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Fargo Wins Title as 'America's Toughest Weather City'

It's official: Fargo, N.D., is "America's toughest weather city," edging out winter-weary Bradford, Pa., in the finals of the Weather Channel's just concluded NCAA-style bracket championship. Fargo used the starting trio of infamous blizzards, extreme cold and spring floods to win the highly competitive 64-team...

Study: Young Israelis Leaning More Conservative

JERUSALEM -- A survey released today finds young Israelis are moving to the right politically, as peace talks with the Palestinians remain stalled and the Middle East erupts around them. The study finds that 60 percent of Jewish teenagers between the ages of 15 and 18 prefer "strong" leaders to the rule of law. It also...

Government Shutdown 2011: Do You Think It Will Happen? [POLL]

With just over a week until a possible government shutdown, the stakes in Congress' bid to reach a spending agreement are getting higher and higher every day. While the GOP-led House recently passed a measure featuring $61 billion in spending cuts, Senate Democrats say they will not approve that package, which goes after...

Poll Says Obama in Good Shape for 2012 Despite Current Woes

His party got hammered in the midterm election, he's taking heat for compromising with Republicans on taxes and his approval levels are hovering around 45 percent, but a new survey concludes President Obama's prospects for re-election in 2012 are fairly strong.

Sex vs. the Internet: 12 Percent of Women Would Rather Stay Online

(Oct. 27) -- The Internet is a glorious invention, but is it really better than sex? For most Americans, the answer is still a decided "no." But there is a subset of the population, at least, that would rather give up fun between the sheets than cascading style sheets, if forced to choose between the two. Meet the true...