RAEFORD, N.C. (AP) -- The last day of work has come for about 1,000 employees of a House of Raeford Farms turkey plant in North Carolina's Hoke County. The last workers start their layoff Thursday ...

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As many wild populations decline, some city dwellers flourish—and may become a source for reintroductions to rural areas Anne Readel Over the last few decades, wild turkeys have moved into cities, ...

Enthroned on a dusty lawn chair, drinking sweet tea in the late afternoon sun, Ahmet Arslan surveyed his domain–10,000 acres of land, 300 sheep, four wives and 56 children. Although he can no longer ...