In 1782 the bald eagle was placed on the Great Seal of the United States and Americans just assumed it was our national bird ...

WASHINGTON — The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor Tuesday: It officially became the country's national bird.

Alaskan authorities in Fairbanks rescued a frozen juvenile bald eagle from the brink of death, providing the bird with shelter, food and medical attention. After a successful recovery, the eagle was ...

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado to its only football national championship in 1990, has died. He was 84. The charismatic figure known as Coach Mac died Friday night ...

SEATTLE — After wrongful death claims shuttered one Washington jail last year and threatened to close another, a lawmaker is again trying to create an independent oversight board for the state's ...

President Biden recently signed the bill, which was co-sponsored by Klobuchar. "The strength, the tenacity and relentlessness of the bald eagle match the people in this room," Klobuchar said.

An eagle enthusiast has been lobbying for the designation ... On Christmas Eve, President Joe Biden signed a bill into law making the designation official. “Bald eagles are a historical symbol ...

By Sara Ruberg The bald eagle received a title this week that many may have assumed it already had: the national bird of the United States. For centuries, the bald eagle has been a ubiquitous ...

and Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to designate the bald eagle as the national bird of the United States. “The bald eagle is an enduring symbol of American freedom and values, and I am thrilled ...