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Punxsutawney Phil charged with fraud for early spring forecast
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - With a snow storm expected to batter the Plains, Midwest and East Coast this weekend, a spring-deprived...
Major snowstorm hits Midwest, threatens New England
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A major winter storm moved into the U.S. Midwest on Thursday, blanketing states from Minnes...
Union membership falls to lowest percentage in 76 years
(Reuters) - The percentage of workers belonging to unions tumbled to 11.3 percent in 2012, the lowest percentage in 76 years,...
First major storm of winter pelts Midwest
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The first major winter storm of the year hit the U.S. Midwest on Thursday, bringing a blizzard to the Pla...
School's out in Chicago as teachers strike, parents scramble
CHICAGO (Reuters) - School was out in Chicago on Monday and parents scrambled for child care after public school teachers sta...
Drought deepens worries about food supplies, prices
By Bob BurgdorferCHICAGO (Reuters) - Alarm grew over the unrelenting Midwest drought on Tuesday, as one of the top corporate ...
Drought wilts crops as officials pray for rain
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Oppressive heat and a worsening drought in the Midwest pushed grain prices near or past record...
Drought worsens crop damage, raising food, fuel worry
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Corn and soybeans in the U.S. Midwest baked in an unrelenting heat wave on Monday with fears rising of bi...
Relief comes for Midwest, Northeast after heat wave
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A blistering heat wave finally showed signs of letting up across the U.S. Midwest and Northeast on Sunday...
West Virginia struggles with power outages amid new storms
LEWISBURG, W.V. (Reuters) - Six days after violent storms hit the eastern United States, the state of West Virginia was strug...
Torres narrowly misses out on London Games
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Dara Torres announced her retirement from swimming after she came up agonizingly short in her bid...
Michael Phelps seals another London berth
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Michael Phelps booked himself into another event at the London Olympics when he won the 200 meter...
Heat wave blankets Northeast for 2nd day
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A heat wave blanketed the U.S. mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Thursday, sparking brownouts in New York Ci...
NCAA Recap: Cincinnati, Ohio U. advance to Sweet 16
Bearcats Fight Off Seminoles(Nashville, TN) -- Sean Kilpatrick scored 18 points as the Cincinnati Bearcats defeated the Flori...
Public schools sell empty classroom seats abroad
REVILLO, South Dakota (Reuters) - There are just seven pairs of boots lined up outside the kindergarten classroom in this fad...
At least 12 killed as tornadoes strike Midwest
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Powerful storms that spawned tornadoes ripped through the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday, killing...
Three-state sweep revives Santorum's hopes
DENVER (Reuters) - Former U.S. senator Rick Santorum rejuvenated his presidential hopes on Tuesday with a shocking sweep of t...
Oddly mild winter leaves much of U.S. on thin ice
CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - Unusually mild winter weather is spoiling the fun for hockey players, skaters and ice fisherman acro...
Poll: Half in U.S. support legalizing marijuana
(Reuters) - Half of Americans now support legalizing marijuana use, a record level, amid growing support for decriminalizatio...
Obama begins campaign-style jobs tour
MILLERS CREEK, North Carolina (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought on Monday to turn up the heat on Republicans for bloc...
Weather disasters costing U.S. billions this year
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Blizzards. Tornadoes. Floods. Record heat and drought, followed by wildfires.The first eight months of 20...
Biggest jump in Midwest farmland prices in 34 years
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Prices for farmland in the heart of the U.S. grain belt were up 17 percent in the second quarter compared...
Obama blames Congress Republicans on bus tour
PEOSTA, Iowa (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday sought to turn voter anger over the economy toward Republicans in ...
Obama to unveil measures to boost rural jobs
DECORAH, Iowa (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will on Tuesday announce fresh steps to boost rural hiring on the second day...
Southern U.S. boils while Midwest has storms
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Southeast and southern Plains broiled under more record-breaking heat on Monday while heavy rai...
South Plains break heat records, Midwest cold front due
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Oppressive heat and record temperatures baked the southern Central Plains on Wednesday with the mer...