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Black Friday deals abound, but will they meet expectations?
RALEIGH, N.C. — Come Friday, the deal hunters swarming America's stores will find plenty of low prices...
From the shadows
Jose Beteta’s American story is a familiar kind. When he came to the United States, he was just 13 years old. His parents wanted a better life for him and his brothers and America provided good work and a fine educational system. So his family made the big decision, ...
With legalization a possibility, California marijuana enclave ponders its future
GARBERVILLE, Calif. — In this region renowned for potent marijuana buds, many in Humboldt County long accepted that legalizing the weed was the right thing to do...
UC Davis Chancellor apologizes for pepper spray incident against protesters
DAVIS, Calif. — As outrage mounted over police use of...
Well drilling has deep impact on Great Plains’ health
Oil wells and natural gas may have made individual Americans rich, but they have impoverished the great plains of North America, according to new research...
Google changes algorithm to fight search spam
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Facing stinging criticism about the quality of its search results, Google...
CU defends ongoing effort to snuff out 4/20
When University of Colorado officials announced plans to close campus to outsiders again on April 20 — a Saturday — critics howled that last year’s justification for doing so was no longer valid...
Program to drive veterans to medical appointments seeing continued growth
Sometimes, they trade war stories — from Vietnam, Guadalcanal, Korea, Japan. Sometimes, they just sit in the silence. Once, they sang. When Gary Jones opens his car door to drive veterans to and from their medical appointments, a program run by Veterans Helping ...
Atlantis to lift off in last shuttle launch of the year
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew...
