Thousands of handcrafted, silk-covered lanterns fill the grounds, from a desert scene down near the pavilion with meerkats, ...

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Star-Telegram reporter George Dolan first introduced “Blondie,” a 23-month-old African lion, to readers in July 1955. Dolan, ...

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Mangaluru Pilikula Biological Park has received six new animals from Nandan Kanan Zoo in Orissa as part of an animal exchange ...

Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Elected to the House in 1987, Pelosi was the first woman to be elected as U.S. House speaker.

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A ballot measure would permanently close a coastal highway to private vehicles. If the City by the Bay can't do it, who can?

A ballot measure would permanently close a coastal highway to private vehicles. If the City by the Bay can't do it, who can?

Go: Safe Howl-O-Ween at the Turtle Back Zoo, 560 Northfield Ave., West Orange. 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, last admission at 7 p.m.