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Bald eagles, hailed an "American success story" were removed from the endangered species list in 2007. Now, researchers have found that lead ammunition has reduced their population growth.

The Crystal Symphony was supposed to dock in Miami, but ended up in the Bahamas after a U.S. judge granted an order to seize the ship as part of a breach-of-contract lawsuit.

A bomb cyclone is storming the East Coast, leaving close to 100,000 without power as of Sunday night Blizzard conditions in New England are dropping 2 feet of snow in some areas.

Several not-quite-right claims have continued to linger about abortion since the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.

Because people with Down syndrome are very likely to develop Alzheimer's, they are ideal candidates for experimental drugs meant to halt the disease.

The National Weather Service said 7 to 12 inches could be expected in northern areas of Pennsylvania and New York with winds gusting as high as 45 mph.

At issue was a federal law that has been on the books for 20 years that barred federal candidates from raising more than $250,000 to repay loans made to their campaigns.

The murder suspect and his jailer who evaded authorities for more than a week were carrying $29,000 in cash, four handguns and an AR-15 rifle when they were captured, an Indiana sheriff said.

A nine-month-long federal racketeering trial involving the tobacco industry ended Thursday. Judge Gladys Kessler now will decide whether big tobacco comanies conspired to hide the dangers of smoking. In closing arguments, Justice Department lawyers asked the judge to impose marketing restrictions on cigarettes.

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove's role in leaking the name of CIA operative, Valerie Plame remains undefined. Reports describe Rove as tacitly confirming her identity to a reporter before the story was published. A federal grand jury investigation is continuing.