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Montrose, IA – The Lee County Board of Supervisors developed a rural tax abatement program in 2007.Property taxes on new construction or additions are…

FBI: Operation Rescues 105 Sexually Exploited Children

The FBI says it also arrested more than 150 alleged pimps in 76 U.S. cities during Operation Cross Country VII.

Protesters hold up signs and shirts behind then-Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt while testifying on Capitol Hill in April. Pruitt was one of a handful of Trump administration officials forced to resign while facing ethics investigations this year.

The Year In Washington Scandals: The 'Swamp' Remained Murky In 2018

"Bad optics," charter jets, abusive tweets and insider trading. It has been that kind of year in President Trump's Cabinet and on Capitol Hill.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London on Wednesday. A report into lockdown-breaching U.K. government parties says blame for a culture of rule-breaking in Johnson's office must rest with those at the top.

A new report blames Boris Johnson for allowing parties during COVID lockdown

The investigative report cited a failure in leadership among the prime minister and other top British officials for allowing boozy government parties that broke lockdown rules.

Mine Safety Agency Reports Failures Before Deadly Explosion

But it said its failures did not directly contribute to the blast, which killed 29 coal miners in 2010.

Opened in 1816 on the old Bel-Vue estate bordering the East River, the so-called Bellevue Establishment was the largest and most expensive building project in the city's history to date, containing an almshouse, an orphanage, a lunatic asylum, a prison and an infirmary. An infectious disease hospital would be added in 1826.

Bellevue Hospital Pioneered Care For Presidents And Paupers

The history of New York's Bellevue hospital is also the history of medicine in the United States. From the days before doctors believed in germs through AIDS, the hospital led the way in innovation.

Smithfield hams hang outside the Taste of Smithfield restaurant and gourmet market in Smithfield, Va. Shuanghui International Holdings plans to buy Smithfield Foods, the world's biggest hog producer.

Can A Huge Hog Deal Pose A National Security Risk?

A Chinese company plans to buy U.S. pork giant Smithfield Foods for nearly $5 billion. The deal may undergo review by an interagency panel known as the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. The panel has played a significant role in shaping foreign investments in this country for nearly four decades.

The Legends Tower would rise 1,907 feet above Oklahoma City, putting an exclamation mark on the city's skyline.

In a few years, the nation's tallest building may not be in New York or Chicago

The Legends Tower, proposed for Oklahoma City, would stretch to 1,907 feet, a number chosen to commemorate the year Oklahoma became a state.

Unease grows at the Justice Department as Trump's threats get even more blunt

President Trump is directing the Justice Department to prosecute his perceived political enemies, upending the career ranks and raising questions about selective prosecution.

Blue New Jersey is expecting a very close race for governor this November

President Trump and former President Obama have endorsed the two candidates locked in a tight race for New Jersey governor, Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill.

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