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Why I won't be watching 'Weight of the Nation'
Count me out of the audience tonight when "Weight of the Nation," the much-anticipated HBO documentary about obesity in the United States, makes its television debut. If the trailers and pre-show pub...
Posted on 5/14/12 at 11:08 AM
Bake (Biscuits) for your best (canine) friend
UPS has been making frequent deliveries to our house this holiday season. One of those guys who drops packages at our door always remembers our Golden Retriever, Wrigley, with a couple of big biscui...
Posted on 12/23/09 at 11:30 AM
Should Hasan face charges of treason?
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the man accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, last week, is awake, according to CNN. I've had this thought in the back of my my head since that shooting that Hasan...
Posted on 11/9/09 at 6:54 AM
Jobless rates rise in January in half of US states as ND remains lowest
WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates increased in half of U.S. states in January from December, as employers nationwide added the fewest jobs in seven months.March 18, 2013
Boston's O'Malley, the 'cappuccino priest,' a hit in Rome
VATICAN CITY — The archbishop of Boston, dressed more often in the humble brown robe of his religious order than a cardinal's regalia, has emerged as an unlikely star amid the drama unfolding in Rome.March 12, 2013
ND Guard soldiers wrap up Cameroon exercise
FARGO — About 40 North Dakota National Guard soldiers who took part in a 10-day military exercise in the African nation of Cameroon are back home.March 12, 2013
Rodman plans to vacation with North Korean leader
FARGO — Former professional basketball star Dennis Rodman says he plans to return to North Korea to vacation with Kim Jong Un.March 12, 2013
Prosecutor: American Indian gang used violence
MINNEAPOLIS — Jurors are hearing closing arguments in the racketeering trial of three members of an American Indian gang known for terrorizing people in the Upper Midwest.By AMY FORLITI , March 12, 2013
ND's Hoeven delivers Republican weekly address
BISMARCK — Sen. John Hoeven of North Dakota delivered the weekly Republican address Saturday, calling for President Barack Obama to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline.February 23, 2013
IOC drops wrestling from 2020 Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — IOC leaders dropped wrestling from the Olympic program on Tuesday, a surprise decision that removes one of the oldest Olympic sports from the 2020 Games.February 12, 2013
US wrestlers blindsided by Olympic ouster
Rulon Gardner's epic upset of Russian wrestling great Alexander Karelin in 2000 remains one of the most compelling moments of the modern Olympics.By LUKE MEREDITH , February 12, 2013
Mortgage late payments low in Upper Great Plains
BISMARCK — Upper Great Plains states have the lowest home mortgage delinquency rates in the nation.February 12, 2013
Northeast commuters hit roads after digging out
NATICK, Mass. — As electricity returns and highways reopen, some Northeast residents tried to get back to their weekday routines Monday following the massive snowstorm that had millions digging out from New York to Maine.By BOB SALSBERG , February 11, 2013
NYC, New England brace for up to 3 feet of snow
BOSTON — Snow was falling around the Northeast on Friday, ushering in what's predicted to be a massive, possibly historic blizzard, and sending residents scurrying to stock up on food and gas up their cars ahead of the storm poised to dump up to 3 feet of snow from New York City to Boston and beyond.February 08, 2013
Hacker gains access to Bush family emails, photos
HOUSTON — A hacker apparently accessed private photos and emails sent between members of the Bush family, including both former presidents, and the Secret Service is investigating.February 08, 2013
Dangerous wind chills blanket the Dakotas
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — “Skin-freezing cold” may not be the scientific term. But the dangerously cold weather that settled over the Dakotas on Thursday was just that — cold enough to freeze skin within minutes.January 31, 2013
Judge OKs $4B BP oil spill criminal settlement
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday approved an agreement for BP PLC to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay a record $4 billion in criminal penalties for the company's role in the 2010 rig explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.January 29, 2013
Lawmakers head into the night making decisions that impact taxes, spending
WASHINGTON — Weary lawmakers pushed at last toward a final vote on emergency legislation to avoid a national “fiscal cliff” of major tax increases and spending cuts in a New Year’s Night culmination of a struggle that tested divided government to the limit.By By Alan Fram , January 02, 2013
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