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Mar. 16, 2025

4,000 Former Research Beagles Moving from Virginia Facility to Shelters to Find Forever Homes

Photo: Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Four thousand beagles that spent most of their lives at a Virginia breeding facility will soon be looking for loving homes. According toUSA Today, thousands of dogs living at a breeding facility accused of animal welfare violations, will be transported to shelters across the U.S. to prepare for adoption. The plan to move the beagles from the Cumberland, Virginia facility was put in place after the federal government filed a civil enforcement case in May against Envigo RMS — the company that owns and operates the facility for medical research.

Mar. 16, 2025

4,300-Year-Old Mummy Covered in Gold Is Among the Dazzling Discoveries Made at Egyptian Site

Archeologists may have uncovered the oldest and"most complete" mummyever found in Egypt during a recent excavation at a site in Saqqara, about 20 miles from Cairo. Dr. Zahi Hawass, the country’s former antiquities minister, and his team discovered the mummy, which was covered in gold leaf, inside a large rectangular limestone sarcophagus at the bottom of a 50-foot shaft, he said in a statement. The remains belonged to a man named Heka-shepes.

Mar. 16, 2025

4-Day Workweek (Without a Pay Cut) an 'Overwhelming Success' in Iceland, Researchers Say

Photo: Getty Images Keeping the same pay while working fewer hours sounds like a dream too good to be true, but researchers in Iceland are making the case it could benefit workers and have no ill effects on productivity for businesses. The trials also found that productivity either remained the same or improved at a majority of the workplaces that implemented the shortened 35- to 36-hour workweek. “It shows that the public sector is ripe for being a pioneer of shorter working weeks — and lessons can be learned for other governments,” he added.

Mar. 16, 2025

4-Month-Old Baby Beaten to Death After Tennessee Man Allegedly Learns He's Not Father

Jose Avila-Agurcia, 33, is charged with first-degree murder in perpetration of aggravated child abuse and first degree murder in perpetration of aggravated child neglect in the death of Alexander Lizondro-Chacon. “It is just horrible,” Memphis Police Department officer Louis Brownlee tells PEOPLE. “And as a father your heart aches. It just turns your stomach. It is just sad and downright disgusting.” • Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?

Mar. 16, 2025

4-Month-Old Baby with Rare Genetic Disorder in Need of Bone Marrow Donor: 'He Is One in a Million'

Noah Ansari.Photo: Courtesy Jessica Ansari Jessica Ansari says she and her husband Amin never expected to learn that their son Noah needed a bone marrow transplant, especially since they already were the parents to a healthy, 2-year-old daughter named Emily. But sadly, that has become the Ohio family’s new reality following Noah’s diagnosis of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome in early November. The disease is a rare, genetic immunodeficiency that prevents a child’s immune system from functioning properly, according toBoston Children’s Hospital.