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  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 6:41 PM EST2012-02-21 23:41:08 GMT
    Bathed in spring-like warmth and showered with trinkets, beads and music, New Orleans reveled in the excesses of Fat Tuesday.
    Bathed in spring-like warmth and showered with trinkets, beads and music, New Orleans reveled in the excesses of Fat Tuesday.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 6:32 PM EST2012-02-21 23:32:58 GMT
    Navy SEALs never expected the film "Act of Valor," starring real, active-duty Navy SEALs, to be this big.
    Navy SEALs never expected the film "Act of Valor," starring real, active-duty Navy SEALs, to be this big.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 6:28 PM EST2012-02-21 23:28:40 GMT
    It came and went in a flash each time, a number on a board for mere seconds, but its symbolic power couldn't be dismissed.
    It came and went in a flash each time, a number on a board for mere seconds, but its symbolic power couldn't be dismissed.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 6:20 PM EST2012-02-21 23:20:58 GMT
    New York City's mayor faced off with the president of Yale University on Monday over efforts by the city's police department to monitor Muslim student groups.
    New York City's mayor faced off with the president of Yale University on Monday over efforts by the city's police department to monitor Muslim student groups.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 2:53 PM EST2012-02-21 19:53:36 GMT
    A four week old puppy has been reunited with his mother after getting stuck in a Detroit drainage pipe for 12 hours.
    A four week old puppy has been reunited with his mother after getting stuck in a Detroit drainage pipe for 12 hours.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 1:56 PM EST2012-02-21 18:56:49 GMT
    A wild road rage incident in Massachusetts ended with a truck on fire on a highway and the driver lucky to be alive.
    A wild road rage incident in Massachusetts ended with a truck on fire on a highway and the driver lucky to be alive.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 9:37 AM EST2012-02-21 14:37:42 GMT
    The expert skiers wasted no time after an avalanche hit and swept their friends down a steep slope in Washington state.
    The expert skiers wasted no time after an avalanche hit and swept their friends down a steep slope in Washington state. They immediately turned on their emergency beacons and began searching for signs of life.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 7:46 PM EST2012-02-21 00:46:59 GMT
    When Paula Symons joined the U.S. workforce in 1972, typewriters in her office clacked nonstop, people answered the telephones and the hot new technology revolutionizing communication was the fax machine.
    When Paula Symons joined the U.S. workforce in 1972, typewriters in her office clacked nonstop, people answered the telephones and the hot new technology revolutionizing communication was the fax machine.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 7:44 PM EST2012-02-21 00:44:13 GMT
    A day after a winter storm dumped several inches of snow on a handful of southern states, crews worked Monday to restore power to tens of thousands of customers as police responded to
    A day after a winter storm dumped several inches of snow on a handful of southern states, crews worked Monday to restore power to tens of thousands of customers as police responded to dozens of accidents on slippery roads.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 7:25 PM EST2012-02-21 00:25:28 GMT
    When the snow broke loose, a group of expert skiers who watched in horror as a large avalanche swept their friends down a steep slope in Washington state immediately turned on their emergency beacons
    When the snow broke loose, a group of expert skiers who watched in horror as a large avalanche swept their friends down a steep slope in Washington state immediately turned on their emergency beacons and began searching for signs of life.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 9:37 AM EST2012-02-20 14:37:41 GMT
    John Glenn plans to mark the 50th anniversary of his historic spaceflight with a series of events Monday at Ohio State University, including a celebratory dinner and a chat with the International Space Station.
    John Glenn plans to mark the 50th anniversary of his historic spaceflight with a series of events Monday at Ohio State University, including a celebratory dinner and a chat with the International Space Station.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 9:31 AM EST2012-02-20 14:31:21 GMT
    A small but growing number of teens and even younger children who think they were born the wrong sex are getting support from parents and from doctors who give them sex-changing treatments
    A small but growing number of teens and even younger children who think they were born the wrong sex are getting support from parents and from doctors who give them sex-changing treatments, according to reports in the medical journal Pediatrics.
  • Sunday, February 19 2012 6:52 PM EST2012-02-19 23:52:56 GMT
