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Starr, a female bald eagle, looks over her eaglets in a nest along the Mississippi River in April. She is raising the three eaglets along with her two male partners, Valor I and Valor II.

An Unusual Family Of Bald Eagles Adds 3 Eaglets

Valor I, Valor II and Starr, a trio of bald eagles in Illinois, hatched three eaglets this year. No such luck for the closely watched eagle couples of Washington, D.C.

New Zealand nurse Louisa Akavi, pictured here in an undated photo, was captured in Syria in 2013. Her name was kept secret until Sunday.

Red Cross Releases Name Of Nurse Taken Hostage; New Zealand Fears For Her Safety

For years, New Zealand's government and international media worked to keep Louisa Akavi's name secret. Now the Red Cross hopes that revealing her identity will lead to information on her whereabouts.

Los Angeles artist Erik Brunetti, the founder of the streetwear clothing company "FUCT," leaves the Supreme Court after his trademark case was argued on Monday.

Supreme Court Dances Around The F-Word With Real Potential Financial Consequences

Is a clothing line called "FUCT" entitled to trademark protection? The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said no. Now the Supreme Court must decide.

Gargoyles watch over the streets of Paris from the top of the Notre Dame Cathedral in 1996.

How Notre Dame, 'Vast Symphony In Stone,' Weaves Its Way Through Parisian History

Victor Hugo wrote Notre Dame de Paris, or The Hunchback of Notre Dame, in the 19th century to draw attention to the cathedral, which had fallen into neglect and disrepair. It worked.

Pat Zinn's home survived the Camp Fire. She moved back in a few months ago despite warnings that the water supply could be contaminated. She says her goldfish survived the fire and are still thriving in the water coming through the taps.

Paradise, Calif., Water Is Contaminated But Residents Are Moving Back Anyway

Despite public health warnings about benzene contamination in the town's water supply, some Paradise residents say they have no choice but to return.

David Brion Davis, Who Helped Remake The Study Of Slavery, Dies At 92

The historian's trilogy, The Problem of Slavery, won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, among others. More than that, though, a colleague says Davis' work "shook up the field of history."

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