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Tina's biological daughter turned 8 this week, but she has not seen the girl since Dec. 22, 2008, because of a custody fight with her former lesbian partner. The partner is unrelated to the child, but gave birth to her. "I thought I'd have her back on her birthday," said Tina, a law enforcement officer, whose name was never on the birth certificate and who has been denied parenting rights under Florida state law. For 11 years, the Brevard County couple forged a committed relationship, living together, sharing their finances and raising a daughter. Tina's egg was fertilized with donor...

SIERRA VISTA — In Ralph and Marie Brymer’s household, an unlikely relationship has developed between a 10-month-old beagle and an 8-week-old kitten. Within days of bringing home the kitten, Satchel, about two weeks ago from the Huachuca City Animal Control Shelter, Ralph caught the beagle, Bandit, nursing Satchel. The motherly relationship has only continued to develop. We couldn’t even get him to eat kitten food,” Ralph said of the when they first brought the kitten into their home. “When he gets a chance, as you can see, he nurses. “Bandit just takes care of him as if he’s her own.”...