A baby was shot and left in critical condition and a man has died after a weekend standoff and house fire in Surprise, Arizona. Officials told the Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY Network ...

In a tense hostage situation, a team of Surprise, Arizona ... the baby was still trapped inside with his father. Officers heard gunfire and forced their way into the house. Officers said they ...

By June 11, five baby birds had hatched. According to the Golden Gate Audubon Society, they were house finches.” Submitting a picture: Send a high-resolution JPEG file with your comments and the ...

DEAR JOAN: Every spring I wedge some baskets onto the header under our patio roof. Pairs of house finches come and make nests and raise offspring. This year we had eight nests with 40 eggs.

A house finch couple built a nest ... The brown-headed cowbird hatched on or before May 21. The finch parents fed it, and the chick grew, and its fluffy baby-bird feathers started coming in.

House finches that frequent North American cities and towns are better at solving problems than their rural counterparts. They are able to solve new problems even when humans are around.