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2 old lions retire at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:56:05 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - It's retirement time for two mountain lions at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum near Tucson.

Jihadi peril makes its way to Tunisia

Thu, 09 May 2013 06:08:43 -0400

TUNIS, Tunisia - The hunt for al-Qaida-linked militants in a mountainous region near Tunisia's borders with Algeria in recent days has raised alarm that the birthplace of the Arab Spring has become the latest battleground for violent jihadis.

ND OKs money for possible Teddy Roosevelt Library

Fri, 03 May 2013 10:54:28 -0400

DICKINSON, North Dakota - State lawmakers have approved $6 million for construction of a Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library on the campus of Dickinson State University in southwestern North Dakota.

APNewsBreak: Judge axes federal suit over lake

Thu, 02 May 2013 20:37:27 -0400

LOS ANGELES - A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by Los Angeles against air quality regulators who are requiring the city to do more to control dust on a lake that was siphoned dry a century ago to provide water for the booming metropolis.

Unwanted pet desert tortoises spur new rule in NV

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:17:56 -0400

RENO, Nevada - An increase in unwanted pet desert tortoises in Nevada is prompting a new state regulation.