I've heard it called the "flood of the century" and the "once-in-a-lifetime flood." ...more

June 22, 2008

With communities in the Midwest still underwater, Democrat Barack Obama on Saturday criticized Republican John McCain for opposing federal spending on flood prevention programs and opened a new debate in the White House race. ...more

June 22, 2008

Floodwaters that wreaked havoc along Illinois and Iowa rivers poured into the Mississippi on Tuesday, creating a torrent of water that threatens to spread the misery to historic riverside towns on the way to St. Louis and beyond. ...more

June 18, 2008

The dark, filthy water that flooded Iowa's second-largest city finally started to recede Saturday after forcing 24,000 people to flee, but those who remained were urged to cut back on showering and flushing to save the last of their unspoiled drinking water. ...more

June 15, 2008

Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. never apologized for dropping the atomic bomb that leveled more than two-thirds of the buildings in Hiroshima, Japan, and immediately killed at least 80,000 people. ...more

November 2, 2007