Couples want their four-legged friends to be part of the wedding party. While they tie the knot, a pro pet coordinator keeps the event on a leash.
Author: Andrea Ball, USA TODAY
After Texas school shooting, an army of therapy dogs arrives to soothe ragged nerves
They look you in the eye. They don’t judge. They have heard more secrets than they will ever know. Meet the therapy dogs that can rise to any occasion.
‘They’re so young:’ A grandfather mourns 10-year old Jayce Luevanos, among the victims
There were many things to love about 10-year-old Jayce Luevanos. On the day after the Uvalde shooting, his grandfather remembered.
She lost her sense of smell. It almost ended her business. How COVID, anosmia changed a life
Olfactory disorders, one of COVID-19’s earliest indicators, are now invisible disabilities affecting the lives of survivors. One is Iowa baker Whitney Leighton.
‘I physically can’t do it’: For some, COVID-induced parosmia means facing end of a career
Can COVID-19 smell loss qualify for disability?
‘Hope never dies’: Ukrainian pastor seeks unity for Russian-speaking congregation in Texas
As Vladimir Putin continues an unprovoked war, a Texas pastor from Ukraine struggles to hold together his Russian-speaking, Christian congregation.
Teacher shortages, mask mandates: Every day still a test for pandemic principals
Principals have quietly marched on throughout the pandemic, trying to keep their schools from becoming health, academic and social disasters.
NYC Marathon: After setbacks, a broken wrist and COVID delay, today I’ll finally run
I got my race number the other day. I am runner 35940. I will be at the starting line of the New York City Marathon. I will tweet updates.
Fire in remote Alaska village leaves COVID-19-racked residents without safe drinking water
Already racked by COVID-19, remote villagers in Tuluksak, Alaska, have been living on donated water since losing their sole supply in a Jan. 16 fire.
‘There’s a lot of anger’: COVID-19 vaccine rollout leaves people scrambling to find shots
Excitement over the first vaccines has quickly turned to anger and frustration as those now eligible struggle to find available shots.