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Maine is next state to weigh in on GOP race

2012-02-09T13:00:14-05:00

Viral video: Grizzly bear cub, wolf cub play together

2012-02-09T11:40:50-05:00

It’s like something out of a children's book: A bear cub meets a wolf cub and they become the best of friends. Even though they are different species and ferocious predators, the unlikely couple stays pals for life.

Washington state lawmakers pass gay marriage bill

2012-02-09T11:00:10-05:00

Schwarzenegger joins Stallone in 'The Tomb’

2012-02-09T09:00:16-05:00

8 minutes to send cops to Powell home

2012-02-09T07:00:54-05:00

No cigar: Economic embargo on Cuba turns 50

2012-02-08T14:00:00-05:00

When it started, American teenagers were doing "The Twist." The United States had yet to put a man into orbit around the Earth. And a first-class U.S. postage stamp cost 4 cents.

The world is much changed since the early days of 1962, but one thing has remained constant: The U.S. economic embargo on communist-run Cuba, a near-total trade ban that turned 50 on Tuesday.

$16 house? Dallas area man evicted after squatting

2012-02-08T13:00:00-05:00

After paying $16 to file a one-page claim to an empty, $340,000 home in an upscale Dallas suburb, Kenneth Robinson moved in furniture, hung a “No Trespassing” sign in the front window and invited television cameras inside for a tour.

Ga. court hears case of woman killed by alligator

2012-02-08T12:00:00-05:00

The family of an elderly woman fatally mauled by an 8-foot alligator as she searched for her daughter’s dog told the state’s high court Monday that the neighborhood homeowners association should have removed the reptiles from the area.

Missouri suing closed Ga. company over 'robo-signing' mortgages

2012-02-08T11:00:00-05:00

The state of Missouri has filed criminal charges against a shuttered Georgia company accused of using fake signatures on phony foreclosure documents.

LA district tries to restore trust in school

2012-02-08T10:00:00-05:00

When students return to the school where two teachers were jailed last week for alleged lewdness, they’ll have new teachers in their classrooms, a new principal in the front office and new workers serving lunch.