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article The oldest polar bear in US captivity has died. (Credit: Kansas City Zoo) KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The oldest polar bear living in U.S. captivity has died, according to the Kansas City Zoo. The 33-year-old animal, named “Berlin,” lived at the zoo for a decade. Zookeepers believe she may have been the oldest bear […]
An American woman held in Russia for over a year is speaking about her ordeal after her release on Dec. 8, the same day as WNBA star Brittney Griner. Sarah Krivanek, 46, told ABC News she moved to Russia in 2017 to teach English. Fluent in Russian, she enjoyed a successful career teaching at elite […]
A 22-year-old Black woman in Missouri who escaped after a white man abducted, tortured and held her captive for weeks in a basement has said several other Black women were killed by her captor – less than a month after police dismissed community concerns about a serial killer as “completely unfounded”. The woman, who has […]
Comment on this story Comment An American military veteran captured by Russian forces in Ukraine is being held in solitary confinement but appears hopeful the U.S. government is pursuing his release, according to a phone call with his mother recorded last week and provided to The Washington Post by his family. Friday’s call . . […]
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