From: Mail on Fri, Mar 19 2010 11:50 AM

Thousands of volunteers are lending a hand this week to fill and stack sandbags to place along the river and near endangered homes as Fargo faces the threat of a severe flood after the river’s expected crest Sunday. (March 17)

From: Mail on Fri, Mar 19 2010 11:49 AM

Vice President Joe Biden asked for God’s blessing for the late mother of Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen during a White House celebration of St. Patrick's Day-- except the elderly lady is very much alive. (March 17)

From: Mail on Fri, Mar 19 2010 11:49 AM

President Barack Obama scuttled an Asian trip in favor of last-minute lobbying on his signature issue, playing host to a procession of wavering Democrats. AP’s Mark Smith reports on the final push to pass the health care overhaul bill. (March 18)

From: Mail on Fri, Mar 19 2010 11:49 AM

Dallas police mistakenly left drugs in a file cabinet that was later taken to be sold at a surplus goods store. (March 17)

From: Mail on Fri, Mar 19 2010 11:49 AM

Liberal Rep. Dennis Kucinich says he will reverse an earlier vote and support President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul bill when the House considers it in coming days. The Ohio Democrat had been lobbied hard by the president himself. (March 17)

From: Mail on Fri, Mar 19 2010 11:48 AM

A child’s body has washed up on an island near Tacoma, Wash., and law enforcement officials say it could be an 8-year-old boy who went missing with his mother last weekend. (March 18)

From: Mail on Fri, Mar 19 2010 11:48 AM

David Beckham and his wife Victoria left Finland Wednesday, two days after the former England captain had surgery for a torn Achilles' tendon. (March 17)

From: Mail on Fri, Mar 19 2010 11:48 AM

An inquiry by The Associated Press under the Freedom of Information Act indicates that millions of dollars in bonuses were given to federal regulators in the time leading up to the economic crisis. (March 18)

From: Mail on Wed, Mar 17 2010 11:28 AM

A new exhibit at The Museum of Modern Art is causing discomfort among some visitors by bringing them close to nudity. Two nude performers stand inches apart in a narrow doorway of the exhibit of work by Yugoslavian-born artist Marina Abramovic. (Marc

From: Mail on Mon, Mar 15 2010 10:47 AM

Last month, the Northeast was smothered by blizzards. Now, it’s waterlogged by torrential rains. (March 15)

From: Mail on Mon, Mar 15 2010 10:47 AM

The Red River is rising and so is the anxiety level for residents in North Dakota and Minnesota who dealt with record flooding last year. (March 14)

From: Mail on Mon, Mar 15 2010 10:47 AM

Newly arrived Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts accused President Barack Obama and Democrats of a "bitter, destructive and endless" drive to pass health overhaul legislation that Brown warned would be disastrous. (March 13)

From: Mail on Sat, Mar 13 2010 7:10 AM

A judge in New Jersey decides a former wife can testify against her husband who is accused of raping and beating his five daughters and terrorizing the whole family. (March 12)

From: Mail on Sat, Mar 13 2010 7:10 AM

Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Elizabeth Dole are joining 250 veterans at the World War II memorial in Washington to honor their service. (March 11)

From: Mail on Sat, Mar 13 2010 7:09 AM

Police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse rioting concert goers in Bogota on Wednesday after hundreds of fans tried to break into a Metallica concert. (March 11)

From: Mail on Sat, Mar 13 2010 7:08 AM

New York police arrested Frances Jasmin, charging her with leaving the scene of an accident. The two victims, Erinn Phelan and Alma Guerrero, were hit the morning of February 21. Phelan is an aide to Mayor Bloomberg and in critical condition. (March

From: Mail on Sat, Mar 13 2010 7:08 AM

The self-dubbed "Jihad Jane" who thought her blond, all-American profile would help mask her plan to kill a Swedish cartoonist is a rare case of a U.S. woman inciting foreign terrorism and shows the latest evolution of the global threat, authorities

From: Mail on Sat, Mar 13 2010 7:07 AM

Prosecutors in Orange County, Calif., file a lawsuit against Toyota because of continuing problems with its vehicles. The district attorney’s office accuses the automaker of knowingly selling hundreds of thousands of vehicles with defects. (March 12)

From: Mail on Sat, Mar 13 2010 7:06 AM

More details are emerging about the E*Trade commercial that spurred actress Lindsay Lohan to sue the financial company for 100 million dollars. (March. 11)

From: Mail on Wed, Mar 10 2010 2:59 AM

A former TV producer pressured by debt and riven by jealousy admitted Tuesday he tried to shake down David Letterman in a case that revealed the late-night icon’s affairs with staffers. (March 9)