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The country's rural population is shrinking. Governments and community activists are working to reimagine rural life in places like Kansas, but the drop-off continues.

Record high temperatures, strong winds and thunderstorms are prompting warnings for high wildfire danger across the Pacific Northwest.

In the past year, the number of oil drilling rigs has tripled and now stands at about 130. New technology has made previously unprofitable oil reserves there profitable.

Cinderella team Cornell took on No. 1 seed Kentucky on Thursday in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. In the end, Cornell couldn't match Kentucky, going down 62-45.

The U.S sanctioned Sudanese paramilitary commander Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo over human rights abuses, while also announcing over $160 million in humanitarian aid for Sudan.

In a new collection, 16 essayists describe how Michelle Obama helped change the perception of black women and the White House.

Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs has waived extradition hearings and will soon be sent to Utah to face charges of rape as an accomplice. His capture had been a priority of state and federal officials trying to stem forced polygamous marriages involving underage girls.

Unemployment numbers for November are out and they paint a bleak picture. Employers cut 533,000 jobs, putting the unemployment rate at a 15-year high. What does this mean for people who are out of jobs and the rest of the economy?

The Federal Reserve moved quickly this past weekend to prevent a bankruptcy at the investment bank Bear Stearns, but it had to change its rule book in order to do so.

Tax returns released by Sen. Hillary Clinton on Friday show just how far the Clintons have moved up since they left the White House: Their gross income for eight years exceeds $109 million. The move aims to silence one theme of criticism as she battles for the Democratic presidential nomination.