On Sunday, the family of Alex Pretti reacted to the shooting of the 27-year-old by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Saturday, January 24. In their statement, Peretti's parents, Michael and ...

The term, long considered a slur for those with intellectual disabilities, is seeing a resurgence on social media and across the political right. By Dan Barry and Sonia A. Rao Late last month, a woman ...

For some dogs, picking up the names of new toys is as easy as listening in on human conversation 1. Typical family dogs can understand action words such as ‘sit’, but not words that describe objects.

"Under the right conditions, some dogs present behaviors strikingly similar to those of young children," lead scientist, Dr. Shany Dror, said Irene Hewlett ; Tres Hanley Some dogs have the ability to ...

Certain canines can learn using cues from people’s gaze, gestures, attention and voices, researchers find Whether it is a piece of food or a four-letter expletive, words can be learned by young ...

If you've ever had to spell out words like W-A-L-K or T-R-E-A-T around a dog, you know that some dogs listen in to humans' chitchat and can pick out certain key words. Well, it turns out that some ...

Toddlers can pick up new words just by overhearing conversations. Now, new research suggests that some intelligent dogs can expand their vocabulary in just the same way. Children as young as 18 months ...

Most dog owners are aware that their pooch is smart enough to know a few choice phrases—“walkies,” for instance, or, perhaps more likely, “time for dinner.” Some particularly intelligent canines can ...

Donald Trump sparked online reaction after claiming he invented a word that has existed for centuries, prompting swift fact-checks and social media debate. 2 GOP senators back effort to nullify Donald ...