BISMARCK, N.D. -- Former President Donald Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to head the Interior Department.

Burgum is an aggressive champion of the oil industry, but his views on climate policy may diverge from those of Trump.

Trump says he will nominate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead Department of the Interior.

The Census Bureau’s most recent American Community Survey estimates more than 15.8 million Americans previously served.

A map has been released showing the areas most likely to be targeted in the event of a nuclear attack on US soil, ...

California got a below-average No. 30 ranking among the states when my trusty spreadsheet looked at eight yardsticks of ...

A governor from a sparsely populated and oil-rich state has been nominated to be the next U.S. Department of the Interior ...

North Dakota was second, with 52.79 percent, while Iowa was third, with 23.68 percent. Across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, the average change in unemployment claims was 3.98 percent.

Partly cloudy with a high of 55 °F (12.8 °C). Winds from S to SSW at 12 to 18 mph (19.3 to 29 kph). Night - Clear. Winds from SSW to SW at 8 to 11 mph (12.9 to 17.7 kph). The overnight low will ...

The last of six major wildfires that collectively scorched as much as 188 square miles in northwestern North Dakota this month ... an estimate -- looking at a map or looking at the fire saying ...

Dusty Johnson and Kristie Fiegen easily won re-election to Congress and South Dakota Public Utilities Commission ... Sign-up for Your Vote: Text with the USA TODAY elections team.

Six states with the smallest populations have three electoral votes each: Alaska, Delaware, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming. Washington, D.C., also gets three. In Wyoming ...