MSPCA-Angell will be taking in nine dogs impacted by the wildfires in Los Angeles County. The dogs are coming from the Pasadena Humane Society on a flight arranged by the Best Friends Animal Society.

Bird flu is now believed to be widespread in Massachusetts and is likely present even in places where there has not been a confirmed positive, state environmental and health officials said Wednesday.

Nearly 40 cats affected by near-record snowfall in Louisiana are arriving at the MSPCA at Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem on Saturday as part of an urgent rescue mission.

Attorney General Andrea Campbell and prosecutors from other states planned to sue President Donald Trump after his administration issued a directive to pause the distribution of federal funding.

Paul Guilbeault’s miniature pinscher Damian went missing in 2017 while the local photographer and his family were in the middle of a cross-country move from Massachusetts to Arizona.

According to the executive order, the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council, co-chaired by the secretaries of Homeland Security and Defense, will assess FEMA’s effectiveness over the past four years, comparing its responses to state and private sector efforts of disaster relief.

The freeze on federal funding and grants has wide-ranging implications and impacts everything from funding for child care, university research and roads and bridges.

Big Y will be collecting cash donations for American Red Cross Disaster Relief at all Big Y supermarkets in Massachusetts and Connecticut.

(Reuters) -AbbVie forecast 2025 profit above estimates on Friday, as strong sales of its newer immunology drugs Skyrizi and Rinvoq make up for a steep decline in those of Humira, its flagship rheumatoid arthritis drug that is now facing stiff competition. The drugmaker's shares rose 4.2% in premarket trading.

Defense and prosecution attorneys are scheduled to return to court Friday for a hearing that's expected to focus on a disputed expert hired by Karen Read's team.

A pet owner lost control of his dog who ran away and disappeared in 2017. Nearly eight years later, the two have been reunited.

The National Weather Service (NWS) had winter weather warnings in place for 14 states early Friday, with up to 4 feet of snow forecast for some parts of the country.