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Climate change is making insuring crops more risky, but the federally subsidized crop insurance program's payouts are up 500%. With a new Farm Bill coming, critics want to rethink the program.

After nearly a year at sea, the USS Ford is finally home. That means the crew can take some well-earned leave, but it also means plumbing problems on the $13 billion carrier can be fixed.

Texas floods faced a new threat in addition to water damage: runaway buoys. About 600 metal border buoys floated free in floodwaters. Some hit columns supporting the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, which was shut down.

Confusion about the source of the outbreak and uncertainty about when it might be contained puts the onus on consumers to protect themselves.

The Coast Guard recommended a 58 percent salary hike for ship pilots on the Great Lakes. Shipping companies and associations are suing, saying the hike could push freighters to carry cargo elsewhere.

It Takes Two rapper Rob Base died at 59 after a battle with cancer. His music, made with his childhood friend DJ E-Z Rock, filled dancefloors.

The mountainous hills of Western North Carolina are welcoming athletes of a growing and dangerous sport -- downhill skateboarding.

A group of the country's private sector power producers says Nepali authorities lost crucial time in rescuing hundreds of people trapped in hydropower tunnels.

A new study is out that looked at various ways to try to tackle poverty in Ethiopia. Turns out, cash helps, but the impact of therapy is less clear.

After Democrats flipped two seats in surprising legislative elections, Florida political insiders weigh whether Republican should risk redistricting later this month to win more House seats.