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Hurricane Irene was the single costliest natural disaster in the U.S. in 2011. Much of the damage was to infrastructure like this road in in Killington, Vt.
A Michigan man has admitted to police, and at least one victim, that he intentionally infected sex partners with the HIV virus. WOOD's Leon Hendrix reports.
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An investigator works the scene where fire caused damage to a two-story apartment at 1156 N. Cahuenga Blvd. in Hollywood, section of Los Angeles on Friday.
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A Los Angeles Fire Department engine arrives at a fire in the Laurel Canyon section of Los Angeles early Friday,
Police in Los Angeles are searching for suspects after a string of 19 arson fires in the Hollywood area overnight. Investigators are asking the public for help in tracking down leads. NBC's George Lewis has more.
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Left to right, Dan Greteman and his daughter Kiran Greteman, 9, of West Des Moines; David Lister of Cumming, Georgia; and Greg Finch and his children Lizzy Finch, 8, and Ben Finch, 7, of Waukee, Iowa, wait for the arrival of former Massachusetts Governor and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney before the start of a campaign rally at a Hy Vee supermarket Dec. 30, in West Des Moines, Iowa. Despite cold wind and rain, hundreds of Romney supporters came out to see the candidate just days before the "first in the nation" Iowa Caucuses.
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Marcella Yochum, center, and her son Scott Yochum of West Des Moines take shelter under a camoflauge sleeping bag while waiting for the arrival of former Massachusetts Governor and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney before the start of a campaign rally at a Hy Vee supermarket December 30, 2011 in West Des Moines, Iowa.
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A woman walks past the St. Leo Catholic Church, which is among nine parishes earmarked for closure in the Detroit area within the next few years.
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Chris Mitchell walks up the stairs at the St. Leo Catholic Church, which was built more than 120 years ago.
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Larry Finklea eats his lunch at the soup kitchen in the basement of the St. Leo Catholic Church.
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A woman prays during the Sunday mass at the St. Leo Catholic Church.
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People stand as they take part in the Sunday mass at the St. Leo Catholic Church in Detroit on Dec. 18, 2011. St. Leo, located in one of the most abandoned pockets of the nation's most depressed city, is operating on life support.
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Jerry McCullough, left, gets a check up by Dr. Ed Jelonek, who is working on his own free time, at the Order of Malta Medical and Dental Clinic for low income Michigan residents in the basement of St. Leo Catholic Church.
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The inside of the Martyrs of Uganda Catholic Church, which closed in 2006, is seen in Detroit on Dec. 18, 2011. When a Catholic church closes, the land and buildings go back to the archdiocese. The neighboring parishes can come and take their pick of relics or ecclesiastical equipment. If a new tenant doesn't materialize, criminals sometimes do. Thieves often strip the building of copper or pluck out stained glass.
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A damaged organ at the abandoned Martyrs of Uganda Catholic Church.
A Florida woman is accused of keeping her husband's death a secret while cashing Social Security checks. WPTV's Giovanna Drpic reports.
Huge dolphin jumps into Florida charter boat, striking a woman on board. WBBH's Elizabeth Billingsley reports.
An Elderly Florida man bashes a would-be burglar with cast iron cookware. NBC's Monica Landeros reports.
An ice cream shop's business is frozen after passersby mistake their vanilla cone mascot for a Ku Klux Klansman. WESH-TV's Amanda Ober reports.
Police say two managers at a Domino's Pizza restaurant in Lake City, Fla., torched their rival pizza shop, a Papa John's, to increase sales. WTLV-TV's Erich Spivey reports.
Florida investigators believe a dog bumped his master's rifle, causing a shot that injured the man during a hunting trip. WFLA's Adrienne Pederson reports.
A Florida man is declared dead by EMTs, but wakes up two hours later, only to die again four days after. WBBH's Meaghan Smith reports.
A Florida man moves into a lion's den to raise money for a big cat shelter. WFLA-TV's Yolanda Fernandez reports.
A Florida woman is facing charges of practicing medicine without a license after cops say she injected a woman's buttocks with cement, "Fix-a-Flat" and other substances during an illegal cosmetic procedure. WTVJ-TV's Donna Rapado reports.
Getting a divorce can be complicated, but a baker in Florida is turning it into a piece of cake with divorce-themed desserts. WTVJ's Adam Kuperstein reports.
Stephanie Pistey, who was charged with accessory to murder in the death of a 16-year-old Florida boy, tells police she's "part vampire and part werewolf." WJHG-TV's Amber Southard.
