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Leader of Dallas Arson Scam Ring Gets 20 Years

Prosecutors say the leader of a Dallas arson ring that scammed the Red Cross has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. A federal judge on Thursday sentenced 37-year-old Marthella Broadus and ordered her to make more than $1.7 million …

USDA Announces $308M for Disaster-Stricken States

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is adding more than $300 million to the massive amount of financial assistance federal agencies have doled out in response to an unusually intense year of natural disasters, officials announced Wednesday. The money, from three …