NEWBURYPORT, Mass (Reuters Life!) - On a recent frigid morning, winds howling in from the west, David Weaver peered through binoculars over the Merrimack River in Massachusetts, scanning for an icon: the American bald eagle. Haliaeetus leucocephalus, America's national bird, is frequently seen in winter in the Joppa Flats area, where the Merrimack widens and meets the churning Atlantic Ocean ...

Two wolves suspected of killing a teacher outside a rural Alaska village did not have rabies, lab tests concluded Thursday. The animals were shot Monday from the air by state wildlife employees, who said they matched descriptions of the wolves seen where Candice Berner, 32, was killed while jogging last week. Berner died March 8 along a road about a ...

The 68-29 roll call Wednesday by which the Senate passed legislation giving tax breaks to companies that hire unemployed workers. A "yes" vote is a vote to pass the bill. Voting yes were 55 Democrats, 11 Republicans and 2 independents. Voting no were 1 Democrat and 28 ...