Weary residents of this sandbagged city came together in churches Sunday, counting their blessings that the Red River finally stopped rising and praying the levees would hold back its wrath. A brief levee break that swamped a school provided a warning of the kind of threat that still hangs over them in the days ahead. ...more

March 29, 2009

The National Weather Service gave weary Fargo residents a dose of good news Saturday, saying the flood outlook for the Red River seems to be improving and may not be as dire as originally expected. ...more

March 28, 2009

The flight data recorder of the US Airways jet that landed in the Hudson River shows both engines lost power simultaneously, investigators said today. ...more

January 18, 2009

Two polar bears, known in these parts as ice bears, amble and yawn on an iceberg. The mother and her 2-year-old cub stand out light yellow against bright white and glacial blue - these mascots of the global warming movement seem majestically content on an Arctic summer day. ...more

July 26, 2008

I was somewhat taken aback when the feds listed the intrepid polar bear as an "endangered species" earlier this month. ...more

May 27, 2008

These days the news is full of beautiful - and wrenching - images of polar bears, often swimming in unending open water, or standing on tiny ice floes. ...more

February 26, 2008

A Canadian cruise ship struck submerged ice in frigid Antarctic waters Friday, driving all 154 tourists and crew members into bobbing lifeboats before they were plucked to safety by a passing ship, authorities said. ...more

November 24, 2007