will Provide Paid Leave To Domestic Violence Survivors

The country has a high rate of domestic violence, and it's one of the first places to pass a law granting paid leave to survivors.

American pastor Andrew Brunson is being held in Turkey on accusations of terror and espionage.In a tweet, President Trump called Brunson "a great Christian, family man and wonderful human being."

Who is Andrew Brunson, The Pastor Prompting Sanctions Threats Against Turkey?

In a move that is winning praise from religious conservatives, the Trump administration threatened sanctions if Turkey does not release an American evangelical pastor.

Accused Russian Agent Maria Butina's Story Reveals Pro-Putin Views In The U.S.

Washington Post investigative journalist Rosalind Helderman says Butina was welcomed by members of the Christian right and the NRA who had "become intrigued with Putin's Russia."

When Mars is "in opposition," it, Earth and the sun are all in alignment. <em>(Note: This is a diagram meant to illustrate the concept of opposition. It is not drawn to scale.)</em>

Celestial Lineup Makes For A Very Bright Mars

Mars, Earth and the sun have lined up, a celestial orientation known as opposition. This particular opposition occurs at a time when the orbit of Mars takes it closest to the sun.

Before Aug. 2 Vote, Trump Looms Over Local Elections

Next Thursday's election will determine a number of hotly contested offices in Shelby County, from City Clerk to County Mayor. And statewide, Republicans…

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