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Corn production was down last year thanks to drought. This year, conditions are too cold and wet for farmers to plant the crop. Without a break in the clouds pretty soon, there may be another shortage of the crop at harvest time.

In his new book, Scott Sherman describes how bottom-line business logic nearly gutted New York's preeminent public library. Maureen Corrigan calls it a "slim, smart book" full of colorful characters.

China's annual growth dipped to 6.9 percent. Not since China faced international sanctions over the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre has its economy grown at such a slow pace.

Looking at the big picture, the financial health of Social Security and Medicare doesn't appear to have worsened. Wednesday's annual check-up found that...

A federal judge Friday required elections officials in 32 counties to provide Spanish-language sample ballots for the November general election --- but...

The last thing senior paralegal Karen Leicht ever imagined was that she would serve three years in prison for a felony charge. “It is a huge skeleton in...

When flights from Texas to Washington were canceled because of snow, GOP Rep. Will Hurd and Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke decided to make the trip by car — together.

Peaceful and relatively prosperous, Costa Rica hasn't traditionally been a crossroads for migrants. But they have been descending on the country in growing numbers, straining resources.

The Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez was killed early Sunday in a boat crash off Miami Beach, according to authorities. "The Miami Marlins...

The Olympics can be rough on parents who are watching their kids compete. Like the Fischers, whose daughters, 19 and 17, are part of the women's water polo team that's one game away from gold.