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National Park Service to move Little Bighorn records to Arizona

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - National Park Service officials said Tuesday they will move thousands of historic objects and records from Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument to a storage facility in...

news / nation Wed, Mar 30, 2011 - 12:59pm

National Park Service to move Little Bighorn records to Arizona

news / nation Wed, Mar 30, 2011 - 12:59pm

Crash kills man, 4 teens on spring break in Alabama

ANGOLA, Ind. -- Four northeastern Indiana high school seniors returning from a spring break trip and another man were killed in a three-vehicle crash over the weekend in Alabama. Cpl...

news / nation Mon, Mar 28, 2011 - 4:12pm

Authorities to look for body of slain NDSU professor

COOPERSTOWN, N.D. (AP) - Authorities trying to find the body of a slain North Dakota State University researcher plan another aerial search this week. KOVC radio reported that the search...

news / nation Mon, Mar 28, 2011 - 12:19pm

Interstates still closed, schools cancel classes as storm pummels Red River Valley region with up to 19.5 inches of snow

FARGO - Stretches of Interstates 29 and 94 remained closed this morning and dozens of schools canceled classes as a fierce winter storm continued to pummel east-central North Dakota and...

news / nation Wed, Mar 23, 2011 - 12:21pm

Obama endorses military action to stop Gadhafi

WASHINGTON (AP) -- After weeks of hesitation and divisions among his advisers, President Barack Obama on Friday endorsed military action against Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, saying U.S. values and credibility are...

news / nation Sat, Mar 19, 2011 - 12:00am

Judge blocks contentious Wisconsin union law

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin judge issued a temporary restraining order today blocking the state's new and contentious collective bargaining law from taking effect, raising the possibility that the...

news / nation Fri, Mar 18, 2011 - 12:54pm

Libya cease-fire, yen plan pulls stocks higher

NEW YORK (AP) -- A cease-fire in Libya and an international plan to bring the yen down from historic highs are pushing stocks broadly higher. Japan's currency has soared since...

news / nation Fri, Mar 18, 2011 - 11:03am

Diet Coke passes Pepsi as No. 2 soda in US

Diet Coke has topped rival Pepsi-Cola for the first time to become the second-most popular soft drink in the country behind Coca-Cola. It marks a victory for Coca-Cola Co. as...

news / nation / business Thu, Mar 17, 2011 - 2:14pm

Gay marriage rallies reignite issue in Iowa

DES MOINES - Supporters and opponents of a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage lobbied lawmakers, rallied on the Capitol steps and reignited the debate over who should be allowed...

news / nation Wed, Mar 16, 2011 - 11:09am

Update: Tsunami sweeps 5 to sea, rips out Calif. docks

CRESCENT CITY, Calif. (AP) -- A tsunami swept at least five people watching the waves out to sea today and ripped docks out of harbors in California and Oregon, spreading...

news / nation Fri, Mar 11, 2011 - 3:55pm

Update: Tsunami swamps Hawaii beaches, brushes West Coast

HONOLULU (AP) -- Tsunami waves swamped Hawaii beaches and brushed the U.S. western coast today but didn't immediately cause major damage after devastating Japan and sparking evacuations throughout the Pacific...

news / nation / world Fri, Mar 11, 2011 - 11:30am

Wisconsin gov. officially cuts collective bargaining

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker succeeded Friday in taking away nearly all collective bargaining rights from the vast majority of the state's public employees, quietly capping weeks...

news / nation Fri, Mar 11, 2011 - 11:29am

Waves of tsunami hit residences today after a powerful earthquake in Natori, Miyagi prefecture (state), Japan. The largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history slammed the eastern coast earlier today. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

Tsunami waves hit Hawaii, sweep across islands

HONOLULU (AP) -- Tsunami waves hit Hawaii in the early morning hours Friday and were sweeping through the island chain after an earthquake in Japan sparked evacuations throughout the Pacific...

news / nation Fri, Mar 11, 2011 - 8:52am

Wis. lawmakers cut public worker bargaining rights

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin lawmakers voted tpdau to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from the state's public workers, ending a heated standoff over labor rights and delivering a...

news / nation Thu, Mar 10, 2011 - 4:07pm

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