Meet Leo the Lion, a calm companion looking for a new best friend

Michelle Durango, Humane Rescue Alliance
September 1, 2026 | 9:41 AM

Courtesy Humane Rescue Alliance Leo the Lion is starting to warm up to the staff and volunteers and is ready to receive the love and attention he deserves.

This fluffy cat is getting used to being in the shelter but is starting to open up and get more comfortable. Leo the Lion is starting to warm up to the staff and volunteers and is ready to receive the love and attention he deserves.

If you’re looking for a calm companion who will fill your home with warmth, please come meet him today. This 3-year-old is ready to be your precious golden kitty and your new best friend. Leo the Lion is a domestic longhair who weighs about 12 pounds.

To learn more, visit the Humane Rescue Alliance’s website at humanerescuealliance.org/adopt.

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National Museum of the American Latino to be housed in historic Smithsonian building

By Neal Augenstein
September 1, 2026 | 10:36 AM

The Smithsonian Institution has decided to put the National Museum of the American Latino into an existing, historic building, rather than constructing a new one. The Smithsonian Board of Regents on Monday designated the Arts and Industries Building, a 145-year-old redbrick Victorian structure located between the Smithsonian Castle and the Hirshhorn Museum, as the permanent site of the National Museum of the American Latino, which Congress authorized in 2020. In 2022, the Smithsonian narrowed its survey for permanent locations for the National Museum of the American Latino and the American Women's History Museum to four locations near the National Mall on land owned by the National Park Service. The Arts and Industries Building, located at 900 Jefferson St. SW, was one of the four sites. New construction on National Park Service land would require congressional approval. However, since the Smithsonian already owns the Arts and Industries Building, the institution can place the National Museum of the American Latino in the existing building without additional legislation.

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