JOHNSTON --- State officials worked Monday to coordinate response efforts to flooding throughout Iowa, providing hundreds of thousands of sandbags, pumps, generators and technical assistance to help communities struggling to hold back floodwaters and those already inundated.

While hikers who listen to the musical group Genesis have known the dangers of Giant Hogweed since 1971, the Weed Science Society of America is warning every one of the dangers of the weed.

The West Coast Conference announced its 2008 Spring All-Academic teams today with five Santa Clara student-athletes earning a spot on the team in baseball, women's crew, and men's and women's golf.

For the second straight summer, the Santa Clara men's and women's tennis programs hosted the United States Tennis Association's Northern California Sectionals at the Degheri Tennis Center. This year, the Broncos help to raise close to $2,000 for the American

The unsold inventory index for existing, single-family detached homes in May dropped to 8.4 months from 10.7 months for the same period a year ago, according to a report Wednesday.

Live Nation is offering customers a Fast Lane option for customers buying tickets using LiveNation.com. (LYV)

Assemblywoman Fiona Ma said late Tuesday that legislation she authored requiring employers to provide paid sick leave would "not only benefit the nearly 6 million California workers who lack paid sick days but also employers through the cost savings of

Shareholders of Countrywide Financial Corp. have approved the bank's acquisition by Bank of America Corp. (BAC) (CFC)

Despite persistently high oil prices, global energy demand will grow by 50 percent over the next two decades with continued heavy reliance on environmentally troublesome fossil fuels, especially coal and oil, the government predicted Wednesday.

Midday examines the latest economic news, from inflation to interest rates to sagging sales in the housing market.

President Bush has issued a federal disasterdeclaration for Minnesota for four counties hit hard by flooding inthe southeastern part of the state.

Hurwicz, 90, shared the 2007 Nobel economics prize with two other Americans for developing a theory that helps explain how buyers andsellers can maximize their gains from transactions. He was retired from the University of Minnesota.

Those that elected to take bowhunter education online this year will have an opportunity to fulfill the field course requirement of the class in Missoula on the morning of Saturday, July 19. To register for the field course, stop by

The protest groups who have reserved march or park permits during the Republican National Convention range from 9/11 conspiracy theorists to folk music loving peaceniks.

The incident has kicked off a statewide discussion on safety inside Minnesota's public buildings, even as people who work in the Morrison County government center try to make sense of what happened.

Two organizations that advocate for businesses spent more than $1 million lobbying the Legislature and the Pawlenty administration over the first six months of this year.

The Brooklyn Rider string quartet is back in Minnesota hosting the Stillwater Music Festival.The group's concerts include an all Scandinavian program honoring the state's sesquicentennial.

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was back in Chicago on Wednesday, talking to national and local reporters and speaking out about stereotypes of Chicago politicians.

Police said a hostage situation Tuesday afternoon inside an insurance store precipitated events that left two people dead, one badly beaten, stabbed and shot, and the other killed by police in southwest suburban Dolton.

Mentors help keep the spark of Amateur Radio burning in new hams.