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Feds vow to prove gross negligence by BP

The Justice Department is urging a federal judge to ignore BP's assertion that the Gulf Coast's natural resources are making a "robust recovery" from its massive 2010 oil spill.



Jurors at Peterson murder trial review evidence

Jurors at Drew Peterson's murder trial asked Wednesday to review several pieces of evidence as they deliberated whether the former suburban Chicago police sergeant murdered his third wife.



Ind. legislators want to defend immigration law

INDIANAPOLIS - Three state senators say Indiana's attorney general effectively nullified their votes when he opted not to defend sections of a state immigration law he said were rendered invalid when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down similar sections of an Arizona law.


Reported theft of Romney tax records being probed

FRANKLIN, Tenn. - The Secret Service said Wednesday it is investigating the reported theft of copies of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's federal tax records during a break-in at an accounting office in Franklin. Someone claiming responsibility demanded $1 million not to make them public.


Clinton says GOP wants 'winner-take-all society'

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Former President Bill Clinton is posing his own version of the Republicans' "Are-you-better-off" question: "What kind of country do you want to live in?"



REGGIE ROCK: Shut up and play it again

There are two forms of entertainment that I consider superior to the rest - live music and movies on the big screen. Nothing compares to the escape from reality or the body-numbing high that lingers after the lights cue you to exit the theatre or venue. And nothing really compares to combining the two.


DNC protesters continue march after standoff

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Protesters blocked an intersection near the Democratic National Convention for about two hours on Tuesday, attracting hundreds of police officers, in the tensest demonstration yet outside either political convention.


New DNA encyclopedia shows complex inner workings

NEW YORK - A colossal international effort has yielded the first comprehensive look at how our DNA works, an encyclopedia of information that will rewrite the textbooks and offer new insights into the biology of disease.