Learning lessons from ‘09 flood, more North Dakota and Minnesota residents buy insurance

Lesson learned: More buy flood insurance after ‘09

Chile government says earthquake and tsunami killed 700, worst economic disaster ever

Chile says earthquake and tsunami left 700 dead

Official: Bus headed for Mexico overturns in Texas, killing 2, injuring at least 30 others

Mexico-bound bus overturns in Texas, killing 2

Iranian police guard against any demonstrations during bonfire night; no reports of clashes

Tehran police guard against festival demos

US State Department warns of dangers of killings and kidnappings in Haiti

US warns danger of crime, kidnappings in Haiti

Both pilots OK after Navy jets collide on training mission over northern Nevada desert

Pilots OK after Navy jets collide over Nevada

Toyota is sending engineers to examine crashed Prius in NYC suburb

Toyota sends engineers to check crashed NY Prius

Settlement approved for widow, son of Blink 182 drummer’s assistant killed in crash

Judge OKs settlement in deadly Lear jet crash

US official: Virtually all US forces in Afghanistan coming under NATO command

Most US forces in Afghanistan to be under NATO

Northeast slowly dries out from wind-whipped storm, some residents hope to return home soon

Northeast slowly dries out from wind-whipped storm

Northeast slowly drying out from weekend wind-whipped storm

Northeast slowly drying out from weekend storm

Settlement approved for widow, son of Blink 182 drummer’s bodyguard killed in crash

Judge OKs settlement in S. Carolina plane crash

Official: Mexican tour bus overturns in Texas, killing at least 2 people, injuring others

Mexican tour bus overturns in Texas, killing 2

Police: Soccer fans in Brazil hurl homemade bomb into locker room; 2 injured in mayhem

2 injured in Brazil after mayhem sparked by bomb

2 freight trains crash near Pittsburgh; 1 dead, some diesel fuel leaked into creek

Crash of 2 freight trains kills 1 near Pittsburgh

Engineer missing, diesel fuel leaking after train derailment outside Pittsburgh

Fuel leaking, engineer missing in Pa. train crash

Volunteers along rising Red River fill more sandbags, build dikes to prepare for flood waters

Volunteers along Red River in flood-fighting mode

Government warns of spring flooding in Midwest, South, East after wet winter

Widespread spring flooding forecast

WASHINGTON — With truckloads of sandbags rolling into cities like Fargo, N.D. and Moorhead, Minn., the government confirmed residents’ fears Tuesday, forecasting major flooding in the Midwest following a wetter than normal winter.

Plane attempting emergency landing hits, kills Ga. man jogging on SC beach at Hilton Head

Plane kills beach jogger in SC emergency landing

Fargo, ND, residents start piling up sandbags as they get ready for expected Red River flood

Fargo residents get ready for Red River flooding

Weekend wind-whipped rainstorm was among worst ever for some Northeast utilities

Northeast cleaning up from wind-whipped rainstorm

February housing construction tumbles as snowstorms depress activity in Northeast and South

Housing construction drops 5.9 pct in February

Early morning magnitude-4.4 earthquake shakes Southern California; no damage reported

Magnitude-4.4 earthquake shakes Southern Calif.

French rail operator says error led to Web statement of explosion causing 102 deaths

French rail co. falsely announces train explosion

Early morning magnitude 4.4 earthquake shakes southern California

Magnitude 4.4 earthquake shakes southern Calif.

Housing construction likely slipped in February in part because of severe winter snowstorms

Ahead of the Bell: Housing starts

WASHINGTON — Housing construction, which hit a six-month high in January, likely slipped in February, reflecting in part the major snowstorms that hit many parts of the country. The housing industry in good times is a major generator of jobs and economic growth.

Intelligence officials say suspected US missile attack kills 9 people in northwest Pakistan

Pakistani officials: Suspected US missile kills 9

One whooping crane’s story of survival offers hope for the endangered species’ fight for life

Plucky whooping crane gives wildlife experts hope

Fiji declares state of emergency after powerful cyclone lashes northern island groups

Fiji declares state of emergency for cyclone aid

Fiji declares a state of emergency after powerful cyclone lashes northern island groups

Fiji declares a state of emergency for cyclone aid

Afghan government to send more police to Kandahar after deadly Taliban bombings