Many residents of Minot, North Dakota, who evacuated ahead of rising floodwaters were approaching the water's edge on Sunday, hoping to catch a glimpse of their homes.
Most often, they are disappointed by what they see.
Officials have estimated up to 4,000 homes are flooded to some degree.
FULL STORYGas prices fell 11 cents over the past two weeks, part of a downward slide likely to continue in the coming weeks, the publisher of a new survey said Sunday.
The Lundberg Survey found the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline is $3.63. That's down 37 cents since prices peaked on May 6.
Crude oil prices have dropped in recent weeks, and "weak performance" by the U.S. economy has lowered demand, said publisher Trilby Lundberg.
FULL STORYA manhunt was under way Sunday for an Oklahoma jail inmate who overpowered two deputies and stole one deputy's car, authorities said.
Shaun Bosse, 27, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of arson. He is accused of killing Katrina Griffin, 24, and her two children - Christian, 8, and Chastity, 6 - on July 23, according to CNN affiliate KOCO. Read more information about Bosse on a law enforcement web site.
Bosse stole a black 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix in his escape, said McClain County Undersheriff Bill Shobe. The car, which was newly purchased, has a paper tag, he said.
FULL STORYForty-two years after a police raid sparked rioting and perhaps the birth of the American gay rights movement, New Yorkers geared up for the city's annual pride parade Sunday in what many expect to be a celebration of same-sex couples' newly-acquired right to wed.
The parade is expected to meander along Manhattan's Fifth Avenue and pass the famous Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village where the rioting took place in 1969. The parade was set to begin at noon ET.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Friday that made New York the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage. The new law more than doubles the number of Americans living in states that permit such unions.
The measure will take effect 30 days after it was signed, providing same-sex couples with new rights that include employer health benefits, inheritance laws and a host of new tax benefits.
FULL STORYThe Israeli foreign ministry on Sunday rejected as "ludicrous" suggestions that Israel and the United States were using economic pressure to force fiscally strapped Greece into preventing boats from participating in an international flotilla to the Gaza Strip.
"Do these people have any proof whatsoever to such claims?" asked Israeli foreign ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor. "Their entire activity is aimed at demonizing the state of Israel. What are they saying, that we have used all the Jewish bankers in the world to cancel Greece's bonds? What kind of fantasy world are they living in?"
Organizers of one boat planning to join the flotilla, the U.S.-registered Audacity of Hope, released a statement Sunday asking the Greek government to explain why the leased vessel was being prevented from leaving a Greek port.
FULL STORYThe bodies of six climbers were found Sunday in the French Alps, authorities said.
After a hiker spotted the bodies, they were brought by helicopter to the nearby village of Villar d'Arene, local police said, according to a report on French state radio.
Authorities believe the mountaineers died Saturday morning, said the village mayor Xavier Cret.
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