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The foundation of Owen and Debbie Dahl's home is all that remains after a tornado swept through Thursday afternoon east of Northwood. The Dahls contemplated seeking shelter in the home's crawl space, foreground right, but instead fled their house only to see it demolished in front of their eyes. Sarah Kolberg / Forum Communications Co.

Northeast ND Northwood couple escapes just in time

NORTHWOOD, N.D. - Owen Dahl was looking for his house. Wife Debbie was looking for something that was the couple's top priority - her wedding ring. But they both knew...

news / nation Fri, Jun 18, 2010 - 10:15am

Oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill floats on the water as the sky is reflected in sheen on Barataria Bay off the coast of Louisiana Monday, June, 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Fickle BP oil slick scatters its threats across Gulf of Mexico

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. -- In sensitive marshes on the Louisiana coast, oil thick as pancake batter suffocates grasses and traps pelicans. Blobs of tar the size of dimes or...

news / nation Tue, Jun 08, 2010 - 8:47am

Wisconsin: 2-year-old boy dies of self-inflicted gunshot

MILWAUKEE -- A 2-year-old Milwaukee boy has died after playing with his mother's handgun. A Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's report says the toddler found the gun in a dresser drawer...

news / nation Mon, Jun 07, 2010 - 10:02am

Gates: No wider role for military now in oil spill

SINGAPORE (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is rejecting a more forceful role for the military in plugging the Gulf of Mexico oil leak. Gates says the deep-water disaster...

news / nation Fri, Jun 04, 2010 - 10:45am

Economy adds 431K jobs but few in private sector

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Job creation by private companies grew at the slowest pace since the start of the year, as a wave of census hiring lifted payrolls by 431,000 in May.

news / nation Fri, Jun 04, 2010 - 9:30am

Cap collecting Gulf oil, still unclear how much

GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) -- A cap collected some of the oil spewing out of the blown-out Gulf well, but black crude was still leaking into the sea, and officials...

news / nation Fri, Jun 04, 2010 - 9:20am

McDonald's pulls 12M cadmium-tainted Shrek glasses

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Cadmium has been discovered in the painted design on "Shrek"-themed drinking glasses being sold nationwide at McDonald's, forcing the burger giant to recall 12 million of...

news / nation Fri, Jun 04, 2010 - 8:57am

Gov. Brewer says she, Obama agree to work together

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says she and President Barack Obama have agreed to try to work together on a solution to the nation's immigration and border security...

news / nation Thu, Jun 03, 2010 - 2:04pm

Job hopes rise on flurry of economic reports

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A handful of economic reports released today raised hopes for an improving job market with fewer layoffs and more hiring. Productivity slowed more than initially estimated in...

news / business / nation Thu, Jun 03, 2010 - 11:37am

Productivity growth slows to 2.8 percent gain

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Productivity grew at a slower rate in the first three months of the year than previously thought, a sign that businesses may be reaching the limits on...

news / business / nation Thu, Jun 03, 2010 - 10:00am

Feds approve new Gulf oil well off La.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators approved Wednesday the first new Gulf of Mexico oil well since President Barack Obama lifted a brief ban on drilling in shallow water, even while...

news / nation Wed, Jun 02, 2010 - 1:46pm

Feds open criminal probe of Gulf oil spill

PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) -- Attorney General Eric Holder said today that federal authorities have opened criminal and civil investigations into the nation's worst oil spill, and BP lost billions...

news / nation Tue, Jun 01, 2010 - 3:18pm

1st court appearance for Ft. Hood shooting suspect

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- The Army psychiatrist accused of opening fire at Fort Hood, killing 13 and wounding dozens more, was to make his first military courtroom appearance today...

news / nation Tue, Jun 01, 2010 - 8:36am

Reward in Iowa case of cat with nail in head

SIOUX CITY, Iowa - A reward is being offered in the case of a cat with a 3-inch nail driven into its head. The female calico named "Grace" was found...

news / nation Wed, May 26, 2010 - 11:51am

In this Friday, Jan. 19, 2007 file photo, a U.S. National Guard unit patrols the Arizona-Mexico border in Sasabe, Ariz.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, file)

Updated: President Obama to send more troops and funding to U.S.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will send 1,200 National Guard troops to boost security along the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said Tuesday, pre-empting Republican plans to try to force votes...

news / nation Tue, May 25, 2010 - 3:05pm

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