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The Laysan albatross travelled thousands of miles on a cargo ship and then hitched a ride across town on a pickup truck.

Last year it looked like stricter controls would be put in place to limit workers' exposure to dangerous silica dust. But for almost a year, the proposed regulations have been stalled at the White House Office of Management and Budget. Worker safety advocates are growing frustrated, but industry stakeholders say current regulations are sufficient.

A team of volunteers has restored a half-acre patch of City Park to attract songbirds. Eileen Fleming reports it’s the start of a national campaign to…

The New Orleans Police Department will no longer release the criminal records of murder victims. Eileen Fleming reports the move comes after complaints…

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation said it regretted the effect of its new funding policy on groups such as Planned Parenthood. But the group denied politics played any role in its decision and said such allegations were a distraction from the search for cancer cures.

Obama made a number of statements grounded in the religious imperative to help the poor. It's not surprising that he would make such observations at a prayer breakfast. But there appeared to be more of an emphasis on society's obligation to the poor in Thursday's version of the prayer breakfast speech than in the past.

Computerized testing of athletes for concussion isn't a reliable gauge of their brain health or fitness to return to play, according to new research. The computerized tests are used in the NFL and NHL, and in many colleges and high schools.

When Syrian ruler Hafez Assad brutally crushed an uprising in the city of Hama in 1982, details emerged slowly and there were virtually no photos. Now, Syrians are marking the event three decades later amid a new uprising. And a few photos from the 1982 crackdown are now appearing, though their origins are hard to trace.

The never-shy reality TV star/real estate mogul said he is supporting Mitt Romney for president.

If it weren't for a mysterious clock freeze, the Kings would not have won. Some say it could have a great impact on the post-season.