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For a Rural Democrat, Talking Potatoes Is Easy. Impeachment Is Really Hard.
CROOKSTON, Minn. — Collin Peterson just wanted to talk about soybean prices and dying potato crops when he flew home to the western Minnesota farmlands that he has represented in Congress for almost 30 years.
They Crossed an Ocean to Butcher Pigs. It Was No American Dream.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Anthony Pretrick was scraping by as a fisherman in his Pacific island homeland of Micronesia when he met a job recruiter with an irresistible offer: There was a fortune to be made slaughtering hogs in a faraway place called Iowa.
Area 51 Raid: How a Town of 40 Coped With an Invasion
RACHEL, Nev. — The alien invasion was underway, and David Day wanted no part of it.
They Rode Out Dorian in the Outer Banks, but Now Comes the Hard Part
OCRACOKE, N.C. — The baby was playing on the flooded floor again.
Amid the Kale and Corn, Fears of White Supremacy at the Farmers Market
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Justin Williams was baking a tray of gluten-free seeded bread for the next morning’s farmers market when his phone buzzed. It was a friend who grows organic sprouts, nervously wondering if he should bring along a shotgun to market.
Columbine High School Will Not Be Torn Down and Rebuilt
Facing community opposition, a Colorado school district said Wednesday that it would drop a proposal to tear down Columbine High School, which has been confronting growing threats and thousands of curious trespassers since the 1999 massacre there.Columbine High School Will Not Be Torn Down and Rebuilt
A Colorado school district said Wednesday that it would drop a proposal to tear down Columbine High School, which has been dealing with growing threats and hundreds of curious trespassers since the 1999 massacre there.Reefer madness or pot paradise? The surprising legacy of the place where legal weed began
DENVER — Serenity Christensen, 14, is too young to set foot in one of Colorado’s many marijuana shops, but she was able to spot a business opportunity in legal weed. She is a Girl Scout, and this year, she and her mother decided to sell their cookies outside a dispensary. “Good business,” Serenity said.
They Thought It Was Their Uber. But the Driver Was a Predator.
The black sedan glided up to the Las Vegas hotel where Elizabeth Suarez was waiting to take an Uber home after a night of gambling. She recalled asking the driver: Are you waiting for Liz? Yeah, he responded. Get in.A rural county owes $28 million for wrongful convictions, it doesn't want to pay
BEATRICE, Neb. — Kathy Gonzalez knows that many people across the cornfields and cattle ranches of eastern Nebraska believe she is a murderer. It does not change the fact that they owe her millions of dollars.
A Rural County Owes $28 Million for Wrongful Convictions. It Doesn't Want to Pay.
BEATRICE, Neb. — Kathy Gonzalez knows that many people across the cornfields and cattle ranches of eastern Nebraska believe she is a murderer. It does not change the fact that they owe her millions of dollars.
A rural county owes $28 million for wrongful convictions, it doesn't want to pay
BEATRICE, Neb. — Kathy Gonzalez knows that many people across the cornfields and cattle ranches of eastern Nebraska believe she is a murderer. It does not change the fact that they owe her millions of dollars.
Anxious Wait Along Rivers: Which Levee Will Be Next?
As record-breaking floods swamped the Midwest this week, dozens of levees built to protect people from flooding have catastrophically failed. The destruction has caused billions of dollars in damage and exposed weaknesses in the country’s piecemeal approach to flood management.
Anxious Wait Along Rivers: Which Levee Will Be Next?
As record-breaking floods swamped the Midwest this week, dozens of levees built to protect people from flooding have catastrophically failed. The destruction has caused billions of dollars in damage and exposed weaknesses in the country’s piecemeal approach to flood management.Nursing home closed; a new one was hours away
For Labrensz, though, the closure amounted to an eviction order from his hometown.
From federal worker to Uber Driver: Odd jobs to make ends meet in the shutdown
On any other Thursday morning, Kelley, 51, would have been settling into her desk at the federal Bureau of Land Management’s offices in downtown Milwaukee, ensconced by office plants and the security of a federal job that Kelley believed would always provide for her and her family.
From highly paid federal worker to Uber driver: The side hustles of the shutdown
Across the country, idled federal workers and contractors are taking up last-resort jobs with ride-hailing services and delivery apps.
Victims of abuse by religious order priests say their claims fall through the cracks
When Larry Antonsen decided to report a priest who sexually abused him during high school, he believed the Archdiocese of Chicago was the right place to go.
Claims of abuse in religious orders fall into bureaucratic abyss
Antonsen and his wife were lifelong churchgoers who sent their children to Sunday school and counted themselves as members of a parish in the archdiocese.
Victims of Abuse by Religious Order Priests Say Their Claims Fall Through the Cracks
When Larry Antonsen decided to report a priest who sexually abused him during high school, he believed the Archdiocese of Chicago was the right place to go.
