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Houston woman convicted of making 'animal crush' fetish videos

Three children found dead in van across street from Los Angeles school

McDonald's moving to 'cage-free' eggs in US

A really 'smart' robotic monkey

Defiant Kentucky clerk's backers want aides fired over marriage licenses to same-sex couples

Sperm whales learn local dialects – new study is yet more proof that animals have culture

Condemned Georgia inmate seeks new sentence because juror said ‘that’s what that nigger deserved’

Arizona police report nine possible shootings along interstate highway