Animal experts say pets often process loss in a manner similar to humans. In a recent newsletter published by the Funeral Consumer Alliance of Maine, researcher Jessica Pierce says a growing body of research into ‘animal thanatology’ suggests common pets such as dogs and cats seem to share with humans many behavioral reactions to death, such as mourning and rituals...

When one of the New York Police Department’s horses loses a metal shoe, or they just wear out on the gritty city streets, a blacksmith shop on wheels rushes to the rescue, equipped with a 2,850-degree furnace and trained farriers who can make the fix on the spot. It’s like AAA for horses.

An animal hospital in central Illinois recently gave bereaved pet owners an opportunity to memorialize their beloved pets. They gathered in Decatur Sunday to pray and share stories at the service held by Northgate Pet Clinic, the Decatur Herald and Review reported. Veterinary assistant Angie Litz, who helped organize the ceremony, said there can be a stigma around grieving a...

All kinds walk through the security checkpoints at the Frederick County Courthouse on any given day, but few manage to turn heads like Giuseppe, Welton, Zeke and Zoey. “We’re just the handlers. They call us ‘the dopes on the ends of the ropes,'” said Francina Baldi with a smile as she led Giuseppe, a 3-year-old mini goldendoodle, toward the stairwell...

After more than three decades with the Dallas Police Department, Chief of Police David O. Brown announced his retirement Thursday, ending a six-year tenure.

The NYPD lieutenant shot inside the police station Sunday morning — one of two officers police say was shot during separate attacks by the same man over the weekend — was released Monday from the hospital amid thunderous applause. Lt. Jose Gautreaux, a 15-year veteran, is recovering after suffering a gunshot wound to the arm when a man subsequently identified…

The NYPD lieutenant shot inside the police station Sunday morning — one of two officers police say was shot during separate attacks by the same man over the weekend — is expected to be released Monday from the hospital. Gaby Acevedo reports.

A NYPD lieutenant was shot Sunday morning in the Bronx, just 12 hours after two officers were ambushed by a gunman in the same precinct. Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

The three cops are being hailed for keeping calm under pressure as they rolled up on the scene of two men arguing at a gas station. One pulled a gun and tried to hand it off to a female companion, when one of the cops sprang into action and the other two kept their weapons aimed at the suspects. NBC...

Idris Elba’s “Concrete Cowboys” isn’t out in theaters yet, but Philadelphia police dealt with their own real life equestrian drama when they chased after a horse that went on the loose for about an hour.

A months-long joint investigation between NBC Bay Area and NBC News found thousands of foreign students may have used false employment records at more than a dozen potential shell companies to illegally stay in the country after attending American universities. Stephen Stock reports on a story that first aired Wednesday, Nov. 27.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot abruptly fired the city’s top cop Monday, terminating Supt. Eddie Johnson over allegations he “intentionally misled” both her and the public. Lightfoot said Johnson “engaged in a series of actions intolerable for any leader in a position of trust,” citing evidence she had reviewed from an ongoing investigation by the inspector general into an incident in...

Sometime earlier this year, one of the most elite social events in Washington took place, but without any fanfare or news coverage.

Ten animals died in a fire Thursday night at a wildlife park in northern Ohio, the park’s owner said. Holly Hunt, the owner of African Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clinton, in Ottawa County along Lake Erie, said three bongos, three giraffes, three red river hogs and a springbok were killed in the fire in a barn used for overnight...

A man entered a U.S. Senate office building on Tuesday afternoon and stripped fully nude, police say.

A North Miami police officer who shot the unarmed caretaker of an autistic man has been charged with attempted manslaughter, the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. Officer Jonathan Aledda also was charged with misdemeanor culpable negligence in the shooting of behavioral therapist Charles Kinsey.

The niece and supervisor of a murder suspect were arrested for allegedly helping him evade capture before the fatal shooting of an Orlando police officer. Online court records show that 27-year-old Lakensha Smith-Loyd was arrested on an accessory charge Wednesday, a day after the fugitive’s supervisor at a fried chicken restaurant, Zarghee Mayan, was arrested on the same charge.

A former New Jersey police officer has been found guilty of all charges, including the top count of aggravated vehicular homicide, in a drunken driving crash that killed a fellow cop and another man two years ago.

A longtime resident of New York City was honored Wednesday for warning authorities about one of the devices in last year’s bombing in Chelsea and “saving countless lives.”