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The new law, designed to target commercial breeding operations decried by critics as "puppy mills," lets pet shops work instead with shelters to offer rescued or abandoned animals up for adoption.

More than 1,000 baristas are planning to walk out, according to Starbucks Workers United. More than 264 of Starbucks' 9,000 company-run U.S. stores have voted to unionize since late last year.

The judge's decision came a day after the government declared a police state as it struggles to calm the violence in impoverished Andean regions that were the base of support for Castillo.

An estimated 94 Malaysians were believed to have been at the campsite in Batang Kali when the incident occurred, a district police chief said. At least 53 people were rescued without harm.

The U.S. government sued Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and the state Wednesday over the placement of shipping containers as a barrier on the border with Mexico, saying it is trespassing on federal lands.

Twitter on Wednesday suspended an account that used publicly available flight data to track Elon Musk's private jet, despite his pledge to keep it up because of his free speech principles.

A destructive winter storm marched across the U.S., delivering blizzard-like conditions to the Great Plains hours after tornadoes touched down in parts of Texas, Oklahoma and in Louisiana.

Australia has signed a new security deal with island nation Vanuatu as part of an ongoing competition with China for influence in the Pacific.

China's National Health Commission is scaling down its daily COVID-19 report starting Wednesday after a sharp decline in PCR testing even though daily cases are hitting record highs.

The boyfriend of Breonna Taylor who fired a shot at police as they burst through Taylor's door the night she was killed has settled two lawsuits against the city of Louisville, his attorneys said.

Mauna Loa, the world's largest volcano, began spewing molten rock Nov. 27 after being quiet for 38 years. Lava-viewers enjoyed the rare marvel of being able to see Kilauea erupting at the same time.

Although the study authors say the results can't be used to gauge drug use on the roads nationwide, the high number of drivers, passengers and others with drugs in their systems is concerning.