Bald eagles are finally getting the formal recognition most people probably already thought they had. Plus, a Paris Hilton-backed bill becomes law.

Here is what to know after President Joe Biden signed an executive order making Christmas Eve a federal holiday in 2024.

President Biden celebrated the holidays with a bill-signing blitz on Christmas Eve. The 50 measures becoming law include the "Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act," championed by Paris Hilton, the "Stop Campus Hazing Act" and a law prohibiting Congress members from receiving retirement payments if they are convicted of certain crimes.

Owen Kasozi went missing after she fell into Wenham Lake in Beverly on Christmas Eve A Mass. woman who went missing while walking her dog on Christmas Eve has been found dead in a frozen lake. The body of Owen Kasozi,

Missing woman Owen Kasozi, who was found dead in Beverly on Christmas, is believed to have fallen into a freezing lake while walking her dog, authorities say.Kasozi, a 30-year-old from Danvers, was found dead in Wenham Lake after an extensive search,

A stowaway was caught trying to nab a ride on a Delta Air Lines plane at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Christmas Eve.

News of the second Delta stowaway comes after a Russian woman was caught stowing away on a flight from the United States to France in November.

Athena, a 4-year-old German Shepherd and Husky mix, escaped her home in Green Cove Springs, Florida, on Dec. 15, prompting a search among the community and nearby towns for her

Athena, a 4-year-old German Shepherd and Husky mix, went missing on December 15, only to be found ringing the doorbell days later.

A dog who survived for two weeks on his own returned to his foster home on Christmas Day, according to Rhode Home Rescue.