Two years ago, floodwaters from the Red River of the North nearly wiped out the tiny city of Oxbow. Now a new plan to save nearby Fargo, N.D., from floods imperils Oxbow again.
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State prosecutors are getting help from an organized group of whistle-blowers in investigating whether banks overcharged public pension funds by tens of millions of dollars for foreign-exchange transactions.
A big winter storm bedeviled the Eastern half of the nation, punctuating Groundhog Day with blizzards, ice, thunder, lightning, high winds and single-digit temperatures.
Severe winter weather sweeping across the eastern half of the U.S. disrupted power to hundreds of thousands of consumers in regions stretching from the Plains states to the Midwest and into New England. Texas was particularly hard hit.
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A bid to exempt some flights from proposed pilot-fatigue regulations threatens to complicate long-delayed congressional action on tougher FAA rules.
Death-row inmates from Arizona, California and Tennessee sued the FDA, claiming the regulator has violated federal law by failing to examine states' imports of drugs used to carry out executions.
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A U.S. tax-policy auditor said it will likely be three years before the IRS's new federal oversight of paid tax-return preparers is in full force, finding that the IRS has inadequate resources and processes in place.
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The EPA said it would develop regulations to limit the amount of perchlorate in drinking water, but didn't set a deadline for finalizing the rules.
Planned Parenthood took steps to contain a scandal after an undercover video depicted one of its clinic managers advising a purported sex trafficker about care for underage prostitutes.
For the first time in almost 50 years, the U.S. Army wants to replace the standard rifle shouldered by hundreds of thousands of frontline troops around the world.
U.S. authorities disclosed charges and sanctions against operators of an alleged smuggling network that was accused of purchasing millions of dollars in equipment for Iran's nuclear and missile programs.
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is concerned that some federal agencies aren't covered by Obama's call for agencies to remove outdated and burdensome regulations.
Authorities seized 10 websites that they allege illegally streamed live sports, including NFL games and pay-per-view events by World Wrestling Entertainment and Ultimate Fighting Championship.
A 50-year-old elementary school principal has died after being shot by a school janitor at a Northern California school.
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As part of an intensified focus on cybercrime, 27 Brooklyn residents have been arrested in connection with an operation using stolen credit-card numbers.
Nearly a year and a half into the economic recovery, more than 14% of the population drew food stamps to purchase groceries as high unemployment and muted wage growth crimped budgets.
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The Obama administration, stung by an outbreak of violence in Cairo Wednesday, is now pushing for a speedy transfer of power to a transitional government that would sideline Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak or remove him from power.
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Citing better-than-expected tax receipts, the Treasury Department extended its estimate of when the country hits the debt ceiling to somewhere between April 5 to May 31.
Some major benefits of the new Verizon iPhone service include crisp, clear calls with relatively few drops. But AT&T; offers faster data downloads.
Companies contending with rising commodity prices are stockpiling rubber tires, cotton clothing and other goods, a maneuver that is aimed at insulating them from inflation but also could contribute to it.
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Roche lowered its sales forecast for the cancer drug Avastin, as the Swiss drug giant faces further pressure to secure other sources of growth.
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Gov. Rick Scott is pushing to slash spending, cut property and corporate income taxes and overhaul state government, making Florida an example of limited government.
How the antigovernment unrest in Egypt evolves and how President Obama handles the challenges will tell us a great deal about the president and his future.
Charles Kaman, the founder of Kaman Corp. who introduced turbine engines that made helicopters fly higher and who created round-backed Ovation guitars, dies at 91.
Barbara Bush, daughter of George W. Bush, recently taped a video in which she says she supports gay couples' right to marry.
In today's pictures, a Macau magnate visits a hospital, dancers rehearse in the Sambodromo for Carnival, a vigil is held for a Washington corrections officer and more.
The last six decades of Middle Eastern history can be neatly divided into three phases. A fourth likely started over the weekend in Egypt.
Hurting for characters, golf is warming up to a gregarious kid from Venezuela: Jhonattan Vegas.
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