A subadult bear attacked a fisherman near the Platte River confluence in Jefferson County on Friday, injuring his legs before friends drove it away and Colorado Parks and Wildlife euthanized the animal Saturday morning.

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Every muscle in your body is an organ, and just like every other organ, muscles are made of cells.

The U.S. Department of Justice has issued grand jury subpoenas investigating whether Petersburg Republican candidate Dan J. Sullivan violated federal law in his bid for Alaska's U.S. Senate seat.

Montana's Fish and Wildlife Commission set a 300-wolf hunting and trapping quota for the upcoming season after revising population estimates downward to 725 wolves statewide.

Trump suspends tariffs on 300,000 metric tons of imported ground beef to lower prices, but Iowa cattle producers warn the move will undermine efforts to rebuild declining herds.