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Severe weather is set to continue for at least another 24 hours, with people warned to expect flooding and strong winds.

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Rampage at faculty meeting left three dead and three others wounded.

The current 2008 farm bill expires on Sunday.

The freshman Democrat touts his ability to save taxpayer money both as a senator and as a governor.

Here's an interesting chart from Josh Lerner (via Tim Duy). Instead of comparing the Great Recession to other postwar recessions in the U.S. (which have mostly been ordinary business cycle recessions), it compares the Gr...

The Senate voted unanimously over the weekend to block US airlines from participating in a carbon offset program for flights into and out of Europe. This might be the first issue in the past few years that enjoyed consen...

BP's problem in Russia is more fundamental than money; they can't be sure of who is in charge.

Two U.S. Marines have become the first to be criminally charged for allegedly urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters on camera.

The state of California has become serious about getting a slice of consumer retail purchases made online. Under a deal the state cut last year with Amazon.com, the online retailer on September 15 began collecting sales ...

The "Gangnam Style" parodies keep on coming, but this interpretation by Ohio University's Marching 110 is pretty awesome. Seriously. This latest rendition of Korean star Psy's hit tune was performed during halftime of th...

Today's machines are taking on challenges ranging from cancer research to 'Jeopardy' champions.

Yale researchers found that science professors at American universities widely regard female undergraduates as less competent than male students with the same skills and accomplishments.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- A New Jersey lawmaker wants towns to have a say in the filming of reality TV shows within their boundaries before a Situation develops.Ocean County Republican Assemblyman Ronald Dancer on Monday in...

WASHINGTON -- Salaries for recent college graduates declined in 2011 for the sixth year in a row, another bleak indicator of how tough the Great Recession has been for young workers. Data analyzed by the Progressive Poli...

Jet-setter and trend-setter?Sporting a pair of black and white optical illusion trousers, a top knot 'do, and a black blouse with sheer slits in the sides, TV star Kim Kardashian was tres chic as she traveled back from D...

NEW YORK -- The NFL fined Broncos coach John Fox $30,000 and defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio $25,000 on Monday for arguing with replacement officials a week ago."There is a longstanding NFL rule prohibiting verbal or ...

Virginia is ground zero of the military-industrial complex that carries on perpetual war around the world.

I find Matt's argument here that the growing affluence of DC can't be directly attributed to a more politicized economy pretty persuasive. While the size of the federal budget is larger today than it was in the 1970s, th...

Lindsay Lohan was rushed to the emergency room in NYC last night ... and sources connected to the actress tell us she's suffering from a bad lung infection. Read More... More on Movies

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Mexican government is reviewing a labor union's complaint that Alabama's crackdown on illegal immigrants violates an international trade agreement.An official with Mexico's labor department ...

At least 35 suspected Islamists are killed in a sweep against the Boko Haram group in north-eastern Nigeria, the army says.