The National Dog Day was founded to encourage the adoption of shelter strays as pets. August 26 is National Dog Day. This celebration started back in 2004 in recognition of the high number of shelter pets that seek a good home.

Eminem signals his return to the music scene through the release of his new album 'MMLP2'.

Tracy McGrady hangs up his sneakers after 16 years in the NBA. In a message made at ESPN's First Take, Tracy McGrady announced, "It's been 16 years playing the game I love.

Venus and Serena Williams led wins in the first day of the US Open, reminiscent of their success in previous years.

Miami-Dade police cancelled an Amber Alert of a little girl after discovering that it was a misunderstanding.

Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad had said that world peace and security will be disrupted if US and its allies proceed with their action in response to the August 21 chemical attack.

Buzzfeed, and even new outfits Fox News and MSNBC used a wrong reaction photo of the Smith family on Miley Cyrus' recent MTV Video Music Awards performance.

The world saw Filipinos staged a mass rally against corruption that was organized via social media like Facebook and Twitter.

As firefighters scrambled to contain the wildfire north of Yosemite National Park, strong winds and the dry terrain threaten to spread the fire to other parts of the forest.

Responding to "Hunger Games" star Liam Hemsworth's burger claim, White Castle, through its representative, proposed a USD20,000 challenge for charity.