Farming tradition vs. animal rights: Why everyone’s having a cow over Measure J
Kathy Tresch swings open the gate, and a cavalcade of cows—black, white, caramel and beige—trots past, heading for the pasture at Tresch Family Farms in Petaluma. Founded in 1905, owned and run by Tresch and her family,
Man drowns after pushing two kids to safety from strong river currents
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 39-year-old man has drowned after pushing two children to safety from a river before succumbing to the current himself, officials said. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon in Bushkill, Pennsylvania,
Female student at Rice University killed in dorm room on first day of classes
avid_creative/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A female student at Texas’ Rice University was shot and killed on Monday by a man authorities said she had been in a “dating relationship” with. University police responded to a request
Body of man who went missing while on vacation believed to have been found
The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office released this Ring camera still of Stanley Kotowski in the clothes he was last seen wearing before going missing. (Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office) (NEW YORK) — Authorities in South Carolina said they
Florida parents of LGBTQ students band together to fight anti-LGBTQ bills
Jennifer Solomon leads Parenting with Pride, a network of parents aiming to advocate for LGBTQ students in Florida. (Jennifer Solomon) (NEW YORK) — When Florida parent Rose Taylor discovered that her son’s new teacher would not use