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Gas prices may jump from California emissions law

Predictions differ on how high

DATE: Mar 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

As Colorado allows pot sales, others reverse their course

MAASTRICHT, Netherlands – A young man at a bus stop hisses at a passer-by: “What you looking for ... marijuana?” It’s a scene of street peddling that the Netherlands hoped to stamp out in th...

DATE: Mar 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Can GOP neutralize immigration as election issue?

In Colorado, U.S. Rep. Coffman has switched his stance over the years

DATE: Mar 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Plane wreckage may have been found

Stolen passports not checked, says Interpol

DATE: Mar 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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School stage falls; 25 students injured ANAHEIM, Calif. – Investigators combed through a collapsed theater stage at a Southern California high school Sunday, trying to determine w...

DATE: Mar 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Putin says it’s go-time for Crimean referendum

U.S.: International law being broken; Russia: No, it is not

DATE: Mar 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Elephants' ears aren't just for show

Human voices help them determine who's a threat

DATE: Mar 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Data breach: How would you know?

No consensus on ways to notify potential victims

DATE: Mar 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

An executive mansion in disarray?

RICHMOND, Va. – The National Governors Association convention was fast approaching, promising an important stage for her politically ascendant husband. Organizers were pressing Gov. Bob McD...

DATE: Mar 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Gold discovery spurs rich vein of theories

LOS ANGELES – Word this month that a Northern California couple found $10 million in gold coins while walking their dog has set off a Gold Rush of theories about who left behind all that loo...

DATE: Mar 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Studies show big promise for HIV prevention drug

Exciting research suggests that a shot every one to three months may someday give an alternative to the daily pills that some people take now to cut their risk of getting HIV. The...

DATE: Mar 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World