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WINFIELD, Mo. – A makeshift barrier holding back the Mississippi River failed early Saturday, swamping the low-lying part of the small community of Winfield and ending a valiant but ultimately doomed battle against the surging river. • Click here for photos. About 300 National Guard soldiers worked nearly 20 hours …

COVINA, Calif. – Phony “ghetto” names were printed under a yearbook photo of Black Student Union members at a suburban Los Angeles high school, leaving some angry students and parents calling for an apology and a reprint. “Tay Tay Shaniqua,” “Crisphy Nanos” and “Laquan White” were among the nine names …

WASHINGTON – A House committee chairman said Tuesday he is seeking more documents from the CIA leak probe because of significant disclosures to the FBI by Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff and new details about Cheney’s role in the scandal in a book by a former White …