Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Police and firefighters in Connecticut came to the rescue of a puppy heard crying from about 15 feet down in an old well.

Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Japan has lifted a ban against all Fukushima seafood shipments for the first time since the 2011 nuclear disaster, after restrictions against the last remaining species of fish, skate, were lifted on Tuesday.

Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Authorities in Washington state came to the rescue of a sea lion found wandering down a rural road about two miles from the nearest large body of water.

Feb. 26 (UPI) -- A government ethics watchdog filed suit against several federal agencies Wednesday to obtain information about the involvement of White House adviser Stephen Miller in the Trump administration's "public charge" rule.

Feb. 26 (UPI) -- An Australian animal hospital shared video of a procedure where an entire beach towel was removed from inside a family's pet snake.

Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Starbucks announced Wednesday it will introduce a Beyond Meat sandwich to its menu at locations in Canada, following a growing trend of North American restaurant chains that are now offering plant-based meat substitutes.

Feb. 26 (UPI) -- North Korea state media claimed scientists in the country are searching for a cure for the new strain of deadly coronavirus.

Feb. 26 (UPI) -- The grandfather of an 18-month-old girl who died last year after falling from a cruise ship will plead guilty Wednesday to a homicide charge, in an effort to put the child's death behind the family.

Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Most Americans today view U.S. trade with foreign nations as an opportunity rather than a threat -- a shift in thinking since the United States emerged from the Great Recession a decade ago, a new survey said Wednesday.

Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Authorities have arrested two teenage boys who were plotting a shooting attack at a school in southwestern Russia, investigators said Wednesday.