MARIA HOLT SHEFFIELD, MASS.

Cody Weishaar and his family were returning from a trip to Florida when they pulled into a gas station at Tallulah, Louisiana, to fill up. It was during this brief stop that the family noticed a dog wandering around, appearing lost and confused at her surroundings. A worker at the gas station then said the animal had been dumped there earlier that day by her owners. Even so, the Weishaars could see the dog was waiting for someone to return, and Cody told Newsweek it was as if “she was hoping they would come back....

Normally reserved for children, the game sees players press a button to knock a rotating plane out of the path of their chickens and hopefully into another player’s chickens. When only one player has any chickens left, they win the game. However, Looping Louie is also played by adults as a drinking game. In this grown-up version of the game, when a player loses a chicken, they have to take a drink....

Danny Thomason was left devastated after his beloved Boston terrier, Yogi, was snatched from inside his car at a gas station in Spring. According to KHOU-11, Thomason and Yogi had been inseparable since the retiree, who lives alone, got him more than five years ago. “It was just me and him. We go everywhere together, take trips together,” he told the news outlet. On Christmas morning, Thomason had pulled into the gas station to fill up, cracking the window open to ensure Yogi stayed cool while he went inside and paid....

Any new parent will tell you sometimes the smallest things can make the biggest difference. That certainly appears to be the case with this video. Footage of Bowser the dog putting in a shift to help keep his owner’s young tot asleep first hit the big time after being shared to Twitter and Instagram by WeRateDogs. It can be viewed here. The video actually originated from the Instagram account The Juke Pack, which chronicles the adventures of a gang of six Huskies and Malamutes living out in Minnesota....

TikToker Erin Bibeau, posting as erin.loves.beauty, had viewers in tears after sharing a clip of her pet pooch Louis meeting her newborn son, Noah, for the first time. As a caption accompanying the footage puts it: “he’s unsure how to feel” with Louis’ crestfallen reaction to see the child’s dad dote on the new arrival touching a nerve with many. Looking over at his human companion, it’s almost as if Louis is jealous, recalling countless times the pet owner probably played with him in similar fashion....

The dog can be seen making his own fun in a viral TikTok clip shared by Briannuel, a dog walker based in Nova Scotia, Canada, who uses the handle @thecrazydoggirl. The popular video has attracted much attention, racking up 132,600 likes, and has been watched over 586,000 times. Hundreds of people have made comments, and many are saying it’s nothing out of the ordinary for this breed. The name vizsla is Hungarian for the pointer and these dogs are best known for hunting....

Pushkin, an elderly Chihuahua cross miniature pincher, has gained the adoration of fans online after his owner shared a series of videos showing his unique walk. Instead of a regular walk, Pushkin “trots” as his whole body bobs from side to side. According to his owner, “he’s just old” and is very much “happy and healthy.” Pushkin’s owner has gained over 20,000 followers and a combined 3 million likes with her dog’s lovable trot....

Courtney Jayne shared a video of her dog, Leo, to her TikTok account @ccourtneyjayne, after he was forced to wear an Elizabeth cone, aka the cone of shame. Jayne, thought to be based in Australia, captioned the now-viral clip: “Am I the drama?” In the video, she explains it’s Leo’s inaugural time wearing the headgear, as the on-screen text says: “POV: Your dog wears a cone for the first time and forgets how to move....

“I think having an ally like Elon Musk is pretty incredible, honestly,” Billy Markus, the currency’s co-founder, told Newsweek. “I think it would be really cool if he does literally send dogecoin to the moon on one of his rockets.” Markus, 38, of Portland, Oregon, started the project in late 2013 after joining forces with fellow software engineer Jackson Palmer. Unlike bitcoin, which currently costs the equivalent of $49,440 per coin, dogecoin has a price tag of about $0....

