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U.S. soldier charged with Afghan murder freed from brig
Jun 11, 2011 01:54 EDT
SEATTLE (Reuters) - One of five U.S. soldiers accused of killing Afghan civilians in cold blood was freed on Friday from a year of pretrial detention and an Army major has recommended that the current charge of premeditated murder be reduced to manslaughter, the soldier's lawyer said.
Image of Hindu deity sparks protest in northern Idaho
Jun 10, 2011 20:55 EDT
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A group of self-described constitutionalists protested on Friday a northern Idaho city's dedication of a sculpture depicting a Hindu deity.
Some Iowa residents dig in for Missouri River flooding
Jun 10, 2011 18:02 EDT
MISSOURI VALLEY, Iowa (Reuters) - Iowa residents were evacuating flood-prone areas near the Missouri River on Friday and state transportation officials accelerated plans to close part of Interstate 29 due to fast-rising waters.
Alabama lawmakers ban abortion after 20 weeks pregnancy
Jun 10, 2011 11:32 EDT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - Alabama lawmakers late on Thursday passed a bill that would ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, the latest state legislature with Republican majorities to tighten abortion restrictions.
More rain could worsen flooding along Missouri River
Jun 09, 2011 17:19 EDT
MISSOURI VALLEY, Iowa (Reuters) - Unwelcome waves of thunderstorms dumped rain and hail in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa on Thursday and heavy rain fell in Montana this week that could make historic Missouri River flooding worse.
Fly fishermen, fashionistas fight over feathers
Jun 08, 2011 22:02 EDT
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - For the first time in 40 years, Philip Greenlee cannot obtain the choice feathers he ties into fishing lures to tempt trout from the West's blue-ribbon streams.
Missouri River sections closed, waters keep rising
Jun 08, 2011 21:15 EDT
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - With the heaviest flooding yet to come, officials closed 260 miles of the Missouri River to boaters and residents from Iowa through Nebraska and Missouri were sandbagging on Wednesday to hold back the waters.
Missouri River sections closed, waters keep rising
Jun 08, 2011 21:15 EDT
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - With the heaviest flooding yet to come, officials closed 260 miles of the Missouri River to boaters and residents from Iowa through Nebraska and Missouri were sandbagging on Wednesday to hold back the waters.
Fly fishermen, fashionistas fight over feathers
Jun 08, 2011 17:16 EDT
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - For the first time in 40 years, Philip Greenlee cannot obtain the choice feathers he ties into fishing lures to tempt trout from the West's blue-ribbon streams.
Study finds Nevada lagging in K-12 spending
Jun 07, 2011 20:00 EDT
Nevada ranks 45th in the nation in K-12 education spending per pupil, according to an analysis released last month by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Anti-abortion amendments added to proposed Ohio budget bill
Jun 07, 2011 17:38 EDT
COLUMBUS (Reuters) - Two amendments restricting abortions in public hospitals and clinics were added to the Ohio Senate's proposed budget bidon Tuesday, a day before lawmakers are set to vote on it.
Analysis: E.coli outbreak poses questions for organic farming
Jun 06, 2011 13:32 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - The warm, watery, organic growing environment suspected as the source of a deadly E.coli outbreak in Germany may produce delicious, nutritious bean sprouts, but is also an ideal breeding ground for the dangerous bacteria.
Wildlife activists protest Yellowstone bison experiments
Jun 03, 2011 08:30 EDT
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Wildlife advocates are protesting a government plan to kill an undetermined number of bison from Yellowstone National Park after scientists conduct a birth-control experiment on the animals with an EPA-registered pesticide.
Dakotas rush to build levees ahead of Missouri river flood
Jun 02, 2011 17:38 EDT
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Authorities rushed on Thursday to complete levees to hold back historic flooding on the Missouri River in North and South Dakota and urged many residents to evacuate their homes, possibly for two months.
Drought grows more dire in Texas and Oklahoma
Jun 02, 2011 11:47 EDT
KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - A devastating drought tightened its grip on Texas over the last week with more than half the state now suffering the most extreme level of drought measured by climatologists.
North and South Dakota prepare flood evacuations
Jun 01, 2011 19:09 EDT
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Authorities pressed a mandatory evacuation on Wednesday in flood-hit parts of Minot, North Dakota, and South Dakota's governor urged residents to evacuate parts of the capital ahead of rising flows from the swollen Missouri River.
Eastern Corn Belt farmers race to plant as clouds clear
Jun 01, 2011 12:20 EDT
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An open stretch of warm, dry weather in the eastern Corn Belt this week is raising farmers' hopes they will be able to catch up on crop planting after a wet, chilly spring, a forecaster said on Wednesday.
Flooding forces North Dakota evacuations
May 31, 2011 19:37 EDT
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Rising waters forced evacuations in Minot, North Dakota, on Tuesday as officials in South Dakota raced to finish levees to protect the state capital and other cities from the swollen Missouri River.
Court rules for Ashcroft in 2003 detention case
May 31, 2011 14:00 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Attorney General John Ashcroft cannot be held liable for the detention of an American Muslim after the September 11 attacks in 2001, the U.S. Supreme Court said on Tuesday in a decision that granted him immunity.
Snowmelt, rain worsen flooding in northern Plains
May 30, 2011 20:10 EDT
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Historic flooding in the Missouri River basin spurred voluntary evacuations in North Dakota on Monday, while in Montana emergency workers ferried food and water to a town cut off by flood waters.
