GRIFTON — Dozens of Grifton area residents gathered at the town’s train depot this week to hear more about a proposed 1,383-acre solar farm, with many voicing worries about property ...

After 12 years, Austin Tice is the longest-held US journalist in history Like so many people in Syria, Tice was detained and held incommunicado – vanishing almost without a trace. In late May ...

But, this winter, birdwatchers say they’ve spotted a Steller’s sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) in Newfoundland, Canada, thousands of miles from its home. In mid-December, the interloper made ...

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The mysterious disappearance of an elderly woman who vanished without trace after her husband turned his back for a few moments, was solved two years later thanks to Google Maps. Marcel Taret was ...

Steller’s sea eagle is one of the largest birds of prey on Earth, but is native to Japan, Korea, and Russia. It must have flown thousands of miles to arrive in Newfoundland on its 7.8-foot wingspan.

Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.). It passed Congress unanimously. “The bald eagle is a symbol of our country’s freedom and strength,” Klobuchar said in a ...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A national park in Newfoundland has made the unusual move of opening in the winter so people can catch a glimpse of its rare and menacing new guest. A Steller’s sea eagle ...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and ...

An adorable baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, had its first swim accompanied by its mom after the water level was lowered for the little hippo’s swim debut ...

They use their talons to snatch fresh fish out of the water, but they will eat dead fish that are accessible. The rest of a bald eagle’s diet is made up of small animals, reptiles and birds, and ...