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February 12, 2019 at 12:04 am

A breed apart: Rare Westminster dogs have ring to themselves VIEW

NEW YORK — Every dog breed has its day at the Westminster Kennel show. That day can start by facing off against dozens of dogs...

In this April 2018 photo provided by Rennie Pasquinelli, Murray, a mixed-breed dog, lay on a sofa in Ann Arbor, Mich. Pasquinelli, who is Murray’s owner, recently got the dog’s DNA tested to learn what breeds are in his background. Genetic testing for dogs has grown rapidly in recent years, fueled by companies marketing kits that offer to decode dogs’ heritage and health as simply, or laboriously, as owners can swab a canine cheek. (Rennie Pasquinelli via AP)

February 10, 2019 at 11:07 pm

Dog DNA testing takes off, and generates debate VIEW

The technology has been used to identify dogs whose owners don’t pick up their droppings, to pursue accused biters and to free a Belgian Malinois...

Border collie named Stella competes in the masters agility preliminary rounds during the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) NYWM107 NYWM107

February 9, 2019 at 2:35 pm

Border collie named Verb wins Westminster agility contest VIEW

Verb, a border collie, came out on top of the pack of 330 canine contestants in Westminster Kennel Club's agility contest. An Australian cattle dog...

Sports

February 8, 2019 at 11:51 am

NY gov raps Amazon critics amid report company’s rethinking

NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned Friday about what he called "political pandering" to critics of Amazon's proposed secondary headquarters amid a report...

Business

January 24, 2019 at 4:08 pm

After 19 years in prison, NY man cleared in mother’s killing

NEW YORK (AP) — Huwe Burton was 16 when he was accused of stabbing his mother to death, then staging the scene to make it...

January 20, 2019 at 8:56 am

Americans take stock of shutdown’s everyday effects

You and your loved ones aren't federal employees or contractors, and you don't live in a setting or have a job closely tied to government...

This Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, photo shows a British Edwardian-style Dog House for a Chihuahua on display at the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog in New York. The museum opens Feb. 8. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

January 10, 2019 at 10:06 pm

New dog museum unleashed in New York City WATCH

The collection boasts portraits of royal and presidential pets, artifacts that trace canine history as far back as an estimated 30 million-year-old fossil, and devices...

January 7, 2019 at 9:00 pm

Guatemala pulls out of UN corruption body, expels members VIEW

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala said it was withdrawing from a United Nations-backed anti-corruption commission and giving its prosecutors a day to leave the country,...

January 7, 2019 at 5:12 pm

UN Security Council delays Congo session amid vote counting

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has put off a planned session on Congo and its closely watched presidential election as the country...

January 7, 2019 at 2:46 pm

Guatemala to withdraw from UN anti-corruption commission VIEW

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala announced Monday it was pulling out of a United Nations-sponsored anti-corruption commission after more than a year of tension between...