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North Dakota's corn harvest remains well behind schedule, but recent dry weather has helped farmers make progress.
South Dakota farmers are making progress on harvest, but they're still well behind the normal pace because of the wet fall.
Recent warm weather has helped Nebraska farmers make good progress on their corn and sorghum harvests, but they remain behind schedule.
The number of people worldwide infected with the virus that causes AIDS — about 33 million — has remained virtually unchanged for the last two years, United Nations experts said Tuesday.
Beijing on Monday criticized a U.S. government report that said Chinese spies are aggressively stealing American secrets, saying the report was "full of prejudice" and warning that it could damage US-China relations.
The NFL Players Association opposes commissioner Roger Goodell's call for players to tell their teams' medical staffs if they think a teammate shows symptoms of a concussion, saying that is not an adequate solution.
Human Rights Watch says conditions in Cuba have not improved under Raul Castro and in some ways are worse than they had been when his brother Fidel was president.
Another relatively warm and dry week in Nebraska let farmers make up some harvest time.
More than one in seven American households struggled to put enough food on the table in 2008, the highest rate since the Agriculture Department began tracking food security levels in 1995.
The U.S. Forest Service should allow helicopters to fight fires during darkness, a tactic that could have been used in the critical first hours of the summer's gigantic and deadly wildfire in the Angeles National Forest, a Los Angeles County Fire Department report found.
A new report says carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels in New Hampshire have declined by 14 percent between 2004 and 2007, reducing a decades-long trend.
Significant progress has been made in removing land mines around the world, but the hidden devices killed more than 1,260 people last year, the International Campaign to Ban Land mines said Thursday.
North Dakota's dry pea and lentil crops are expected to set records this year.
Nearly 200 million children in poor countries have stunted growth because of insufficient nutrition, according to a new report published by UNICEF Wednesday before a three-day international summit on the problem of world hunger.
The latest federal forecast shows no change in expectations for a record Nebraska corn crop.
The soybean and corn harvests jumped ahead last week as farmers enjoyed an unusually dry week for this fall.
Israel said on Friday that a U.N. General Assembly decision to endorse a report accusing the Jewish state of war crimes lacked the support of the world's "moral majority."
The U.N. General Assembly urged Israel and the Palestinians Thursday to investigate alleged war crimes during last winter's conflict in Gaza and raised the possibility of Security Council action if they don't.
Wet weather continues to hinder South Dakota's row-crop harvest.
The Agriculture Department says warm, dry weather has given a boost to North Dakota farmers hoping to finish their harvest.
Serious safety issues continued to plague a southern Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital even after major surgeries were suspended two years ago because of a spike in patient deaths, according to a federal report released Monday.
The soggy fall continues to frustrate Minnesota farmers at harvest time.
Dozens of lawmakers have drawn scrutiny from their ethics monitor this year for everything from financial dealings to travel and campaign donations, according to a leaked account showing an active House panel secretly at work.
Mississippi farmers are reporting widespread soybean damage and declining yields as soggy weather continues to hamper harvest.
Soggy fields and more rain continue to hold up South Dakota's row-crop harvest.
Largest Rise Ever In Number Of Americans Going HungryAccording to a government report that was released today, Monday, there has been the largest rise ever in the number of Americans who lack proper access to adequate food.
AIG chief threatens to walkRobert Benmosche has threatened to step down as chief executive of American International Group, just three months after taking the helm of the insurance company that's received billions in government aid, according to a report published Wednesday.
Report: Tech use doesn't add to social isolationAmericans' love affairs with mobile phones and the Internet are not contributing factors to an increase in social isolation in the United States, according to a new study.
Pace of job losses slowsADP report shows payroll decline lessens. Challenger report points to fewer job cut announcements.
Congressional ethics report leaked, reveals namesInternal investigations into the conduct of over two dozen House members have been exposed in an extraordinary, Internet-era breach of security involving the secretive process by which Congress polices lawmaker ethics.