    An official at a ski resort in Washington state says all those who were missing after Sunday's avalanche have been accounted for, and the total number of people killed remains at three.
    An official at a ski resort in Washington state says all those who were missing after Sunday's avalanche have been accounted for, and the total number of people killed remains at three.
  • Sunday, February 19 2012 2:04 PM EST2012-02-19 19:04:59 GMT
    Elizabeth Smart married her fiance Saturday at a Mormon temple in Hawaii, several months ahead of scheduled plans for the nuptials after news of her engagement last month drew widespread media attention.
    Elizabeth Smart married her fiance Saturday at a Mormon temple in Hawaii, several months ahead of scheduled plans for the nuptials after news of her engagement last month drew widespread media attention.
  • Sunday, February 19 2012 1:40 PM EST2012-02-19 18:40:10 GMT
    U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials plan to investigate whether inhalable caffeine sold in lipstick-sized canisters is safe for consumers and if its manufacturer was right to brand it as a dietary supplement.
    U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials plan to investigate whether inhalable caffeine sold in lipstick-sized canisters is safe for consumers and if its manufacturer was right to brand it as a dietary supplement.
  • Saturday, February 18 2012 3:58 PM EST2012-02-18 20:58:26 GMT
    The New York Police Department monitored Muslim college students far more broadly than previously known, at schools far beyond the city limits, including the Ivy League colleges of Yale and the University
    The New York Police Department monitored Muslim college students far more broadly than previously known, at schools far beyond the city limits, including the Ivy League colleges of Yale and the University of Pennsylvania, The Associated Press has learned.
  • Saturday, February 18 2012 1:46 PM EST2012-02-18 18:46:28 GMT
    Gasoline prices have never been higher this time of the year.
    Gasoline prices have never been higher this time of the year.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 7:28 PM EST2012-02-18 00:28:35 GMT
    It's classic parent-teenager strife, revamped for the Internet age: A 15-year-old takes to Facebook to curse her parents and complain about chores and the pressures of youth.
    It's classic parent-teenager strife, revamped for the Internet age: A 15-year-old takes to Facebook to curse her parents and complain about chores and the pressures of youth. Her disgusted father videotapes and posts a lengthy rebuttal punctuated by nine gunshots as he empties his pistol into her laptop.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 9:58 AM EST2012-02-17 14:58:55 GMT
    Times correspondent Anthony Shadid, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner whose dispatches captured untold stories from Baghdad under "shock and awe" bombing to Libya wracked by civil war, died Thursday.
    New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner whose dispatches captured untold stories from Baghdad under "shock and awe" bombing to Libya wracked by civil war, died Thursday of an apparent asthma attack in Syria while reporting on the uprising against its president.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 9:49 AM EST2012-02-17 14:49:57 GMT
    Unemployed workers would no longer be able claim 99 weeks of benefit checks by this summer under a deal being worked out in Congress.
    Unemployed workers would no longer be able claim 99 weeks of benefit checks by this summer under a deal being worked out in Congress.

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Fridley expected to get 18 years in prison for deadly DUI crash

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Experts: Housing costs, inequality, among top regional economic concerns

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The high cost of housing and financial inequality are the biggest concerns for San Diego's economy, a panel of economic experts said at a City Hall roundtable discussion Tuesday. More>>

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The rising gas prices are cooling some people's view on the stock market's hot streak. While Americans would like to believe the economy is recovering, we are receiving mixed messages. More>>

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Man, teenage boy jailed in fatal street stabbing

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A young man and a teenage boy were behind bars Tuesday on suspicion of murder in connection with the apparently gang-related weekend stabbing of a Mountain View resident near his home. More>>

Judge makes move to keep pension reform initiative on ballot

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A judge refused Tuesday to issue a temporary restraining order that could have resulted in a pension reform initiative being removed from the June ballot. More>>

Shot dog found on side of road in critical condition

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A dog found shot on the side of an East County road is listed in critical condition Tuesday at the VCA Emergency Animal Hospital in Mission Valley. More>>

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