A Florida couple faces child neglect charges after police say that they were high inside the family restaurant. WBBH's Meaghan Smith reports.
Florida authorities say a man high on "bath salts" wreaks havoc on a neighborhood. WJHG's Erica Rakow reports.
A Florida woman, who says she frequently gets mistaken for Casey Anthony, tells WESH-TV's Amanda Ober about her unpleasant run-ins with fellow Floridians who believe she is the infamous former defendant.
92-year-old Florida woman is being accused of firing a weapon at a man who refused to kiss her. NBC's Gail Paschal-Brown reports.
A man in Florida blasts a robot with an AK-47 before being taken into custody. WESH's Dan Billow reports.
A woman has been arrested for making loud "moans and other sexual sounds" in order to get her young neighbor to stop playing basketball near her Florida home. WFLA-TV's Jennifer Leigh reports.
Two young women from Bulgaria, who are in the U.S. for the summer, say someone hid cameras throughout their Florida apartment. WFLA-TV's Peter Bernard reports
A Florida woman is accused of keeping her husband's death a secret while cashing Social Security checks. WPTV's Giovanna Drpic reports.
A Florida woman is charged with attempted murder after spiking her husband's coffee with Xanax. WESH-TV reports.
A Florida teen uses a fishing pole to reel in 12-foot, 800-pound alligator. WPTV's Kristyn Caddell reports.
A Florida couple share their home with 15 pet skunks, and no, they don't spray. WFLA-TV's Lauren Mayk reports.
Inspired by handled trash bags, a South Florida man invents a condom with handles - and has sold over 2 million so far. WTVJ's Adam Kuperstein reports.
"The fight I'm in with Romney is exactly the fight that Reagan was in with the establishment in '80," GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich tells NBC's Chuck Todd in a one-on-one interview.
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum vaults past Newt Gingrich and into third place in the GOP presidential race in Iowa, according to a new poll. Santorum talks to TODAY's Savannah Guthrie about the surge, his conservative values and why he can beat Barack Obama in the general election.
The wild card in this race has been and continues to be Ron Paul, the Libertarian who has a growing following inside the Republican Party. NBC's Chuck Todd has more.
In the past two weeks, support has fallen sharply in Iowa for Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich. NBC's Chuck Todd reports.
The Republican presidential hopefuls are in high gear with just days left until the Iowa caucuses. NBC's Peter Alexander reports.
Al-Manar is Hezbollah's "media arm," says the group seeking to have it and other terrorist-related groups removed from Twitter.
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David Bowser, left, and his son D.J. Bowser visit the National September 11 Memorial on Thursday in New York. The memorial has seen a million visitors since the site opened to the public in September.
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Corn is delivered by the truckload to ethanol plants like this one owned by Archer Daniels Midland in Decatur, Ill.
A CNBC panel last June debates the impact of the ethanol subsidy on gas prices.
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A maintenance worker cleans panels containing names of the victims of the terrorist attacks on Thursday, Dec. 29 in New York City.
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Guests visit the September 11 memorial in New York City on Thursday.
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Visitors view the the September 11 memorial on Thursday in New York City.
The lack of snow this year is creating big problems for ski resorts nationwide. NBC's Mike Taibbi reports.
The lack of a cold winter have hurt retailers trying to sell cold-weather apparel, reports CNBC's Courtney Reagan.
From the passing of Apple's Steve Jobs and the rise (and eventual fall) of Herman Cain to the death of Osama Bin Laden and Charlie Sheen's winning personality, Willie Geist brings us all of the big news of 2011.
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Short sales up, foreclosures down. That's because in many cases a short sale may be the lesser of two evils for banks and homeowners versus a foreclosure.
TODAY's Ann Curry talks with Sharon Chanon Valazquez, one of the teens charged with criminal harassment of Phoebe Prince, who committed suicide on Jan. 14, 2010.
Phoebe Prince, 15, committed suicide on Jan. 14, 2010 after a period of persistent bullying at her school in Hadley, Mass.
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The industrial plant that houses the Triad Group of Hartland, Wis., is for sale for $14.2 million, real estate listings show. The company was closed after problems with contamination and sterility in medical wipes and other products.
Harrison Kothari, 2, died Dec. 1, 2010, after contracting a meningitis infection caused by Bacillus cereus. His parents blame tainted Triad wipes for the death.
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Firefighters battled flames after a military jet crashed into homes in the University City neighborhood of San Diego on Dec. 8, 2008.