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Adopted in Iran - The bear who joined the Polish Army

What started as a mascot became something far more extraordinary. The bear, later named Wojtek, was officially enlisted into the Polish Army. He traveled through the Middle East, trained with the ...

Meet Tina and Milo, the mascots of the Winter Olympics

The Milan-Cortina Olympics mascots, Tina and Milo, are stealing hearts and getting a lot of attention. But what are the fluffy creatures? NBC News’ Stephanie Gosk reports from Milan with all the ...

What might we learn from UFO files Trump told the government to release?

President Trump said he's directing the Pentagon and other federal agencies to identify and release files related to UFOs and ...

Video. From Milano Cortina to Dakar 2026: Olympic mascots Tina and Ayo share the stage

Ayo, a young lion from Senegal whose name means joy in Yoruba, arrived for a friendly visit before the Youth Olympic Games. The pair posed in Piazza del Duomo and by Castello Sforzesco, drawing ...

Video. China celebrates Spring Festival with lion dances at Great Wall of China

Video. China marked the Spring Festival with lion and dragon dances at the Badaling Great Wall on 19 February 2026. The shows ...

Barack Obama clarifies he's seen 'no evidence' of aliens

Former President Barack Obama clarified that during his term, he saw "no evidence" that aliens are real, after declaring the ...
Newsday

NYS Native American mascot ban: Connetquot district broke civil rights law by changing nickname, federal Education Dept. says

The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday announced that the Connetquot school district violated civil rights law when it agreed to rebrand as the "T-Birds" to comply with the state's ban on Native ...
Major League Baseball

Orbit | The Official Mascot of the Houston Astros

Since rejoining the team in 2012 as the official mascot of the Houston Astros, Orbit has quickly become one of the most popular mascots in baseball and all of sports! During pregame, you can often ...

5 Steam games you'd probably never discover without this list

Keeping up with the flood of new releases from established studios is hard. Keeping up with the cool stuff emerging from completely independent teams and creators is harder than any FromSoft boss. To ...
Fife Today

Mascot delivers road safety message to youngsters at Fife schools

Nursery children in Fife were treated to a special visit from Road Safety Scotland character Ziggy this week, to remind them ...

Venezuelans sent to Salvadoran prison can be returned to U.S. with a court order, DOJ says

In December, a federal judge ruled the Trump administration should not have sent the men to CECOT after invoking the Alien ...
Lansing State Journal

What are those Olympic mascots? What to know about Tina, Milo, The Flo

Every Olympic Games since the 1960s has had a mascot, some undefinable, but the Milan-Cortina mascots are taking a shot at the cuteness medal. Tina and Milo are stoats, according to the official Milan ...