Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, has announced to their community that they are caring for many puppies. "THIS IS NOT A DRILL! This might be the most puppies we have EVER had available at once! All sizes and breed mixes. All about 8 months and under," explains the nonprofit rescue. Sandy Paws Rescue Inc. is a volunteer-driven rescue dedicated to giving dogs a second chance at life through their foster-based rescue program. Their mission extends across multiple states, rescuing dogs from shelters, abuse situations, and owner surrenders in Massachusetts, while also helping strays from Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Without a physical shelter facility, their rescued dogs are cared for in loving foster homes and kennels while awaiting adoption.

Jacksonville sheriff’s officers have made 146 arrests since a new homeless law took effect in Florida to prohibit sleeping in public spaces. The Sheriff’s Office reported the number during a meeting Wednesday with City Council members including Ron Salem, chair of the council’s Finance Committee. The agency said it has given out 631 warnings since the new law began.

CALIFORNIA – Forever 21, a popular fashion retailer, notified the California Employment Development Department (EDD) that it was closing its corporate headquarters in Los Angeles and laying off 358 employees.

I thought buying a home was the ultimate goal, the smart investment. But now? I feel completely stuck. I got approved for $400K, put down $100K, and still ended up with a nearly $3,000 monthly payment. At first, I told myself it was worth it—but the reality hit hard.

On February 28, 2025, St. Louis mother Micah Lawery’s life forever changed. According to the St. Louis Police Department, Micah left her Cates Avenue home that Friday to go to a local beauty store. Micha left her 9-month-old daughter, Ophelia Lawery-Daniels, alone with her father, 21-year-old Zacchaeus Daniels.

When Tension Took Control… During a Pap Smear … 🤣. I went in for a routine pap smear, nervous as hell. The room was cold, the speculum felt like a foreign object, and my mind was racing with worst-case scenarios. Then, mid-exam, I felt this sudden urge to fart—nothing I could control. My face turned tomato red, the tech froze mid-procedure, and I heard her whisper to the nurse, “Did she eat beans for breakfast?”

A rare earthquake was recorded in mid-Georgia on Feb. 25, centered near Warner-Robins. The quake was one of three tremors recorded in Georgia on that day. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the magnitude 2.4 tremor was centered in a slightly hilly, rural area of Twiggs County. The area is near Shellstone Creek and Georgia Highway 87, also known as Golden Isles Highway.

Okay, let’s get real—expiration dates are more of a suggestion than a hard rule, and we’ve all been there: staring at an item in the fridge thinking, “Is it still good?”

A honeymoon cruise on Carnival Valor saw a man jump off a cruise pier to save his wife's hat, creating a stir among passengers and raising questions about port safety. According to news reports, the incident happened on February 20, 2025, when the Carnival Cruise Lin ship stopped in the Mexican port of Progreso.

(Update: The death toll has reached 12 from the weekend flooding.) Eastern Kentucky is reeling again from flood waters with at least eight people dead after a weekend of heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding, according to Gov. Andy Beshear.

Folks, check out this epic fail from my landlord: Rent shot up by $275 in January, and their “repairs” are straight-up crayon-level disasters. Instead of fixing the rotting wooden columns, they just hammered tons of nails into the base like they’re building a Pinterest project. Then, to cover up the white paint nightmare on our lawn, they rinsed paint buckets directly on the grass and… ​

CONCORD — By a single vote, the House voted to stop paying for poor children’s circumcisions under the state Medicaid program. A similar bill was voted down last year. Supporters of the bill said the operation is not medically necessary and comes with a significant risk of permanent, life-altering complications, although parents want their male child to have it for personal or religious reasons.

A 32-year-old Filipino crew member, Jeric Bueno, has been found dead five days after disappearing from the MSC Poesia cruise ship, the Philippine Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed.

The 101st Airborne Division sent an unspecified number of soldiers to the U.S. southern border in January, and a Thursday press release said about 300 more soldiers are being sent.

In an announcement on the Senate floor on his 83rd birthday, Senator Mitch McConnell, the longest serving Senate leader in U.S. history, said he would not be seeking reelection for an eighth term at the end of his current term in 2026.

A judge has entered an emergency protective order against former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin sought by his adopted son, Jonah Bevin, now 18, directing him to have no contact with Jonah until the matter can be heard in court.

Hold onto your drapes: A California HOA took “aesthetic control” to dystopian levels by requiring residents to hang off-white or beige curtains—indoors—or face fines. Their logic? Since curtains are “visible from the street,” they needed to enforce a “consistent exterior appearance.” Forget bold patterns, blackout shades, or even slightly eggshell-colored fabric. Your personal style? Criminalized.

As Northern Kentuckians are reporting more and more sightings of coyotes in their neighborhoods, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources says that coyotes are now seen in every county of the state — and that increased sightings are normal in winter and spring.

On April 9, 2024, tragedy struck when Alabama resident Anthony Lamar Love Jr., a longtime UPS truck driver, was gunned down after a long workday. The shooting occurred around 6:05 p.m. in the parking lot of the distribution warehouse in Inglenook. When officers arrived, they found Love lying unresponsive on the ground, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.

Homeless people often are immersed in drugs and they aren’t getting the substance abuse treatment they need, an original investigation published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, shows.

A Carnival Cruise Line passenger has detailed a list of problems she experienced with her balcony cabin on the Carnival Magic cruise ship. Interestinlgy, Brand Ambassador John Heald is also currently onboard the same ship for his "Oh FFS" cruise.

While National Invasive Species Awareness Week ends on Feb. 28, Georgia wildlife officials continue struggling to raise awareness and stop the spread of invasive animal species year-round. Georgia’s “Most Unwanted Animals” list includes several water species plus one land animal found in virtually every county.

If you rely on Section 8 or invest in rental properties, you’ll notice this. They’ve changed the way they calculate voucher amounts, and it could seriously impact renters and landlords.

Representatives from the Denver Zoo attended the Land Use, Transportation, and Infrastructure Committee of the Denver City Council on Tuesday. They made a pitch for eliminating lower admission fees in the winter after this season. The committee agreed to the change. The fee structure still must be approved by the full council.

After Arizona state troopers pulled her over in Tucson for driving under the speed limit, Yesenia begged to see her babies. The fear the migrant mother of four lived with — before and after fleeing the civil unraveling in her home country of Venezuela — didn’t prepare her for the pain of being separated from her children in the United States.

Health officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) and Franklin County Health Department announced a confirmed case of measles identified in an adult Kentucky resident.

CALIFORNIA – A team from the Air Force and Space Force worked together to test-launch an unarmed Minuteman III missile, early February 19, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County.

Meet the real "heroes in scrubs" behind the operating room doors 👇. They stitch wounds with precision tighter than a sewing machine—no shaky hands here! 🧵💪. （ surgeons’ hands are steadier than most people’s hands holding coffee ☕️）

Homeless shelters intended to serve people on an interim basis should accept just about everyone, including criminals, offer services in other languages and not require identification, according to ideas posed this week by people who work with unhoused neighbors in communities nationwide.

There is lots of lore and legend here in South Carolina; stories of haunted buildings, cemeteries and more. But, one Spanish-American War fort built on the edge of the Earth in the Lowcountry has a lot more than visitors on its grounds. For years, reports grow of its hauntings.