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The animals were seized from a residence in Pierce County, Wis.

More Than 1,500 Animals Seized In Dog And Cockfighting Operations At A Wisconsin Home

The dogs and birds were "living in deplorable conditions," the Pierce County Sheriff's Office said. Agents also found methamphetamine and marijuana at the residence.

Adolph Kiefer was a teenager in 1936 when he traveled to Berlin to compete in the Olympic Games. He went on to be a Navy Lieutenant, an inventor, and a businessman. He died at the age of 98 on Friday, May 5.

Olympic Swimmer Adolph Kiefer Dies At 98

America's oldest living Olympic champion Adolph Kiefer died Friday at the age of 98. After the Olympics, he went on to develop the first nylon swimsuit, and a safety curriculum for the Navy.

The probable path of Hurricane Florence currently has the storm's eye passing south of Bermuda. By that time, it will be a major hurricane, forecasters say.

Hurricane Florence's Path Shifts Westward, Putting Bermuda On Notice

One day after becoming the first major hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic season, Florence lost some steam — but it's expected to regain dangerously strong winds by Monday.

Harmony Grove Village, a new housing development seen in the distance from Elfin Forest Preserve, July 16, 2018.

Sierra Club Sues San Diego County Over Carbon Offsets For New Developments

The Sierra Club is suing San Diego County to block recently approved housing developments in North and South County. The suit alleges carbon offsets for new development in San Diego could benefit communities in other parts of the world, rather than San Diego.

Janine Lutz displays her Memorial Wall, which she built with photos of veterans who killed themselves. She said the VA's policy shunning medical marijuana is leading to needless deaths.

As Medical Marijuana Becomes More Accepted, Veterans Urge The VA To Prescribe It

Though medical marijuana is legal in most states, the Department of Veterans Affairs will neither recommend nor prescribe it because of a longstanding federal law.

The caps of Xerocomellus dryophilus mushrooms, Jan. 7, 2017. These mushrooms are edible, but no one should eat wild mushrooms without consulting with an expert.

Which San Diego Mushrooms Are Poisonous?

The heavy rainfall in San Diego County this winter has brought an unusual site: lots of mushrooms. Local experts are excited, but also warn that some are not safe to eat.

The signature dish at the Mexican restaurant Ponce's includes avocados, Oct. 27, 2016.

An Avocado Shortage Is Hurting San Diego's Mexican Restaurants

Drought-damaged avocado trees and farmworker strikes mean fewer and more expensive avocados in San Diego.

A Syrian health worker in Aleppo carries a baby injured during the an air strike by Syrian regime forces.

How Many Health Workers Have Been Killed In Syria?

It's complicated to confirm a death. But a new study gives a minimum number of health workers who've been killed since the war began six years ago.

In this file photo, a professor holds a tray of stem cells at the University of Connecticut. The NIH plans to lift a moratorium on funding studies using human stem cells in animal embryos.

The Chimera Quandary: Is It Ethical To Create Hybrid Embryos?

The National Institutes of Health proposed lifting its moratorium on funding for research on part-animal, part-human embryos — which raises a huge dilemma, says bioethicist Insoo Hyun.

Cardinal Law celebrated mass in April 2005 inside St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.

Fallen Kings: How Cardinal Law's Reign Cemented The Church's Fading Power

In the old days, the Catholic Church was almighty and the cardinal was closer to king. The sexual abuse scandal and church's rigidity on social issues changed that.

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