Author: Blake Jarrett

Winter solstice was marked on June 21, the shortest day of the year (in terms of daylight). “Surely that means warmer weather is just around the corner,” a correspondent quipped to Topical.

For those Topical readers with sporty pooches, perhaps surfing is their thing. In Huntington Beach, California, the best canine athletes competed in the Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge surf contest. The competing dogs...

Attempted arsonists didn’t have the result they were hoping for in the city of Port Pirie, South Australia. Footage, released by police, showed the arsonists quickly dashing out of a car and dousing a private property with...