A new era of Orioles baseball is upon us. On Friday, the team formally introduced their new slugger, first baseman Pete Alonso, to the city of Baltimore. It really was a glorious moment. Alonso, ...

There are just nine days until it’s 2026, but we have a much longer wait until there’s actual baseball. Spring training games begin Feb. 20 and Opening Day is on March 26, more than three months away.

Most of the time birds are welcome guests on our property. They enhance our yards with their brightly colored feathers and fill the air with beautiful songs. But sometimes birds can be a nuisance, ...

Anyone visiting the seaside knows to protect their chips and ice cream from beady–eyed seagulls. But there's another hazard associated with the birds – their poop. Now experts have revealed just how ...

A: You were wrong. In many cultures bird poop is considered good luck. You should have dipped your finger in it! After all, ...

Stealing a smooch under the mistletoe is a time-honored holiday tradition — but the word itself has an origin that invokes the exact opposite of romance. As part of NPR's "Word of the Week" series, we ...

Keeping birds out of barns is one of the most effective long-term strategies, but it takes planning and persistence. Because ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — More than 300 bird species call Massachusetts home, but the purple gallinule isn’t one of them. The tropical bird is generally found in South America and southern Florida, ...

Somebody stamp out these mail thieves! Scooter-riding sleazeballs have been shamelessly stealing letters from a Greenwich Village mailbox during the holiday season’s postal paradise.

The fight to eliminate snail mail goes at a snail’s pace. But it can be done. Or at least nearly done – some mail simply can’t be avoided.