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Smokey Bear. Ham the Space Chimp. Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling. Not many animals reach celebrity status, but it’s a bit of a tradition here at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. In January, we rolled out ...

On the heels of California declaring a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, there are new questions and concerns ...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies carried out a raid in the Bronx early Tuesday morning, detaining at least one immigrant wanted on charges including kidnapping, ...

A colder stretch starts tonight and carries into the week, with quiet weather at first before a brief wintry mix transitions to rain by Tuesday. Temperatures stay seasonably cool through midweek, ...