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WEST FARGO, N.D. - Some West Fargo students found a mischievous way to use sandbags left over from this spring's flood fight in the Red River Valley. The high school...

THORNTON, Colo.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Toyota will continue to offer most of its heavy incentives throughout April after the deals helped lift its sales more than 40 percent last month, the...

MONTCOAL, W.Va. (AP) -- A huge underground explosion blamed on methane gas killed 25 coal miners in the worst U.S.

More than 20 dogs likely will be euthanized this week, and about 15 people have been referred to their physicians after a rabid dog was brought to Grand Forks' Circle...

DETROIT (AP) -- An incentive war touched off by Toyota boosted sales at most major automakers last month. The deals brought out car buyers, as Toyota's generous rebates and low-interest...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration set tougher gas mileage standards for new cars and trucks today, spurring the next generation of fuel-sipping gas-electric hybrids, efficient engines and electric cars...

NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. manufacturing sector expanded in March at its strongest pace in 5 1/2 years, leading the rebound from the recession on growth in exports and...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- A zealot who gunned down one of the few U.S. doctors who provided late-term abortions appears in court today to be sentenced and was expected to...

ATLANTA (AP) -- Small taxes on soda do little to reduce soft drink consumption or prevent childhood obesity, but larger levies probably would, according to new research. The study is...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is setting tough gas mileage standards for new cars and trucks, spurring the next generation of fuel-sipping gas-electric hybrids, efficient engines and electric cars...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Initial claims for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week as the recovering economy moves closer to generating more jobs. The Labor Department said today that new jobless...

DETROIT (AP) -- Not guilty pleas were entered today in Michigan on behalf of eight members of a Christian militia that prosecutors say plotted to kill police officers and spark...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A high-ranking Army general won't be formally reprimanded after urging troops to lobby to keep the ban on openly gay military service. President Barack Obama supports lifting...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- Three individuals have been identified so far among six heads and numerous other human body parts found in a truck at a Kansas medical waste...