Report: China's cyberwarfare capabilities growChina is building its cyberwarfare capabilities and appears to be using the growing technical abilities to collect U.S. intelligence through a sophisticated and long-term computer attack campaign, according to an independent report.
Yahoo: Online Advertising Has StabilizedResults from the Web portal gave further evidence that the online ad slump is ending, though executives stopped short of calling a recovery
georgiandaily.com - Government of Georgia on the Release of the EU-Sponsored Report on Russia�s 2008 Invasion of GeorgiaStatement by the Government of Georgia on the Release of the EU-Sponsored Report on Russia's 2008 Invasion of Georgia
Georgia War Report Set to Blame Both Moscow and Tbilisi - WSJ.comAn international report to be released Wednesday on last year's war between Russia and Georgia will place responsibility for the conflict on both countries, according to a person close to the Geneva-based fact-finding mission.
Firefighter charged with lewd behavior A Hillsborough County firefighter has been arrested and charged with exposing himself near a public school, according to a sheriff's report.
Destruction at So. American archaeological sites following Dakar (auto) Rally According to the National Monuments Council's report, four of the sites that sustained damage are in the region of Atacama and two are in the region of Coquimbo, around 500km north of Santiago.
Man calls 911 to report molesting niece A 21-year-old Crestview man called 911 on Aug. 28 to report that he "supposedly" molested his niece, according to his arrest report" He said he touched her in the "wrong place" and that he is going to kill himself if they are not there in five minutes"
Man accused of flinging jellyfish on beachgoersA 41-year-old man is accused of pretending to drown, then throwing jellyfish at beachgoers in Florida.
Study: Terror attacks on hotels surge since 9/11Terrorists are aiming for hotels and other easier-to-hit targets as security measures at military and government facilities continue to improve, says a global intelligence company.
Sexuality Education is "As Important as Maths," Say Authors of International GuidelinesArticle about, with links to, the UNESCO International Guidelines on Sexuality Education "an evidence informed and rights based framework to give children and young people access to the knowledge and skills they need in their personal, social and sexual lives." The final version …
Doping up our children The state's Department of Children and Families is under fire again, and rightly so.
Mom of boy who committed suicide responds to bullying reportThe mother of 11-year-old Jaheem Herrera responded Friday to an investigation's findings about her son's suicide, saying "life is complex. No one can deny what happened to my son."
Update: DCF: mother of child strangled by python did drugs | abcactionnews.comNewly released documents by the Department of Children and Families say the mother of a 2-year-old girl, who was strangled by a python, did drugs while she was pregnant.
Report: Child welfare lacks accountibility A Florida task force has issued its final report on the suicide of a 7-year-old in state foster care, determining proper procedures existed to prevent such problems but aren't always followed.
No sex please, we're British and we're lazier than everWe can't be bothered to walk up a few flights of stairs, balk at the idea of running to catch a bus and would rather snooze than have sex with our partners, according to a report published today.
DCF report says pastor's may have helped teen convert run away -- OrlandoSentinel.comDid the Orlando pastors who sheltered an Ohio teen convert who feared her Muslim family help the girl run away to Florida?
Police Brutality Rampant in Honduras, Amnesty International Report SaysIn Honduras several hundred people protesting against the de facto government have been arbitrarily arrested and beaten by government forces, a new Amnesty International report says.
ACT prognosis: 23% could earn C, at best, in first-year college coursesEven as high school graduates in recent years have grown increasingly better prepared for college, too many members of the class of 2009 cannot adequately perform all of the academic skills they will need to succeed, a report says.
New App Lets Users Report Pittsburgh Potholes By iPhoneUsers of the iPhone know applications are available for everything from tuning a musical instrument to firming up household finances. Now Pittsburghers can download an 'app' that might help improve city streets.
The controversial site "Wikileaks" is known for publishing documents that are otherwise "classified, censored or otherwise opaque to the public record." Wikileaks will publish a document anonymously as long as it has not been published elsewhere.
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