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 ...

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.

and colleagues studied two populations of the house finch, Carpodacus mexicanus, that have diverged significantly over the past 20 years. The scientists found predictable patterns in how a baby ...