YOKOSUKA, Japan — The oldest active ship in the U.S. Navy, the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier, made its final departure from Japan on Wednesday. It is to be decommissioned after nearly half a century of service. The Kitty Hawk, with sailors lining Read more

The oldest active ship in the US Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk, has left Japan to be decommissioned after nearly half a century of service. The Kitty Hawk’s missions have included deployments to the Arabian Sea in support of the US-led Read more

“Outside cats” are a politically incorrect breed these days. Myriad concerns — from communicable diseases such as feline immunodeficiency virus to the possibility of being hit by a car — prompt responsible cat owners to keep their kitties in the Read more

The luxury pet food industry in the UK is booming. Have Britain’s 14 million cats and dogs ever had it so good? Terry Kirby reports In a pristine kitchen-cum-laboratory, deep inside Marks and Spencer’s gleaming new Paddington headquarters, Simon Read more

During kitten season, which is just starting, tiny felines are found crying under decks, in fields, near Dumpsters, at shopping centers and around construction sites. At the Humane Society & SPCA of Sonoma County, a special team of volunteers offers Read more