Hillary Clinton became the first woman to capture the presidential nomination of one of the country’s major political parties on Monday night, according to an Associated Press survey of Democratic superdelegates, securing enough of them to overcome a bruising challenge from Senator Bernie Sanders and turn to a brutal five-month campaign against Donald J. Trump.

In a yearlong nomination fight full of surprise twists, from the popularity of Mr. Sanders to the success of Mr. Trump, the revelation that Mrs. Clinton had clinched the nomination was another startling development — especially coming on the eve of major primaries in California, New Jersey and other states. Mr. Sanders added to the drama by refusing to accept the A.P. survey and vowing to fight on, while Mr. Trump argued that heHere's some feel-good news for your Thursday, not to mention one of the most inspired applications of 3D-printing we've seen yet: a bald eagle with a prosthetic, 3D-printed beak.

When this bald eagle, named "Beauty" by her caretakers, was shot in the face by poachers in 2005, her beak was demolished, leaving her unable to feed or even groom herself.

Fortunately, animal rescue workers found her and brought her to volunteers at Birds of Prey Northwest, who have spent the last several years nursing her back to health. In that time, however, it became clear that Beauty's beak was permanently damaged, and that she would never be able to feed herself. Euthanasia, it seemed, was imminent.

Raptor specialist Jane Fink Cantwell, who dresses like Indiana Jones, refused to take "dead bald