India’s government-run animal welfare department has appealed to citizens to mark Valentine’s Day this year not as a celebration of romance but as “Cow Hug Day” to better promote Hindu values.The Animal Welfare Board of India said Wednesday that “hugging cows will bring emotional richness…

Brian Walshe’s lawyer said they still have not received “basic” discovery materials, including search warrants for his car, “that we should’ve had immediately” during Thursday’s court appearance.Walshe, 47, wearing an orange jumpsuit in jail, appeared in Quincy District Court via Zoom for allegedly beating his…

CNN  —  For many animal rescue groups and shelters, Super Bowl Sunday is the highlight of their year – not for football, but for the other big game happening that day: Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl special. The annual televised event features dozens of puppies taking…

Burt Bacharach, the legendary composer who penned dozens of pop hits, has died. He was 94.Bacharach died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles of natural causes, his publicist Tina Brausam told The Associated Press Thursday.Bacharach was one of the most prominent composers in the…

A dramatic video has captured the moment a survivor was pulled out from underneath the rubble in Turkey following this week’s devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake, which now has a death toll that is the highest worldwide since a 2011 earthquake off Japan triggered a tsunami, killing…

CNN  —  The president of SpaceX revealed the company has taken active steps to prevent Ukrainian forces from using the critical Starlink satellite technology with Ukrainian drones that are a key component of their fight against Russia. “There are things that we can do to…