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Strong storms in eastern South Dakota on Sunday caused street flooding in Aberdeen and heavy damage to property at Lake Madison. Mike Connelly with the National Weather Service tells South...

NEW YORK (AP) -- The nation's most extravagant display of July 4 fireworks Monday was a triumphant celebration that turned sober briefly to commemorate the 10-year mark since the Sept...

WASHINGTON -- Pulling home the Americans he sent to war, President Barack Obama plans to announce tonight the withdrawal of more than 30,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Former presidential hopeful John Edwards pleaded not guilty today to federal charges that he solicited and secretly spent more than $925,000 to hide his mistress and...

Authorities are investigating two reports of heavy metal rods being dropped onto vehicles on Interstate 29 in northeast South Dakota. Roberts County Sheriff Jay Tasa (told KWAT radio Thursday that...

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is aiming to prevent meat recalls by withholding meat and poultry products from grocery store shelves until government testing is complete. The Agriculture Department proposed...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin judge today did what thousands of pro-union protesters and boycotting Democratic lawmakers couldn't, forcing Republican Gov.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are opening slightly lower after the government reported a decline in new weekly unemployment claims that was smaller than economists expected. The Labor Department said...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that layoffs are dropping and companies may be stepping up hiring. The Labor Department said today that...