A group of at least six beavers at a Utah bird refuge have emerged as key players in helping contain a fuel leak that left half of them with severe burns.
Residents of a hillside overlooking scenic Puget Sound heard the thunder of a large landslide early Wednesday that knocked one home off its foundation.
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard delivered a historic national apology to the thousands of unwed mothers who were forced to give up their babies for adoption over several decades.
The legislation thrust Colorado into the national spotlight as a potential test of how far the country might be willing to go with new gun restrictions.
