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A group of volunteers is working to protect the piping plover, a vulnerable native bird living along the New York coastline.

Visitors to Omaha's Durham Museum can discover the magic from animation's greatest pioneers at "Animation Academy: From ...

New York’s ban on Native American mascots violates federal civil rights law, according to the Department of Education. But state education officials rejected their findings as legally flawed and ...

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Connetquot CSD is phasing out its decades-old nickname in response to a state mandate on Native American imagery—even though ...

A collection of Quino’s translated works will provide new audiences a taste of the satirical comic compared to “Charlie Brown ...

A mystery pigeon lady is snatching “weak” birds from outside the Met and storing them for days at a time inside her car – ...

An off-Broadway version of “West Side Story” has been playing out in Central Park this spring, as a male wood duck has found love with a female mallard — marking an unusual pairing of waterfowl from ...

All 51 seats in the New York City Council are on the ballot this year ... but he hasn’t donated to Sanchez. Salamanca told City & State that Cabrera included him on his petitions when collecting ...

It's a rare federal criminal case against a sitting member of Congress for allegations other than fraud or corruption.

Contrary to what some might say, the second decade of the 21st century has its own share of classic comedies. Movies like ...