Articles

Flooding Forces Evacuation of 1,300 in ND Town
(BISMARCK, N.D.) — A dam that threatened to give way and flood a North Dakota town was holding back the water on Wednesday, though the 1,300 residents of...

Unemployment Falls in 40 U.S. States, Rises in 3
(WASHINGTON) — Solid hiring helped lower unemployment rates in 40 U.S. states last month, the most since November. The declines show the job market is improving...

Please Don’t Use a ‘Best Places to Retire’ List to Decide Where to Retire
It can be confusing making sense of the many "best places to retire" lists out there. Here's the good news: You can ignore all of them.
Where Will the Drone Jobs Go? States Balance Economic Opportunity with Privacy Concerns
Almost every state wants a piece of the burgeoning drone industry, but lawmakers also want to protect citizens' privacy. States are approaching this balancing...

Worst First Day Ever: Rookie TV Anchor Fired for Profanity in First Newscast
Again: Worst. First day. Ever.
Photo Essays

North Dakota, a Portrait of an Oil Boom
North Dakota’s oil boom has been called everything from the region’s equivalent of a gold rush, to its version of Silicon Valley. And it’s all thanks to a the...

40 Years After Roe: Inside North Dakota’s Only Abortion Clinic
January 22, 2013 marks the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that made access to abortion a constitutionally protected right...
Time.com Specials

Top 10 Worst Team Names
North Dakota's Board of Higher Education voted May 14 to retire the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname and logo after a lengthy dispute over...


