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California is cracking down on invasive species. The state has passed the strictest rules in the country to prevent cargo ships from introducing foreign plants and animals to San Francisco Bay. But the new environmental standards are so tough, officials say they may not be able to enforce them.

Kentucky voters Tuesday will decide contested primary races for six, statewide constitutional offices. Kentucky Public Radio's Tony McVeigh assesses the…

Abu Omar was a house painter in Homs, the country's third-largest city. When the government began cracking down on demonstrators, he became a protester. After security forces started going house to house, he says, he decided to flee with his family. But he says there's no turning back for the protesters now.

Exports rose. But imports rose even more. Two reasons: Oil and China.

The rollicking story of an anarchic wild child who shoehorns his way into a family mourning a loss, Hesher isn't your standard domestic drama. But it's a surprising, anarchic misfit movie — one in which a misfit might be the right fit.

The survey from the Public Religion Research Institute also found that two-thirds of Americans believe bin Laden "will be punished in hell for his sins."

Read an excerpt from Chester Brown's Paying For It.

They started as fans — unusually proactive fans from all over the world who met online through their shared love for New Orleans music. They wound up starting an unusual record label serving many of the city's best musicians.

The former Republican House speaker has officially launched his presidential run, banking on name recognition and money to get him through the early states. But his history presents both promise and peril in a race that has yet to gel.

While the U.S., the U.K. and much of Europe brace for spending cuts and austerity, Germany's economy is growing. As manufacturers add extra shifts, there's a new shortage of skilled workers — leading to renewed calls to ease restrictions on immigration.