Friday, March 20, 2026

Search starts at dusk

Bloodhound follows scent to missing boy ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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Ronnie Li Video Producer/Editor

It's Friday, Friday—gotta get down on Friday!🎤 Ronnie here, and my sincerest apologies if that song is now playing in your head all day. But hey, if you're going to have a soundtrack, it might as well come with good vibes.

So take a breath, settle in, let's lower the volume of this playlist just a little and lean into a few stories that strike a deeper chord, shall we?

🐾 A 13-year-old goes missing, and time is running out. Just as dusk turns to night, Hoot the bloodhound picks up a scent .

🐣 March Madness … but make it cute! Meet the Sweet(est) 16 in our baby animal bracket. The best part—you decide who advances.

💈 A hairstylist's water broke mid-appointment … and she made a wild call: She finished the hair!

Humming already? Share this with someone you'd karaoke with—or better yet, rope them into our baby‑animal bracket.

Save this bracket, fill it out and share it on Instagram. Tag @usatodaypets so we can see (and maybe reshare) your picks—just remember, official votes only count in the matchup polls above!

Choose your winner in the cute baby animals March Madness bracket

2026 Cute Baby Animals Tournament bracket

USA TODAY Pets

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A four-month-old baby in Arizona beams with joy when her new hearing aids allow her to clearly hear her mom's voice for the first time.

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