CULBURRA, AUSTRALIA — This is Luke Neville, his brother James, and their pug Bella.

WILMINGTON, N.C. — A homeless woman living in the woods found out she’ll be going home just in time for the holidays, thanks to the kindness of strangers.

COLUMBUS — It took Zoey six months and several hundred miles to find her way home. But Sunday night, thanks to the chip in her shoulder and the help of several volunteers, she found her way back to Indiana.

FORT WORTH, TEX. — The loyal Texas dog found waiting beside his fallen friend this week will be reunited with his family, animal rescuers said Tuesday.