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Deep dive for elusive dark matter comes up empty-handed

Nearly a mile underground in an abandoned gold mine, one of the most important quests in physics has come up empty-handed in the search for the elusive substance known as dark matter.

 
3 killed in dust storm crashes on I-10 in Arizona

A thick dust storm crossing Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Tucson led to a chain-reaction crash that killed three people Tuesday in an area where gusting winds often reduce visibility to zero.

 
Gunman, 5 others dead in South Carolina domestic dispute

The sheriff says that six people found dead in a South Carolina home had all been shot in a domestic dispute that ended with the gunman’s suicide.

California town hot over Sriracha factory

It looked like things were really starting to heat up for this little factory town when the maker of the Sriracha chili sauce opened a sprawling 650,000-square-foot factory within its borders. Getting the jobs and economic boost was great. Getting a whiff of the sauce being made wasn’t

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Jesse Jackson Jr. reports – again – to federal prison

Former Illinois U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. entered a North Carolina prison Tuesday to begin serving a 2 1/2-year term for illegally spending $750,000 in campaign money on everything from cigars to a gold watch.

 
Medicare chief apologizes for health care website woes

Move over, website woes. Lawmakers confronted the Obama administration Tuesday with a difficult new health care problem — a wave of cancellation notices hitting individuals and small business who buy their own insurance.

 
‘Stand your ground’ laws fail, Trayvon Martin’s mom says

Trayvon Martin’s mother told a panel of senators Tuesday that state stand your ground self-defense laws do not work and must be amended, reviving the politically charged gun control issue a year ahead of the 2014 midterm elections.

Family objects to judge’s role in marriage minutes after killer’s sentencing

The judge sentenced Kevin Santos to life in prison. Then she performed his wedding ceremony. Next, she gave the new couple cake she had baked. The events did not sit well with the family of the murder victim, and San Diego Superior Court judge Patricia Cookson is hearing about it.

Barking dogs may have sparked Arizona rampage that left 5 dead

Police say 56-year-old Michael Guzzo killed four members of a family who lived next door, along with their two dogs. He then walked across a courtyard and tried to kill more neighbors with dogs before he returned home and killed himself. The reason? It might have been the dogs’ barking.

US may stop spying on allied leaders

The Obama administration is considering ending spying on allied heads of state, a senior administration official said, as the White House grappled with the fallout from revelations that the U.S. has eavesdropped on German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Price of spying missteps: Europe considers sanctions on U.S.

The United States could lose access to an important law enforcement tool used to track terrorist money flows, German officials said Monday, as Europe weighed a response to allegations that the Americans spied on their closest European allies.

 
Felony assault charge reduced, Chris Brown released

A charge against Grammy Award-winning R&B singer Chris Brown has been reduced to a misdemeanor and he has been ordered released.