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South Korean scientists announced Wednesday they have created the first cloned dog. Snuppy, an Afghan hound, was born in April. The cloning technique used is not efficient. It took nearly 2,000 eggs to make some 1,000 embryos -- all of which produced just one healthy puppy.

Pere David's Deer was near extinction before a French missionary helped rescue it at the turn of the 19th century. The animal's story may reflect new environmental awareness in China, despite social and economic pressures still threatening the country's wildlife.

With the upcoming release of the movie Chicken Little, Disney hopes to reclaim its animation credentials. The company's films have been overshadowed in recent years by computer-animated offerings from other studios.

Peter Manseau's mother is a former nun; his father is a priest who remains under suspension. Manseau tells of their marriage — and his upbringing — in a new memoir, Vows.

Don Roos, the director of The Opposite of Sex, directs a film with 10 stories and intertwining characters. Happy Endings stars Lisa Kudrow, Laura Dern, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jason Ritter and others.

Engineers trying to get the flood water out of New Orleans face many challenges in their task. Communication is a major problem. So is transportation. The Army Corps of Engineers needs to build crude roads just to get workers to the breached sections of the levee system.

The James Dean Gallery in Gas City, Ind., will close after 17 years. Gas City is near Dean's hometown of Fairmount. Museum owner David Loehr tells Scott Simon what's so special about Dean.

The New England Aquarium in Boston called a press conference Thursday to dispel an urban legend that a 12-year-old boy with autism had abducted one of its penguins. The aquarium's spokesman Tony LaCasse says no such abduction took place and all the aquarium's penguins are present and accounted for.

Wambach retired from soccer in 2015, and now, as a professional speaker, she shares three books that helped her learn to be a leader — both on the field and off.

Arizona officials are still counting ballots. President Trump won the state four years ago, but Joe Biden may turn the usually Republican state blue.