With the appearance of the first canine influenza -- H3N8 -- pet owners may wonder, "Should my dog get a flu shot?"Maybe, said Dr. Derrick Landini, owner and founder of Animal Ark Veterinary Clinic in Chicago. Landini, who diagnosed the first cases of H3N8 in Illinois, believes the virus no longer is a huge threat in Illinois. Landini has not diagnosed any new cases -- or even suspected cases ...

Forget Hendrix, Was Obama Quoting Muhammad Ali When He Said Critics ‘Talk About Me Like A Dog’?

Is President Obama a Mad Men fan? On Monday Obama gave a fiery Labor Day speech during which he accused the Republicans of talking about him "like a dog." There's been speculation he was quoting Jimi Hendrix , however the line may date to Muhammed Ali , who uttered it to the press just weeks before his rematch with Sonny Liston in 1965.

Attack thwarted by more than a hair

A 64-year-old woman fought off a neighbor and dragged him out of her house by his beard after he let himself into her Kansas City home and took his clothes off. The woman said she awoke about 12:50 a.m. Tuesday and found her 62-year-old neighbor standing over her naked, according to court records. He allegedly grabbed her arm and said he was “just being friendly.”

Obama channels Hendrix on critics: ‘They talk about me like a dog’

Has President Obama been listening to a lot of Jimi Hendrix lately? With just under two months to go before Election Day, Obama kicked off the fall campaign season Monday with an aggressive speech targeting Republicans. But it was an off-script moment in the speech that's attracted the most attention, as Obama accused his GOP [... ]

Tale gate

Think you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Wrong. Even though it would seem that every single possible private eye, buddy and private eye/buddy scenario has already been done -- and probably done to death -- along comes "Terriers" and everything old is new again. That's...