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A new report shows the EPA has collected 60 percent less in civil penalties from polluters compared with recent administrations.

A giant Trump-look-alike chicken appeared behind the White House on Wednesday, created a television and Internet sensation for a handful of hours, then disappeared. Now we know why.

In August 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, enforcing voter rights for racial minorites. More than a half-century later, only 30-percent of registered voters are expected to vote November 7 in Northeast Ohio according to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. In response to this voting indifference, Tri-C Jazz Fest has commissioned Grammy-winner Terence Blanchard to compose a new piece inspired by the voting act. Joining him is local poet R.A. Washington who's charged with writing the work's libretto.

As a state entity, the University of Florida must allow the white nationalist to speak on campus. But its president urged students and staff to avoid the event and shun its speaker.

The veteran soul singer released her 30th studio album, Unstoppable,last year. Staton talks about the inspiration behind her new music, her battle with cancer and her message to women everywhere.

In a process resembling a Powerball drawing, ping pong balls with the names of a dozen federal appeals courts were placed into a wooden raffle drum on Tuesday before a winner was drawn.

The Senate goes into its second day of debate on what supporters have titled "the Marriage Protection Amendment" to the U.S. Constitution. The bid to ban same-sex marriage faces stiff opposition, and many Democrats call the debate a waste of the Senate's time.

President Bush addresses the diplomatic challenge of North Korea's missile tests at a press conference in Chicago, where he vowed to work with allies to pressure the Stalinist nation to abandon its aggressive nuclear weapons program. Don Gonyea talks with Alex Chadwick about the president's remarks.

President Bush signs the Pension Protection Act of 2006, which he calls the biggest reform of the nation's pension system in more than three decades. The legislation is designed to strengthen the government's deficit-ridden pension insurance program. But some companies say the stricter funding requirements could push more firms to dump pension programs in favor of 401(k) programs.

In a rare holiday week session, the Senate continues debate on a budget reconciliation bill and defense appropriations legislation. The House of Representatives adjourned early Monday after passing a series of spending cuts and a provision for drilling in the Arctic refuge.