What to know about endangered gorillas and tourist tours tracking them
BWINDI, Uganda (AP) — Sept. 24 is observed as World Gorilla Day. It was launched in 2017 to…
Tourism is helping Uganda’s endangered mountain gorillas make a comeback
BWINDI, Uganda (AP) — News of a sick or injured mountain gorilla can worry local residents in this…
Scientists discover a new dinosaur from Argentina with a crocodile bone in its mouth
NEW YORK — Scientists have discovered a new dinosaur from Argentina with powerful claws, feasting on an ancient…
Build-A-Bear keeps racking up market gains, despite tariffs, teetering mall traffic
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Tariffs and years of teetering mall traffic have roiled much of…
Caretaker killed by tiger at wildlife preserve in southeastern Oklahoma
HUGO, Okla. (AP) — An animal handler was killed by a tiger under his care at a preserve…
Pfizer amps up push into obesity treatments with $4.9B deal for Metsera
Pfizer is doubling down on obesity treatments by spending $4.9 billion on the development-stage drugmaker Metsera. The COVID-19…
George Takei to lead Banned Books Week, urging the fight against censorship
NEW YORK — Actor-activist George Takei’s next project is on behalf of a longtime passion — the right…
After two big weekends, the North American box office takes a hit
Neither a Jordan Peele-produced horror nor a Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell romantic drama were enough to continue…
On World Rhino Day, South Africa marks progress but still loses a rhino daily to poachers
DINOKENG GAME RESERVE, South Africa (AP) — The Dinokeng Game Reserve in South Africa has a thriving rhino…
Canada bans Irish rap group Kneecap from entering the country
TORONTO — The Canadian government banned the Irish-language rap group Kneecap from the country Friday, saying the group…
Harris stops biting her tongue in ‘107 Days,’ her book about last year’s campaign
WASHINGTON — When it was all over, Kamala Harris couldn’t believe it. “I could barely breathe,” she writes…
The Taliban’s internet ban spreads across Afghanistan as more provinces are shut down
A Taliban crackdown to “prevent immorality” is spreading across Afghanistan, with more provinces losing access to fiber-optic internet…