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Snow leopards are among the world's most endangered big cats, with only several thousand left. In Mongolia's southern Gobi desert, the snow leopard is a sign of a healthy ecosytem. But poaching remains one of the area's more lucrative businesses.

The pilot was passing through airport security when a Transportation Security Administration officer noticed he was acting drunk. He was given a breathalyzer test.

The 'Como La Flor' singer rose to stardom in the '90s. After her tragic death at 23, she remains beloved. Now, a Netflix series attempts to capture her life.

Writer Scott Huler talks about the "poetry" of the Beaufort wind scale and its inventor, Sir Francis Beaufort. Huler is the author of Defining the Wind: The Beaufort Scale, and How a 19th-Century Admiral Turned Science into Poetry.

At 785 feet long, the dirigible USS Macon was so big it could hold up to five fighter planes in its belly. The U.S. Navy airship crashed off the California coast in 1935. Now researchers want to take a look at the wreckage 1,000 feet below the surface.

One of the FBI's 10 most-wanted fugitives, polygamist Warren Steed Jeffs, has been arrested in Nevada. Jeffs, who leads the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was detained outside of Las Vegas on Monday night.

With nearly all the votes counted in Mexico's presidential vote, conservative candidate Felipe Calderon has a thin, but insurmountable lead. Calderon has declared victory. His rival, leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, is contesting the results and has called a protest rally for Saturday.

Perry, or alcoholic pear cider, was a favorite drink of Napoleon's. Now, it's getting a modern makeover. A conversation with a perry maker from England, and a taste test of different perries, explore what sets it apart from other libations.

Researchers have found two genetic markers that may predict who will have problems with antidepressant drugs before they take them. Antidepressants occasionally make depressed patients think about suicide. Previously, the only way to discover whether someone would have such a side effect was to give them the drug.

California braced for more stormy weather as rain began to sweep into the northern part the state and the San Francisco Bay area, raising the potential for road flooding, rising rivers and mudslides.