NY Gov. Paterson says son wasn’t gambling, debit card police found on him was found in garbage

NY Gov. Paterson: Son wasn’t gambling in dice game

Hippo who fled Montenegrin zoo still at large, comes back to eat

Escaped zoo hippo still roaming free

PLAVNICA, Montenegro — A 2-ton hippo who escaped from a flooded private zoo in Montenegro was roaming free Wednesday but returning to the zoo owner’s restaurant to eat bread and hay.

Pandas attempt mating at National Zoo in Washington, female later artificially inseminated

Pandas attempt to mate at National Zoo

WASHINGTON — Two pandas at the National Zoo attempted to mate before zoo officials determined they had not been successful and artificially inseminated the female, Mei Xiang.

Randall, Kornfield take classic sprint titles at 2010 US Cross Country Ski Championships

Randall, Kornfield win cross-country sprint titles

National Zoo in DC plans goodbye party for panda Tai Shan before he departs for China

DC zoo plans goodbye party for panda Tai Shan

Vt. hunter shot after being mistaken for bear joins senator on bill mandating orange clothes

Vermont bill could require hunters to wear orange

White House gate-crashers heading to Vegas party _ yes, they’re on the list

White House gate-crashers on list for Vegas party

Oaklawn opens new electronic gambling room with more than 800 seats for bettors to try ’skill’

Oaklawn Park revamped with electronic gambling

Chilean zoo celebrates litter of 5 white tigers; parents from Mexico, Argentina

Chilean zoo celebrates birth of 5 white tigers

Ryanair says it will keep flying domestically in Italy after dispute over ID documents solved

Ryanair to keep flying domestically in Italy

Atlantic City casino to offer ‘retro’ blackjack with $2 minimum bet, 25-cent per hand fee

Atlantic City casino revives $2 blackjack tables

Harbin’s ice festival of feast of sculptured, illuminated fancy

Harbin ice festival a feast of fancy, lights

Kikkan Randall wins women’s 10K in Anchorage; Kris Freeman takes 15K

Randall wins women’s 10K freestyle in Anchorage

Norwegian teen Magnus Carlsen youngest ever to top chess world ranking

Norwegian teen tops chess world ranking

OSLO — Norway’s Magnus Carlsen has become the youngest person ever to top the world ranking in chess.

Warship due to return to Battleship Row in Pearl Harbor after months of maintenance work

Battleship Missouri set to leave drydock this week

Alex Kovalev scores 4 goals in Senators’ 7-4 victory over Flyers

Kovalev scores 4 in Senators’ 7-4 win over Flyers

SC’s Spoleto festival embraces renovated theater for the 2-week celebration of the arts

2010 Spoleto embraces renovated SC theater

One of the world’s oldest giraffes dies at the Birmingham, Ala., zoo at age 24

One of world’s oldest giraffes dies at Ala. zoo

New Zealand yacht Alfa Romeo wins slow Sydney to Hobart yacht race in light winds

Alfa Romeo wins Sydney to Hobart yacht race

Christmas threats stoke fear among Pakistani Christians who suffered anti-minority violence

Pakistani Christians fearful this Christmas