Nearly two months after Hurricane Melissa, hunger and homelessness remain widespread in Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba.

The MSPCA-Angell has sued hundreds of pet owners over the last several years to collect unpaid debts as costs for care rises and the economy tightens. Some say the practice is “aggressive.” ...

MONROE, Wash. — A blast of arctic air swept south from Canada and spread into parts of the northern U.S., while residents of the Pacific Northwest braced for possible mudslides and levee failures from ...