The New Yorker’s parent company has been slow in creating content-driven sites for its publications, which include such brands as Vanity Fair, GQ and Architectural Digest. Prelaunch, newyorker.com was a generic page where people could subscribe or check on account status. Now the site features the magazine’s shorter articles, a few longer features and a bit of Web-only copy. But it took some cajoling by New Yorker editor David Remnick to persuade CN top dog S....

This represents the United States’ largest-ever seizure of weapon shipments from Iran. The seized weapons were removed from two separate vessels in November 2019 and February 2020, respectively, and included 171 surface-to-air missiles, eight anti-tank missiles, as well as “land attack cruise missile components, anti-ship cruise missile components, thermal weapons optics and other components,” according to DOJ documents. The operation was conducted in the Arabian Sea while the Navy was conducting a routine patrol of the area, the DOJ said....

Fans of the musician have noticed the “Jolene” singer sounds incredibly like folk singer Hozier when slowed down. “Somebody once said Dolly Parton slowed down is Hozier and Hozier sped up is Dolly Parton,” commented one fan on a video of “Jolene” slowed down—and TikTok user Danielle Smith just had to try it out properly. In a video with 12 million views, Smith rushed to her cupboard to find a Hozier record and tested it out herself....

According to multiple reports, the second-year lineman out of Miami needed to have his left arm amputated after a multiple-car crash in which one of the cars rolled over. According to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, he is in critical condition at the Miami Jackson Memorial trauma unit, but is expected to live. The news of the crash has been confirmed by his agent, Malki Kawa. The Dolphins and Hurricanes coach Manny Diaz also responded to the news on Thursday....

The new living room boxes, part of the team’s $400 million stadium renovation, are priced at $1,875 per person per game. The seats come with optional black-car service provided by the Dolphins in which a luxury vehicle will pick up those patrons at their homes and bring them back after the game. Those vehicles enter and exit the stadium in their own private lane with numbered parking spaces similar to rental car lots at the airport....

Bridgewater drew up a play for his high school alma mater, Miami Northwestern Senior, during its clash against Columbus. Bridgewater gathered the players in front of the bench and, after spending some time trying to call over a player named Elijah — possibly Elijah Hardy — he began to illustrate the play on the white board. MORE: Dolphins vs. Bills betting odds, predictions 305Sports founder Anthony Yero shared an image of the play Bridgewater drew up....

The Dolphins on Thursday signed the cornerback to a record five-year contract extension worth $76.5 million, NFL Media reported, citing unidentified sources. The deal includes $46 million in guaranteed money and makes Howard the highest-paid corner in the NFL. According to ESPN, Howard is also getting $17 million per year over the first three years of the deal. He was entering the final season of his rookie contract in 2019 with a base salary of $1....

According to NFL Media, Dolphins coach Brian Flores made the decision Thursday to bench veteran quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and instead start Josh Rosen against the Cowboys in Week 3. Miami traded for the second-year quarterback in April on the second day of the NFL Draft after Kyler Murray was taken with the No. 1 pick by the Cardinals, who drafted Rosen 10th overall the year before. The move comes after coach Brian Flores expressed his faith in Fitzpatrick earlier this week....

Galette was facing one misdemeanor count of simple battery involving domestic violence after allegedly injuring a female acquaintance the morning of Jan. 5. MORE: Peterson ‘uneasy’ about Vikings return | Chargers, Raiders propose LA-area stadium | 2015 Mock Draft Galette allegedly forcibly removed the woman, whom he described as a dancer who spent the night, from his home. “This confirms what we have said from the beginning about Junior Galette’s actions and character,” said Galette’s attorney, Ralph Whalen, according to ESPN’s Mike Triplett....

A forgotten star for two years while building a complete game, Kaymer turned the toughest test of golf into a runaway at Pinehurst No. 2 on Sunday to become only the seventh wire-to-wire winner in 114 years of the U.S. Open. Kaymer closed with a 1-under 69 — the only player from the last eight groups to break par — for an eight-shot victory over Rickie Fowler and Erik Compton, the two-time heart transplant recipient and the only player who even remotely challenged the 29-year-old German....