A defence barrister said the trial of Stephen McCullagh was "a classic circumstantial case".

A bill in Albany aims to increase tax incentives for the rehab of large empty buildings.

Samsung is nothing if not consistent. Just as it has for many years, the company is starting the year with a new generation ...

A new legislative session has begun for legislators, and they have a full docket to work on heading into Spring. Senator Mike ...

It follows Shenba’s journey from betrayal to self-discovery in Seoul. After setbacks and unexpected friendships, she ...

"Water for Elephants" musical tells story of traveling Depression-era circus, which includes Walter the clown.

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The Smithsonian’s National Zoo announced Friday that its less than 2-week-old female Asian elephant has been named Linh Mai, Vietnamese for spirit blossom. The 308-pound calf was the first elephant ...

The Asian elephant calf that was born to female Asian elephant Nhi Linh on Feb. 2, 2026 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. (Courtesy Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology ...

An elephant’s trunk is a marvelous thing, flexible enough to bend and stretch as it forages for food, but also stiff enough to grasp and maneuver even delicate objects like peanuts or a tortilla chip.

There are about 1,000 tiny hairs on an elephant’s rugged trunk, all designed to help the animal feel, a new study found. By Alexa Robles-Gil Every elephant has about 1,000 whiskers on its trunk. They ...

A new study from an interdisciplinary German research collaboration, led by the Haptic Intelligence Department at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS), reveals the secret to the ...