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Farm-state lawmakers are scrambling to win bipartisan votes for a five year, half-trillion dollar farm bill on the House floor this week.
The House voted late Wednesday to delay sweeping food safety rules that would require farmers and food companies to be more vigilant about guarding against contamination.
Supporters of a far-reaching immigration bill in the Senate see fresh momentum from a report by the Congressional Budget Office that the measure would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits by billions of...
After secretive talks, key senators expressed optimism Wednesday night that they were closing in on a bipartisan agreement to dramatically toughen the border security requirements in immigration legislation that also offers...
Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the air.
A new wildfire in the foothills southwest of Denver forced the evacuation of dozens of homes Wednesday as hot and windy conditions in the West made it easy for fires to start and spread.
A tropical depression has formed off the coast of Belize and forecasters say it is expected to bring as much as five inches of rain to parts of Belize, Guatemala and northern Honduras.
Tropical Storm Barry formed off Mexico's Gulf Coast on Wednesday, prompting Mexican authorities to ready hundreds of shelters.
A wooden beam that has long been the focus of the search for a 17th century shipwreck in northern Lake Michigan was not attached to a buried vessel as searchers had suspected, but still may have come from the elusive...
A wooden beam that has long been the focus of the search for a 17th century shipwreck in northern Lake Michigan was not attached to a buried vessel as searchers had suspected, but still may have come from the elusive Griffin...
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Transgender candidate could become a first in NYC, but he says focus is on inclusion for all
Transgender candidate could become a first in NYC, but he says focus is on inclusion for all
At the G-8, leaders seek a Syria consensus despite a US-Russia divide
At the G-8, leaders seek a Syria consensus despite a US-Russia divide
As more patients get lab-grown body parts, scientists face challenge of making complex organs
As more patients get lab-grown body parts, scientists face challenge of making complex organs
With flames in check, some evacuation orders lifted in devastating Colo. wildfire
With flames in check, some evacuation orders lifted in devastating Colo. wildfire
2 found dead in area burned by out-of-control Colo. wildfire that destroyed 379 homes
2 found dead in area burned by out-of-control Colo. wildfire that destroyed 379 homes
