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GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. - Rescuers on Mount Hood who have recovered the body of one climber say "time is critical" in the hunt for his two companions, after two days of foul weather and avalanche risks hampered the search on the slopes of Oregon's tallest peak. Full Story »

NEW ORLEANS - Some Southern lawmakers are seeking billions of dollars in emergency aid for farmers after recent natural disaster declarations in at least 20 states. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES - Zina Butler didn't know where to turn when county housing officers, sheriff's deputies and her landlord allegedly barged into her subsidized apartment without notice two years ago. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - Nobody wants to buy them a beer. Full Story »

More than one in five borrowers of federal student loans who attend for-profit colleges default within three years of beginning repayment, new figures made available by the U.S. Department of Education on Monday show. Full Story »

DALLAS - Federal agents are investigating whether a helicopter they have held for 14 months at an airport in Texas was earmarked for shipment to Iran. Full Story »

ISLE DE JEAN CHARLES, La. - A day in the life of Edison Dardar starts with a caterwaul of a shout. A yawlp. His chest puffs up: "Yay-hoooo!" Morning cries down the road greet him. "Wa-hoooo!" .... "Yaaaah!" .... "Aaaahh-eee." The Indian fisherman smiles. His cousins and nephews are doing well. Full Story »

Today is Monday, Dec. 14, the 348th day of 2009. There are 17 days left in the year. Full Story »

ALTADENA, Calif. - Three men and an 11-year-old boy have been rescued by helicopter after being stranded overnight in a Pasadena-area Canyon. Full Story »

NEW YORK - The hustle was already hard for aspiring rappers like Antoine and Kawan Tucker, who ask visitors in Times Square for cash donations for their self-produced CDs. Full Story »